All Defined contribution articles
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NewsRegulation on performance fees expected in October 2021
Draft regulation to help DC schemes invest in illiquid investments like private equity and venture capital
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News
UK roundup: Railway schemes to offer flexible retirement
Plus: QinetiQ buy-in deal with Legal & General; CAB International picks Aon as admin of pension fund
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Caution urged as AE-relevant changes seen in UK charges consult
PLSA calls for holistic asssessment of market proposals contained in consultation on permitted charges within DC schemes
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FCA proposes new fund type for illiquids, highlights ‘ecosystem’ work
DC pension schemes a key target audience of the long-term asset fund (LTAF)
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KLM and unions agree DC switch for ground crew
The airliner has received €3.4bn in loans from the Dutch state to avoid bankruptcy
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New WTW group to explore potential for ‘beta’ PE vehicle
Consultancy says private equity industry needs to identify structure enabling access by DC investors
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Former pensions minister warns retired workers’ income set to fall dramatically
‘We have been living in a fool’s paradise when it comes to incomes at retirement,’ says Webb
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EIOPA opines on IORP cost reporting, DC scheme risk management
IORP II-related opinions aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence, feedback invited
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Performance fee smoothing will ease DC illiquid investment ‘a little’
Bigger change will require other significant barriers to be tackled
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Dutch pension fund wins court case against Booking.com
The verdict could mean the Amsterdam-headquartered travel company will be forced to join Reiswerk, the pension fund for the travel sector
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UUK floats ‘difficult’ USS covenant requests, new DB/DC balance
Staff union accuses employer body of proposing ‘unnecessary and damaging cuts’
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LGIM DC business sets out interim targets for net-zero by 2050 goal
2025 and 2030 carbon emissions intensity reduction targets set for auto-enrolment default funds
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Country Report
Social partner pensions: An overlooked model
Just one new DC-type arrangement has emerged in Germany in the past three years. More could follow, bringing a boost to Germany’s neglected second pillar
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Features
Long term assets: Proposed vehicle aims to help DC funds access private asset classes
The UK’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has set an ambitious timetable for the launch of a new UK-authorised fund vehicle, the Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), by the end of 2021. The LTAF is envisaged to simultaneously help achieve several policy goals by directing pension savings into alternative investments.
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DC master trust NEST chooses Octopus for renewables partnership
‘A potential £1.4bn could be invested in total by the end of the decade’
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How JP Morgan’s DC fund is addressing the decumulation problem
The maturing DC market is still lacking effective decumulation options, according to PLSA conference panellists
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Swedish politicians agree to cull of over half of premium pension funds
Pensions Group says number of funds made available to savers will probably be about 150-200
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UK roundup: Mowlem scheme avoids lifeboat fund with £150m L&G buyout
Plus: NEST chooses administrator for digital future-focussed scheme
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IORP II review an opportunity for ‘paradigm shift’, says EIOPA’s Bernardino
Outgoing chair says more needs to be done at national and EU level to incentivise funded private pension provision
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Norway’s NHO signs new pensions deal with Storebrand
New agreement takes account of incoming regulations for individual pension accounts
