Defined Contribution

The evolution of the defined contribution market was the subject of a recent roundtable hosted by DC World editor Helen Morrissey

UK - A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Theresa May said.

Defined contribution schemes should focus on asset allocation rather than searching for skilled active managers, Watson Wyatt says.

Confidence in pensions has increased by 10 percentage points since the end of last year, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," Theresa May says.

Fewer than half of women, 47%, are saving adequately for retirement compared with 59% of men, a Scottish Widows report reveals.

So, who saw last Monday night's Dispatches on Channel 4 then? The programme asked the question "who stole our pensions?" without really ever coming up with an answer.

Employers are not paying sufficient attention to contract-based defined contribution scheme governance structures, Standard Life research says.

Fewer than half of private sector employees see pensions as the best way to save for retirement in contrast to their bosses, research shows.

PensionDCisions has launched an online tool to help individuals understand their attitude towards risk.