DC

Margaret Snowdon has been appointed by HM Treasury to join the steering group for the pensions dashboard prototype project.

The 0.75% charge cap is forcing DC schemes to be creative in their investment strategy to generate adequate returns for members. One possible approach is factor-based investing, writes Michael Klimes

Anna Rogers asks if we are giving members the right information on their defined benefit schemes.

Richard Butcher ponders the issues of timescales with pensions.

Providers should steer members towards vetted retirement solutions to protect the value of their savings, according to Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM).

There are no boundaries to smaller schemes taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into consideration in their investment decisions says Mark Thompson.

Default funds in defined contribution (DC) schemes need to take advantage of "more complex investments" says BlackRock's Claire Finn.

Associated British Foods (ABF) expects its defined benefit (DB) scheme to have a £200m deficit by the end of 2016 due to tumbling bond yields.

Automatic enrolment (AE) must succeed for the general public as it is now "the only game in town" according to Malcolm McLean.

People's optimism in their retirement saving plans has dropped since Brexit according to research by Scottish Widows.