All Defined contribution articles – Page 12
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NewsEngagement is not a panacea, warns PPI
Savers are required to make complex decisions at and during retirement and some will struggle, whether we engage with them or not
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NewsGovernment should intervene to help self-employed save
Scottish Widows calls for the government to provide auto-enrolment alternative for the self-employment
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NewsSavers seek cash in cost of living crisis
Research from Aon also found that 15% of savers now access their retirement savings early.
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NewsRetirees are struggling to live on their savings
The average pension pot at retirement is just over £185,000, but 16% of retirees stop working without pension savings
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NewsDashboard lessons from overseas
Learnings for the UK from Richard Smith’s European dashboards tour
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NewsThe pensions benefit of a living wage increase
The hidden auto-enrolment benefit of an increase
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NewsA radical rethink is needed for ‘uncharted territory’ of life after 50: Aegon
Past trends in retirement are no longer a reliable guide to the future, and innovative ways of navigating later life and retirement are needed.
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NewsYoung Brits believe their retirement will be better than their parents
Research by the FSCS found rising costs of living is creating concerns that money will not go far enough in retirement.
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NewsCould Standard Life launch be welcome shot in the arm for delayed pensions dashboard?
As Standard Life rolls out plans for the UK’s first commercial dashboard, could other pension providers soon follow suit?
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NewsStandard Life gearing up to launch UK’s first commercial pensions dashboard
Dashboard will help four million customers find their known and forgotten pension pots.
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OpinionThe opportunities of identity management
Pension Tracing Day this month is the right time to look again at identity management
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NewsPension savers urged to track down missing £26bn
The pensions industry is hoping the second annual Pay Your Pension Some Attention, #Pensionattention, campaign will encourage people to track down lost pensions and save more into the ones they have.
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NewsAuto enrolment will be extended to younger workers as bill is granted Royal Assent
A private members bill which will mean that workers under the age of 22 are automatically enrolled into a pension, has passed its third reading in the House of Lords.
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NewsBBC appeals against High Court ruling
The BBC confirmed there will be no reduction to any pension benefits already built up and nothing will change before the second half of 2024.
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NewsPhoenix Group rakes in £3.2bn BPA business during H1 2023
The owner of Standard Life saw its BPA premiums grow year-on-year from £1.6bn during the first half of last year.
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NewsSavers shrug off cost-of-living crisis to increase 'later-life' savings pots
More people are saving for their retirement, with holidays now further down the list, according to Nottingham Building Society and the DC Investment Forum (DCIF).
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NewsSolution to both small pots issue and pension dashboard 'desperately needed'
With many over-55s having no idea what their pension is worth, and many lacking clear financial strategies for their retirement, the need for solutions is more desperate than ever, two pieces of research have revealed.
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OpinionThe pensions industry must re-think climate change scenarios
What’s keeping pension scheme CIOs awake at night? We’re currently recording a new series of the DCIF’s podcast, and we’ve posed this question to each CIO we’ve interviewed.
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NewsPensions Awareness Week: More must be done to make saving for later life relevant
Ten years after it launched Pensions Awareness has helped increase the profile of schemes, but seven days is not enough to help the UK plug its retirement savings gap.