DC

More than three-quarters or 78 per cent of retirees have already dipped into their pension funds by the time they retire with only 20 per cent waiting till their SRA to receive...

Now Pensions has appointed Martyn James to be its director of investment.  James joins from Mercer, where he was partner in the UK DC business and for a period led Mercer’s Wealth...

The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (Saul), with around £3 billion in assets under management, has become the first UK pension scheme to adopt pass-through voting for both its DC...

Nest has appointed Northern Trust to be its new fund administrator, coordinating the pension scheme’s investments across its diversified portfolio. Northern Trust has won the contract from State Street Corporation, the US...

The UK’s spending watchdog has blasted delays and rising costs in the implementation of the pensions dashboard project, blaming a lack of skills and ineffective governance. Costs have jumped by £54m, despite...

Healthcare and flexible/hybrid working (43%) are deemed the most valuable benefits for multinational companies’ employee value propositions, given a high rating by 61 per cent and 43 per cent respectively, according to...

As more companies begin to review their master trust provider, the secondary master trust market is coming more into focus.  However, unlike the familiar single-employer trust to master trust market transition (with...

The Department for Work and Pensions’ value for money (VFM) framework promotes increased disclosure by providers across a wide range of metrics in a bid to drive improvements in defined contribution (DC)...

As more companies begin to review their master trust provider, the secondary master trust market is coming more into focus.  However, unlike the familiar single-employer trust to master trust market transition (with...

Demanding to know from a provider the process for leaving just when you are joining  may sound contradictory, but a clear understanding of exit procedures is just one element of a standardised...