All Defined contribution articles – Page 11
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NewsNew proposals may help bridge the advice gap
FCA explores how to make advice and guidance better for consumers in a policy paper, making three key suggestions
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NewsIncrease of renting in retirement poses risks to future pensioners, new report warns
Data predicts households that own their home in retirement could fall from 78 per cent to 63 per cent by 2041.
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NewsGet better at engaging – or else, warns UK’s largest pension provider
If providers keep failing to help customers engage with retirement, they will fall foul of consumer duty, warns Andy Briggs
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NewsMore than half of pension savers do not understand fees
Consumers are baffled by fees, warns Boring Money’s Holly Mackay
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Opinion‘Pot for life’: what are the knock-on effects?
Proponents and critics need to fully understand the likely impacts and update their arguments to address them.
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OpinionHow pension schemes can overcome their diverse communications challenges
How to turn consumers’ fear, detachment and complacency into action
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NewsChancellor proposes ‘pots for life’ in major pension reforms
Hunt’s pot for life proposals could be attractive, but would be complex to implement and could make life harder for consumers, industry warns
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NewsRise in national living wage will boost pension savings
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the National Living Wage will jump to £11.44 per hour during the autumn statement.
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OpinionOnly pension reform can save the economy
The pensions system is broken and radical reform is needed. But will the chancellor’s steps be bold enough?
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NewsNext phase of Mansion House reforms announced
Government will unlock £320m to get DC schemes investing in private markets. But the industry warns that reforms must be carefully considered.
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NewsBleak prospects for women in retirement
Women may not be able to afford basics like food and heating when they retire, thanks to the ‘motherhood penalty’ and the gender pensions gap. What can we do to change things?
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NewsTPR: Do better on decumulation
The regulator lays out seven challenges that lie between DC savers and a good decumulation outcome.
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NewsOver five million midlifers are taking action now to save more for retirement
The average 45 to 54-year-old needs £160,000 more for a moderate standard of living in retirement.
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NewsDC lessons from overseas
Bring back annuities, target policy so that it reaches the right places, and think about a “rules of thumb” approach: lessons from more mature DC systems
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NewsThe rise of Generation DC
What could be done to improve Generation DC's chances of a comfortable retirement?
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NewsFill out PASA’s Digital Admin survey
Help PASA understand how schemes are navigating pensions administration in the digital age
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NewsMore thought needed on CDC design
Low earners in CDC pension schemes could subsidise the retirement incomes of wealthier members by up to 30%, consultancy argues
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NewsPeople prioritise haircuts over pensions admin
Pensions are the lowest life admin priority for many Brits