Defined contribution
In-depth reporting on defined benefit (DB) pensions for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsUK pensions regulator presses DC schemes on value and DB trustees on surplus
The Pensions Regulator urges trustees to plan for DB endgames and prepare for new value-for-money and retirement requirements for DC schemes
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NewsNational collective pension scheme for social care workers marks ‘vote of confidence’ in CDC
WTW’s head of CDC expects a social care scheme could become ‘a blueprint’ for industry-wide ‘whole of life’ CDC schemes
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NewsInvestment returns should drive DC value-for-money tests, says TPR chair
TPR chair Emma Douglas says investment performance should carry greater weight as regulators reshape DC value-for-money assessments
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NewsUK pensions minister shifts focus from providers to employers in growth agenda
‘Employers are sometimes treated as a sideshow in the pension system, but this hugely underestimates their influence’, says Torsten Bell
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NewsNEST commits £3.5bn to advance emerging markets equity strategy
The new strategy will leverage Wellington’s deep, proprietary fundamental research across countries, sectors and companies in emerging markets
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Country ReportPensions in the Netherlands 2026: How Dutch pension funds are managing liquidity risk under DC transition
Pension funds face new imperatives as they transition to DC
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Country ReportPGB prepares for January 2027 Wtp transition with put option strategy and dual-scheme approach
The multi-employer, multi-sector fund was one of the few to post a positive 2025 return, according to investment committee chair Anne Kock
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Country ReportDutch pension reform gathers pace as funds complete DC transition
The supervisor is playing a key role in the complex and consequential process of transforming the Dutch pension system as it moves to DC
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NewsInstitutional investors commit £50m to back platform investing in Britain’s scale-ups
British Business Bank and NatWest commit £50m to Phoenix Court to support British science and technology companies from seed to scale-up
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NewsGerman pensions lobby calls for more investment flexibility as coverage stalls
Aba wants greater investment flexibility and wider access to occupational pensions as German coverage remains unchanged since 2019
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UK DC consolidation could channel up to £200bn into private markets
Consolidation could give larger DC schemes capacity to diversify across private equity, credit, infrastructure and UK assets
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NewsEIOPA backs Ireland’s pension consolidation but flags member-protection risks
Ireland’s pension consolidation can improve stability, but EIOPA chair stresses governance, costs and member protection during transition
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NewsPension savers seek clearer picture of infrastructure investments
Research by IFM Investors, NEST and Border to Coast shows 82% of pension savers want more information on infrastructure investment
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AnalysisPension industry warns UK’s Value for Money framework could drive investment herding
Pension industry urges robust data, realised outcomes and safeguards against investment herding in response to government consultation
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AnalysisAfD victory puts German pension reform agenda under political pressure
Germany’s pension industry backs occupational pension reforms as far-right party Alternative for Germany win raises questions over government’s reform agenda
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NewsDutch public trust surges in pension funds and new DC system, DNB poll shows
High transition bonuses distributed by pension funds in big transition wave on 1 January could have boosted trust
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NewsNEST delivers on Mansion House commitments, urging signatories to follow
NEST delivers on Mansion House’s Compact and Accord commitments, with CIO Liz Fernando calling on other signatories to start delivering on their commitments
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AnalysisUK pensions industry backs scale drive but warns against rigid rules
Government plans to launch formal consultation on scale policy in the second half of 2027
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NewsGildi and Festa merger creates second largest Icelandic pension fund
Merged pension fund would have almost as many assets as number one fund LSR, and nearly six times the number of participants
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NewsTPT Retirement Solutions expects up to 14,000 members for CDC scheme launch
TPT has been developing its CDC proposition for around three years and plans to launch in mid-2027
