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The Netherlands: Reformed system to boost DC
Several factors are driving the shift to defined contribution pensions
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Self management: A popular model despite poor returns
Australian self-managed funds appeal to those who want to take personal control of their retirement savings
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Special ReportIlliquid investment: Investors resist the illiquid plunge
European defined contribution schemes have lagged the trend to illiquid investments
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Australia: Advice – better than any product
The Australian superannuation system is on the verge of creating cutting-edge income drawdown products. But many leading funds contend that advances in online advice will have a greater impact on outcomes. David Rowley reports
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China: China playing catch-up
Available figures suggest China’s enormous pension market could mean huge potential opportunities for insurers and asset managers, writes Florence Chong
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Chile: Chilean pensions under pressure
Chilean workers face an uncertain retirement future. Poor pension prospects have led to calls for nationalisation, says Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Global Defined Contribution: Targeting the right glidepath
Christopher O’Dea finds defined contribution pension sponsors are increasingly looking for more flexibility in target-date funds to cope with changing worker demographics
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UK DC: Large funds get in on the act
We examine the strategies of two UK defined contribution funds
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UK DC: Providers face payout challenge
UK product providers are grappling with how best to pay out income in retirement
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DC & Trustees: Code of conduct warning
Gill Wadsworth reports on The Pension Regulator’s new draft code of conduct for trustees, which raises the bar for improving the pension product and the quality of governance
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Special ReportUK Defined Contribution: Mastering the master trusts
Master trusts are attracting most of the UK’s auto-enrolment savings. We look at the market’s regulation, its sustainability and what could change
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UK Pension Freedoms: Focus shifts to retirement
The pensions freedoms legislation has focused schemes’ attention on at-retirement provision
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Member Outcomes: Time to get it right
Following recent changes in regulation, now is the time for schemes to focus on improving outcomes for members, says John Foster
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Dc in Europe: Choice is not an easy option
It’s not enough to simply offer pension fund members a range of investment choices, finds Rachel Fixsen
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DC in Europe: Look forward to payout time
UK pension schemes could offer members an enhanced payout phase experience through greater forward planning and tapping into the range of options available, finds Rachel Fixsen
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DC in Europe: Australia at a crossroads
Australia has been the poster child of the DC world – yet some are now asking whether there is a better alternative, writes Michael Block
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DC in Europe: Avoiding a sticking-plaster solution
It is not enough that DB schemes have failed for investors to switch to DC schemes – the latter have to succeed in their own right, argues Amin Rajan
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DC in Europe: Opening Pandora’s box
Cécile Sourbes considers how the European Commission plans to regulate defined contribution pensions
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DC in Europe: Lower conversion rate plans
The Swiss government is looking to lower the second-pillar pension system’s conversion rate to avoid the need for further adjustments in the near future, finds Nina Rohrbein
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DC in Europe: A slow but necessary transition
Rachel Fixsen assesses Denmark’s transition away from DC with guarantees to unit-linked schemes – a move accelerated by the EU’s Solvency II regime
