DC consultancy
Helping employers look at their current arrangements and benchmark these for the future
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Reviewing DC arrangements can often address some or all of these concerns. Our consultancy service can help employers look at their current arrangements and benchmark these for suitability in the future:
Many companies are reviewing the vehicle they use for their pension arrangements to see if a better service can be found to deliver outcomes that are more desirable for their employees.
Using GEM, our pension analytical tool, we can look at contribution structures and model various contribution options or benefit outcomes across member groups.
Appropriate investment structures are paramount to good outcomes. A good investment framework should make it easy for members to follow a simple process that results in a tailored, sophisticated investment strategy that meets their needs. For more information visit DC Investment.
All providers are different and we maintain a rigorous due-diligence programme in relation to all of the main providers active in the DC pensions market. This allows us to identify which providers would best meet an employer's specific needs.
It is important for employers to have a strategy in place, not just around how to support those approaching retirement, but all DC members. Support and guidance is needed at each life stage and we can help with the key messaging and design through our online portal, Me2.
“An employer needs to measure the return on investment and ensure that corporate objectives, such as recruitment and retention of staff as well as long-term employee education and engagement, are being met.”Damian Stancombe
Partner, Barnett Waddingham
A recent Briefing Note from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) explored the difficulty in estimating the number and total value of ‘lost’ pensions in the United Kingdom.
In the 2016 Budget, the Government proposed to create an online platform to enable people to view all of their pension savings together, in one place. But how will it work?
In recent years, regulators have put so much emphasis on the minutiae of defined contribution pensions that we seem to have forgotten about the bigger picture.
A look at the new Master Trust Authorisation regime and how it may affect schemes who do not know they are a master trust, or who do but do not know how to proceed.
Our Autumn PerioDiC newsletter summarises the trustee, company, and other elements to be aware of which help with running a defined contribution (DC) scheme.
Our Spring PerioDiC newsletter summarises the trustee, company, and other elements to be aware of which help with running a defined contribution (DC) scheme.
In a world where legislation, products and most importantly of all, member needs are constantly evolving, ongoing governance is vital to ensure DC arrangements remain suitable. We look at how a well-designed governance structure can prepare a scheme for future challenges that might arise.
Location: http://bit.ly/evolving-DC-governance
We examine the pension scheme journey of Mitchells & Butlers, one of the largest operators of restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK. Both company and trustees worked together to deliver a market-leading DC scheme with better outcomes for members at its core.
Location: http://bit.ly/DCinfrastructure
At our DC Conference, we helped delegates understand the experiences, challenges and thought processes of their members to enable them to make better decisions for their scheme – truly putting themselves in their members’ shoes.
Location: http://bit.ly/inyourmembersshoes
Our Beyond Pensions report reveals that UK employers care about the financial needs of their employees and want to help alleviate their financial stress, but are not hitting the spot.
50% of employers are concerned that DC is not being used for its primary purpose
Why BWell 2017 questioned full and part time UK workers to determine the overall level of wellbeing and happiness in the workplace.
We are delighted to appoint Nick Clynes to a new senior consulting role in our northern Workplace Health and Wealth team.
As the firm continues to grow and strengthen its Defined Contribution (DC) consultancy capability, our award winning independent DC consultancy team appoints experienced consultant – Andy Parker to our Workplace Wealth team (WHW)
For the second consecutive year, we are delighted to have been named ‘DC Adviser of the Year’ at Pensions Insight's DC Awards.