DC

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a probe into whether trustees of small and micro schemes are paying enough attention to the costs and charges paid by members. TPR has launched the...

The first automated transfers between occupational DC schemes through Origo's new fasttrack system has taken place, moving 305 members between Standard Life and Scottish Widows in around five days. Origo says the...

Workplace DC pension schemes and FCA-regulated entities they contract with will be required to give detailed information on transaction costs from the beginning of next year, under new rules published today. An...

Schroders is launching a new equity fund for DC pension schemes that aims to outperform passives with a multi-factor approach designed to minimise the chance of underperforming them. The Global Multi-Factor Equity...

The rumoured merger of Standard Life and Scottish Widows would create the biggest DC pension provider in the UK with over £70bn of assets under management, says research consultancy Platforum. Media speculation...

DB to DC transfer activity has increased fifteen-fold where big pots are involved since pension freedoms took effect in 2015, while a third of retirees will take transfers if given advice and...

Dave Ireland, one of the architects of State Street Global Adviser’s target date funds is returning to company as its new global head of defined contribution. Ireland leaves Wellington Management to join...

Former Conduent HR Services head of DC Sue Pemberton has joined Premier to take the role of head of employer services, overseeing the consultancy's growing DC proposition. Pemberton joins Premier after three...

‘Good returns’ are considered the top attribute of DC pensions while charges are not front of mind, a survey of 15,000 members has found. The survey, conducted for independence governance committees (IGCs)...

Aon is appointing Tony Pugh as head of DC solutions for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Pugh joins Aon after 28 years with Mercer where he was a senior partner. He...