Default fund

Sue Pemberton looks at how default fund design will need to evolve following Freedom and Choice.

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

Latest research from Schroders finds investment diversification among FTSE defined contribution plan default funds is at a three-year high. Jonathan Stapleton looks at the findings

A majority of 170 respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz believe The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should make Sir Philip Green pay money into the BHS Pension Scheme.

Scottish Widows will be one of the first providers to bulk switch its workplace pension customers into default funds tailored to freedom and choice.

Trustees should not become complacent by thinking members who are auto-enrolled (AE) into default funds are adequately provided for, according to AHC.

Figures show contribution rates fell between 2014 and 2015, amid concerns people could have to work until their 80s. Kristian Brunt-Seymour asks if legislative measures are the answer.

Thomas Nehring talks about how many DGF strategies failed to deliver during recent market volatility.

More than 60% of trust-based schemes do not provide access to a flexible drawdown facility, suggesting a slow response to the April freedoms, according to Willis Towers Watson.

Differences in the performance of the biggest defined contribution default fund mean some members could miss out on more than £500,000 of retirement income, warns JLT Employee Benefits.