Defined Contribution

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.

IRELAND - Aer Lingus said it will negotiate with trustees of both its defined benefit schemes to create a defined contribution plan for all its employees as part of a company cost-cutting measure.

GLOBAL - Sponsor defined contribution (DC) retirement plans are widely adopting automatic enrollment together with other automatic features designed to boost employee participation and limit the number of decisions employees need to make, a survey by...

Aviva has brought its two UK businesses together under a single chief executive in a bid to serve customers better.

UK - Companies have continued to increase contributions to DC schemes despite the recession, a survey by Mercer revealed.

Companies have continued to increase contributions to DC schemes despite the recession, a survey by Mercer reveals.