DC World

The panellists discuss advantages of collective DC arrangements and the challenges preventing UK growth

In these straitened times ‘gold plated' public sector pensions face growing calls for fundamental structural reforms to tackle a staggering £1trn unfunded deficit.

A comprehensive survey of defined contribution schemes across the country threw up some interesting statistics on the changing nature of the market.

A consultant has branded the minimum 8% auto-enrolment contribution as "rubbish" and urged The Pensions Regulator to publicly say it was not enough.

Sebastian Cheek reports on how investment strategy design is changing to react to the rapid expansion of the DC asset pool

Ongoing Financial Services Authority investigations into poor pension switching advice are expected to result in firms paying out more than £150m in redress to customers.

If the pensions industry wasn't already aware of the dire state of public confidence in UK savings, the National Association of Pension Funds provided shuddering confirmation.

Helen Morrissey talks to Comet Pension Scheme manager James Arnold about attaining the NAPF Quality Mark

After a slow start, the corporate wrap has finally taken off in the UK. In light of this progress, the panelists discuss the advantages of such a product for both employers and employees.

In a recent news story Lib Dem pensions spokesman Steve Webb described NEST as being "doomed to failure" - do you agree?