Defined Contribution

UK - Some 87% of defined benefit pension schemes are closed to new entrants and 18% are close to future accrual, statistics from the Association of Consulting Actuaries revealed.

Some 87% of defined benefit pension schemes are closed to new entrants and 18% are close to future accrual, statistics from the Association of Consulting Actuaries reveal.

The Australian superannuation system, so long the darling of many pensions policy aficionados finds itself under pressure as never before. For the first time savers are having to face up to the fact their nest eggs have shrunk and that markets do not...

Confederation of British Industry head of pensions Neil Carberry gives the employers' perspective on deregulation and reform following PP's exclusive interview with pensions minister Angela Eagle

Regulatory authorities must consider the UK's unique reliance on annuity providers for retirement income when it comes to implementing Pillar I of Solvency II, Mercer says.

Almost nine out of 10 people think the government is not doing enough to encourage people to save for their retirement, Hymans Robertson research shows.

Xafinity Consulting has launched a multi-employer master trust which it claims combines the governance of a trust-based scheme with the low-costs associated with contract-based arrangements.

I am sure most of you will have clicked through to the lead story where PP star reporter Jenna Towler grills our latest pensions minister Angela Eagle.

Jenna Towler talks to pensions minister Angela Eagle about the progress of the reform agenda and the future of defined benefit provision

The remit of the personal accounts trustee board appears to give "unfettered power" to the scheme trustees, Bluefin warns.