Defined Contribution

Aon Hewitt’s Andy Cox talks about his concerns over the coherence of pensions policy, DB transfers and what comes next

Premier has launched a suite of defined benefit (DB), defined contribution (DC) and death in service master trusts.

The decumulation phase of defined contribution (DC) pensions should be institutionalised to prevent savers from splashing their pots, the Pensions Institute (PI) has said.

The number of savers putting enough money into their pension to secure an adequate retirement is at its highest level since 2009 at 53%, according to Scottish Widows research.

The government must make an "urgent decision" on the specifics of the guidance guarantee to ensure the April 2015 deadline is met, Friends Life has said.

Providers should be forced to deliver the guidance guarantee if they are to do the right thing by their customers says Fidelity's head of retirement insight Alan Higham.

Nearly half (43%) of employers are looking more favourably on defined contribution (DC) plans, according to Towers Watson's post-Budget DC Pension Strategy survey.

Trustees will have to get used to taking more responsibility for retired members

Sacha Dhamani says Steve Webb is wrong to claim people with low life expectancy get a bad deal from annuities

Nastasha Browne says older people should be recognised for their contributions