Simon Eagle

Nest appoints WTW and Hymans to help develop DC retirement income offering

Master trust said project will improve member retirement support and education

14 October 2024 • 2 min read

Royal Mail CDC scheme advisers announced

WTW serving as scheme actuary, Redington as investment strategy adviser and BW as OCIO selection and oversight provider

08 October 2024 • 4 min read

Could DB lite save us from 'retirement roulette' of sub-optimal DC provision?

Stephanie Hawthorne asks if we can rekindle the defined benefit flame

03 May 2023 • 8 min read

DWP to consult on new types of CDC schemes late this year

Pensions minister Guy Opperman said the government is ‘keen to move quickly’

29 March 2022 • 3 min read

CDC pensions could be 70% higher than DC and 40% more than DB, says WTW

Typical collective defined contribution (CDC) pensions would be expected to average 70% higher than either individual DC insured annuities, or 40% higher than pensions provided on average in defined benefit (DB) schemes, analysis from Willis Towers Watson...

05 October 2020 • 3 min read

Defined Contribution

One in eight trustees predict their organisation will adopt CDC by 2025

A minority (13%) of trustees and corporate sponsors predict their organisation is "likely" or "very likely" to adopt a collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme by 2025, Willis Towers Watson finds.

08 April 2019 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

Reaction: CDC consultation branded big step forward for pensions but challenges remain

The industry has broadly welcomed the Department for Work and Pensions' consultation on collective defined contribution (CDC) as a move towards improving retirement outcomes.

06 November 2018 • 3 min read

Industry

EXCLUSIVE: Why well-designed CDC is viable for UK employers

Simon Eagle of Willis Towers Watson says that, based on his work for Royal Mail, well-designed collective defined contribution (CDC) funds would be viable for some other UK employers too.

23 October 2018 • 4 min read