Tuesday 22 May 2012

Poll

Should the government commit to a ten year moratorium on key pension rule changes?:

Target dating

DC FOCUS Useful benchmark?

Nest could prove to be a suitable reference point for other pension providers suggests Rudi Smith, Towers Watson

Recent legislation and regulator guidance has brought into focus the need to consider defined contribution (DC) scheme design and it is only natural for Nest to come under careful scrutiny. To what extent will Nest act as a benchmark for DC schemes? Nest undertook a perhaps unprecedented degree of...
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DC FOCUS Flexible deadline

Tim Banks, AllianceBernstein, argues for target date funds to be the new default for defined contribution schemes

The publication earlier this year of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) guidance for defaults in auto-enrolment defined contribution (DC) pension schemes has further raised the bar for pension providers and trustees. The principles laid down by the DWP, although not binding,...
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Nest appoints default fund managers

Nest Corporation has selected the fund managers for its first five mandates. These funds will together provide the building blocks for the Nest yearly target date funds (its default fund offering). The five mandates are: Mandate 1 - Passive Global Equities: • UBS Life World Equity...
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