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How DC schemes are coping with volatility

The BlueSky Pension Scheme has chosen Alliance Bernstein's target date funds offering for its default fund ahead of auto-enrolment duties.

The Investment Management Association has confirmed Douglas Ferrans' position as chairman for the next two years.

Default funds are the "healthy choice" for savers but not all the investment options being used adequately cater for members needs, AllianceBernstein says.

Charlotte Moore surveys the impact of the financial crisis on the corporate bond market

UK - The pension industry should engage more with people on how much they invest into their pension pot rather than focusing on the specific investment advice, industry figures said.

More than two thirds defined contribution members are reluctant or unprepared to make active investment decisions about their pension, research by AllianceBernstein finds.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: an independent trustee recently branded DC default investment strategies as a cop out by trustees - do you agree?

The debate over the suitability of target date funds in the UK continues to roll on with the publication of new research in February. (PP, February 15)

As target date funds emerge as the likely choice for NEST's deafult fund, Sebastian Cheek looks at what the industry must do to prepare and considers what lessons can be learnt from the US DC market