All Defined contribution articles
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In DepthIn Depth: Understanding and addressing the gender and race pension gaps
A new study has shed light on the pension saving experiences of non-white women, as part of the retirement industry’s ongoing efforts to narrow the savings gaps between men and women and between white and non-white people.
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NewsMaster trusts back trustee training as government eyes standards
With the DWP consulting on raising trustee standards, the Pensions Management Institute has expanded its trustee training initiative with the help of four master trusts.
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NewsScottish Widows buys into private markets through new master trust strategies
The master trust provider has launched two new investment portfolios with exposure to private markets through bespoke long-term asset funds.
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OpinionPPI: There’s more than one way for a pension to be inadequate
John Upton, policy analyst at the Pensions Policy Institute, explores the organisation’s latest research into how people can end up with an inadequate pension – and what can be done about it.
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News‘Dashboard health check’ urged as workers unsure of contributions
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) should introduce “pensions dashboard health checks” to help savers understand their financial positions, according to a new report from the Social Market Foundation.
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NewsNest and Rothesay to develop bulk deferred annuity for guided retirement service
The UK’s largest defined contribution (DC) master trust has appointed pension insurance specialist Rothesay to co-design a bulk deferred annuity as part of its planned post-retirement offering.
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NewsFirst Actuarial offers financial wellbeing tool to charities
In a recent survey of the charity sector, the consultancy highlighted contrasting fortunes among non-profit groups’ pension schemes – something it aims to address through a renewed partnership.
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News‘Urgent need’ for financial education, People’s Pension survey warns
A survey commissioned by the People’s Pension master trust has found that most adults are concerned about a lack of financial education and the impact it could have on current and future generations.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Sometimes, pensions aren’t the answer
As Nest Insight research reveals a mixed public view of using pension pots to fund mortgage deposits, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve is very much in the ‘no, thanks’ camp.
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NewsHelp shape Value for Money framework, TPR tells trustees
The Pensions Regulator’s director of policy has called on trustees to engage with the ongoing Value for Money framework consultation to “help shape the standards that will define saver outcomes for years to come”.
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NewsShould savers be allowed to use pension pots to access the housing market?
With more and more people expected to have to rent into their retirement, Nest Insight has conducted a year-long study into whether savers should be given early access to their pensions to fund a house purchase.
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OpinionRory Murphy: Should pension funds be more Machiavellian?
Experienced trustee and chair Rory Murphy challenges pension funds to be daring and embrace innovative ideas in order to best serve members’ interests.
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NewsPMI seeks to upskill offshore pension administration provision
The PMI’s chief customer officer is to visit India to meet with staff from administration providers as part of a plan to “raise professional standards across the UK pensions ecosystem”.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: It won’t be easy being (dark) green
The new year has started where we left off 2025, with consultations and Pension Schemes Bill developments, writes Nick Reeve – we’d better be ready.
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NewsIndustry backs ‘nuanced’ changes to Value for Money proposals
The pensions industry has broadly welcomed the new Value for Money approach outlined in this week’s consultation set out by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsFCA adds ‘dark green’ rating to VFM proposal in latest consultation
The regulator has stripped out some data points from its proposed value assessments and put forward a more nuanced four-point rating system for DC providers.
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OpinionClosing the gap between promise and proof on pensions
Archie Pritchett, an analyst at PensionPay, highlights a ‘delivery gap’ as the pensions industry focuses on ‘plumbing’ rather than the end products for consumers.
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FeaturesOutlook 2026: Making collective DC a reality
Pensions Expert asked CDC experts for their views on what 2026 holds for the nascent CDC sector, what challenges are still to be met, and how proponents should communicate this new model to savers.
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ArticleOutlook 2026: What the new year has in store for the pensions sector
As 2026 begins, Pensions Expert’s special report explores the biggest potential themes for the new year across defined benefit, defined contribution, and investment.
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FeaturesA Christmas wishlist for the pensions industry
With the festive break upon us, it’s time to find out what the pensions industry really wants for Christmas this year. Pensions Expert asked representatives of 21 organisations from across the UK retirement industry to come up with one ‘Christmas wish’ – something they would like to see over the next 12 months.