NEST

Seven out of eight of the National Employment Saving Trust's (NEST) investment funds have outperformed their benchmarks since its establishment in 2011.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) quadrupled its assets under management over the year to the end of March to £420m, according to its annual report.

Taking 'freedom and choice' to the masses

The biggest stories on PP this week were the merger of Towers Watson and the Willis Group, the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards and NEST revealing its retirement blueprint. Here are the top five.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has revealed plans to deliver in-scheme drawdown and deferred annuities in response to the ‘freedom and choice' reforms.

AE has been a success but five million will miss out

As the freedom and choice reforms kick in it is more likely retirees will opt to remain invested in the markets rather than purchasing an annuity. The challenge for the industry is how to provide such products that provide sustainable income through retirement...

Should pension providers be forced to offer the full range of freedom and choice products to consumers? Natasha Browne investigates

The Irish government has confirmed it has been looking to Britain for guidance on how it can reform and improve the country's pensions system.

PP examines what master trusts could offer the industry to help deliver flexibilities