Defined Contribution

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: What effect has the recent equity market rally had on DC funds? Do members have reason to be cheerful?

DENMARK/UK - Danish pension fund and administration provider ATP has pulled out of the running for the personal accounts administration contract in the UK, PADA has confirmed.

Danish pension fund and administration provider ATP has pulled out of the running for the personal accounts administration contract, PADA has confirmed.

The government must review the law to make it easier for employers to talk about pensions, National Association of Pension Funds says.

With defined contribution (DC) rapidly becoming the dominant pensions model across the globe, Richard Lowe assesses whether it really is more desirable than defined benefit (DB)

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.