DC

Paul Armitage has been made principal consultant at the National Pension Trust, Xafinity's fully flexible defined contribution (DC) master trust.

An overwhelming majority of Financial Times (FT) staff have accepted a deal on their pensions after seven months of tension which saw two threats of strike action.

Andrew Coles has been made head of UK pensions at KPMG and will succeed Andrew Cawley who is retiring on 1 March after 21 years with the firm.

The majority of employees who contribute up to 5% of earnings into pensions face a significant gap between their actual and desired retirement income according to Punter Southall Aspire.

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) is boosting its auto-enrolment (AE) proposition for small businesses by offering an end to end solution for companies yet to stage.

Seven in ten (70%) employers are being financially squeezed by auto-enrolment costs according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

The criticism of Ros Altmann by Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) has been unfair according to PP research.

Just one third of 18-24 year-olds are in a workplace pension, suggesting much more action is needed according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Paul Farrell has been made head of UK institutional at JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM), replacing John Stainsby who stepped down in May 2015.

A guide has been launched to help trustees understand what protections are available for defined contribution (DC) assets by the Security of DC Assets working party.