DC

Heineken head of pensions Carol Young is to leave her position with the brewer to take up the lead pensions role with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Helen Morrissey says Lord Hutton is right about defined ambition

Many contributors said the conversion factor of 20 used when testing defined benefit (DB) schemes against the lifetime allowance (LTA) undervalued the benefits promised.

The SPC president talks to Helen Morrissey

Some 50% of people surveyed by asset manager BlackRock say they are unwilling to take any risks with their money, leading to high allocations in cash.

Rachel Dalton says providers must put members in charge of investment decisions

The AMNT’s Bill Trythall says member representatives are vital to scheme governance

This week respondents support the Office of Fair Trading’s decision not to refer the DC market, but call for a cap on charges, and question the value of investment consultants

Andrew Connell sets out the small tweaks that could give defined contribution savers a more certain outcome.

The Pensions Institute has published a set of 16 principles of good practice for modelling defined contribution (DC) in a bid to improve the way schemes are designed.