Under CDC schemes, employers and employees pay a fixed rate of contributions, collected in a manner similar to defined contribution schemes. Benefits are paid with a target in mind, similar to defined benefit schemes, but with the prospect of variable increases — and the possibility of decreases. The aim is …
Read More »MPs support CDC development, call for DWP to scrap statement season – DB & Derisking
In the document published on Tuesday, the MPs made a number of recommendations in other areas, such as increasing uptake of Pension Wise guidance by trialling automatic appointments, establishing equivalent investment pathways for trust-based schemes, and prohibiting transactions being made on pensions dashboards until they are well-established and trusted. The …
Read More »DWP begins engagement over multi-employer CDC schemes – DC & Auto-enrolment
In his foreword, Opperman wrote that the new regulations “will be a huge step forward in providing a major enhancement to the existing occupational pensions landscape, and a third way forward between traditional defined benefit and post 2012 defined contribution schemes”. He continued: “By allowing pension scheme members to share …
Read More »Fifth of businesses are interested in CDC schemes – DB & Derisking
ACA’s 2021 pension trends survey, which received 212 responses from employers covering 400 schemes, found 21 per cent expressed interest in exploring CDC for their own companies, while more than half (54 per cent) backed extending CDC beyond the Royal Mail scheme, which is expected to launch next year. Support …
Read More »Employer support for CDC on the rise
Interest in collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes is growing, with 58 per cent of employers supporting a CDC option being available, a 6 percentage point increase on 2020, according to research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA). The ACA’s 2021 Pension trends survey also found that 54 per …
Read More »Royal Mail finalises CDC contribution rates – DB & Derisking
By Tom Higgins | November 18, 2021 On the go: The Royal Mail’s new collective defined contribution plan will have a fixed employer contribution of 13.6 per cent, as well as a standard employee contribution of 6 per cent, the group confirmed on Thursday. As outlined in the postal company’s …
Read More »Opperman not rushing CDC, defends statements season – DC & Auto-enrolment
Speaking at a Work and Pensions Committee hearing on Monday, Opperman also said that his ambition was to allow transactions on the pensions dashboards in the long term, along with costs and charges, while the state pension will be shown from launch. Further dashboards regulations can be expected “early in …
Read More »Delivering Royal Mail's CDC scheme – Professional Pensions
The story behind Royal Mail's decision to set-up a collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme is, by now, well-known in the industry. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail CDC scheme closer to reality as consultation launches – Law & Regulation
The Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan, which is the first known example of these new type of pension funds coming to fruition following the provisions passed in the Pension Schemes Act 2021, will consist of the a CDC section and a cash lump sum section. A Department for Work and Pensions …
Read More »CDC success reliant on 'fairer' balance of priorities
The government has introduced a bill to allow for CDC schemes to be introduced, with Royal Mail set to launch the first scheme of this type. Source link
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