David Snowdon

  • David Snowdon
    Opinion

    How will lifting the restrictions on Nest impact the mastertrust market?

    2017-02-17T00:00:00

    During the past 10 years, the mastertrust market has been more than just a little irrational. Despite mastertrusts being as effective a defined contribution solution then as they are now, between 2007 and 2012, just a handful of commercial mastertrusts were actively marketed in the UK. 

  • David Snowdon
    Opinion

    Is this the mastertrust’s time?

    2016-06-14T00:00:00

    For years, the trust-based approach was the weapon of choice for consultants and actuaries advising employers and trustees on the move from defined benefit to defined contribution.