All Defined contribution articles – Page 138
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Inflexible DC defaults fail members, study finds
Owen Walker looks at the latest economic research into creating defined contribution (DC) default funds to help members maximise their retirement income.
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What to learn from the Supreme Court hybrid ruling
Mayer Brown's Edward Jewitt explains how schemes can manage their regulatory risk following the Supreme Court ruling on hybrid defined contribution schemes.
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T Rowe Price bucks trend with DC lifestyle equity exposure
US fund manager T Rowe Price’s UK pension scheme has taken a more adventurous defined contribution lifestyle asset allocation to help members get a higher retirement income.
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British Steel launches nursery DC to manage cost
British Steel Pension Scheme will close its defined benefit section and launch a defined contribution arrangement to make the scheme more sustainable and manage the costs associated with auto-enrolment.
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Thomas Miller confronts volatility with DC default design
Owen Walker discovers how the Thomas Miller pension scheme introduced absolute return funds to its defined contribution (DC) default option to provide members with a better savings experience.
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Pearl shaves fifth off DC fund charge
The Pearl Group Staff Pension Scheme will reduce by a fifth the amount of fees members pay to invest in one of its defined contribution funds later this month.
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Star Group invests third of assets in diversified beta to reduce risk
The Star Group pension scheme has invested a third of its portfolio into a diversified beta fund to reduce its equity exposure and manage the risk of volatility.
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Manager competition essential to reduce DC fees
Small business concern over the increased costs associated with auto-enrolment may be misplaced, Norway’s experience of pension reform suggests.
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Regulator: How schemes can better protect members
The Pensions Regulator discusses how it is working with schemes to protect members’ benefits and preparing the industry for auto enrolment
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Case study: Oracle ups membership to 87%
Oracle Pension Plan has increased its membership to 87% through a communications exercise, which also led to 74% of members making active investment decisions.
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Case study: Nelsons ups employee contributions by 54%
Healthcare manufacturer Nelsons has increased its average employee contribution to 5.4% from 3.5% by replacing its communications provider and launching a new group personal pension (GPP).
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DWP calls for triennial reviews of DC defaults
The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) guidance on providing default options will prompt tighter governance controls for some schemes in the run up to auto-enrolment.
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Are ETVs always inappropriate? Ask a BA pilot
The pensions minister is wrong in condemning schemes for offering cash incentives for defined benefit (DB) members to switch to defined contribution (DC) plans.
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Admin warning on DB-DC transfers
Defined benefit (DB) schemes considering offering member transfers to defined contribution (DC) arrangements have been warned of administrative costs and falling foul of the regulator.
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Ease of opt-out will be Nest's USP
The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) is close to finalising an opt-out process it believes will overcome its limited success in winning big employer clients.