All Defined contribution articles – Page 5
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NewsPLSA Conference: The complex pension adequacy picture
A multi-pronged approach is required to improve pensions adequacy, according to panellists at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) annual conference in Liverpool.
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NewsPension savers open to higher contributions, says PLSA
As the effects of the cost-of-living crisis are starting to abate, many of those saving for a pension are supportive of paying more in, according to a survey.
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NewsNest plots decumulation offering with new appointments
The UK’s biggest defined contribution (DC) master trust has appointed Hymans Robertson and WTW to help it design a decumulation service for its members.
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NewsDC schemes ‘must brace for Budget impact’, warns Hymans
Trustees and managers of defined contribution schemes should prepare to act quickly if there are tax changes in this month’s Budget, according to Hymans Robertson.
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NewsThe importance of trust for dashboard success
Greater engagement between the British public and their retirement provisions is essential to successful rollout of pension dashboards, according to panellists at an industry event.
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OpinionConsolidation is not a silver bullet for UK growth
The PLSA’s Nigel Peaple explains how a rounded, considered approach to pension investment will help achieve the government’s aims.
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NewsCan CDC help fix a ‘broken’ DC system?
As the government launches a consultation on collective defined contribution (CDC) structures, a new paper from Willis Towers Watson has proposed ways in which the new rules can help improve existing schemes.
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NewsTaking automatic enrolment beyond pensions
The success of auto-enrolment into pension funds should be extended to help people build up short-term savings, according to a new report.
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NewsChurch of England eyes CDC as consultation launches
The Church of England and TPT Retirement Solutions have expressed interest in the collective defined contribution (CDC) pension model after the government launched a consultation on a regulatory framework.
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NewsRoyal Mail opens collective DC scheme
Royal Mail has officially opened its collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme to members.
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NewsMercer and Fidelity join dashboard coalition
Mercer, Fidelity International, Penny and Pension Lab have joined the Pensions Dashboard Operators Coalition, bringing its total membership to 14.
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NewsRelief at last: Govt 'backs down' on pension tax changes
The government has reportedly shelved plans to overhaul the system of tax relief on pension contributions given the impact on public sector workers.
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OpinionThe secret of member engagement
TikTok campaigns, influencers, or something else? Quietroom’s Caroline Hopper explores how to approach effective communications.
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FeaturesDashboards Nine-Nine: Aviva’s approach, and legacy DC pensions
Independent pensions dashboards consultant Richard Smith speaks to Aviva in this latest instalment exploring how providers are preparing for pensions dashboards over the next few months.
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NewsSchemes relying on dashboard rollout face data ‘nightmare’
Pension schemes need to get their data in order as those assuming the pension dashboard rollout will solve this for them face a “nightmare” ahead.
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NewsPMI predicts compulsory auto-enrolment by 2045
In the next 20 years there will be cause for auto-enrolment inclusion to become more stringent, according to the vice president of the Pension Management Institute (PMI) Rosie Lacey.
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NewsHelp trustees support member decisions, PLSA urges govt
The government needs to clarify the legal extent to which trustees can support members to make decisions at retirement, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).
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NewsSavers not keen on AI in pension communications, research shows
Scheme members are reluctant to engage with their pensions using artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of technology, according to Trafalgar House.
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NewsIFS sets out roadmap to boosting auto-enrolment
Industry figures have called for the government to incorporate recommendations made by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) for expanding and evolving the UK’s automatic enrolment system into its Pensions Review.
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OpinionPlanning a route to better DC outcomes
Why did the pension trustee cross the road? To catch a bus, but also to demonstrate attitudes to risk, as Maggie Rodger of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees explains.