defined contribution

The government's plans for ensuring their members are not paying commission to advisers out of their own pot do not include further responsibility on employers.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has warned increases in life expectancy could lead to individual hardship and put a strain on the benefits system.

Big data is changing the way many industries operate, Michael Klimes asks if it can do the same for pensions

An increasing number of firms are leaving it to the very last minute to comply with their auto-enrolment obligations, according to one major provider.

Pensions don't have to be boring

Measuring value for money is difficult because it is completely subjective but there is a way forward, finds Stephanie Baxter

Pensions must be made simpler to appeal to ordinary savers, according to Lesley Williams, incoming chair of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

Schemes need to customise communications to members more to avoid sending out the wrong messages, according to HSBC pension scheme chief investment officer Mark Thompson.

The success of auto-enrolment (AE) could be undermined by rising opt-out rates when minimum contributions increase in 2017 and 2018, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned.

The Pension Regulator's revised code of practice for defined contribution (DC) schemes to be consulted on later this year will be half the length of the current manual.