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Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... a lot of problems for fund trustees if members start to act as chief investment officers. He cited the US defined contribution system where employees tend to make asset allocation decisions, which has resulted in significant underperformance over the ...

Watson Wyatt wins HSBC pension admin

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... in the second quarter, Watson Wyatt rolled out pensioner payroll services. Watson Wyatt is also providing defined contribution scheme members with an online fund portal which allows them to access their fund balance and investment data. The pension fund ...

Irish pensions suffer 25pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... from 8.2 per cent at end of 2007 and 12.4 per cent at end 2003. The IAPF survey finds a continuing move to defined contribution (DC) schemes. Around 71 per cent of assets were managed on behalf of defined benefit schemes, 27 per cent were defined contribution ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Not-for-profit super funds have consistently beaten retail funds by an average 2.4 per cent per year over nearly a five year period - resulting in some retail funds' members getting around 40 per cent less in their final retirement benefits, new research ...

DC plans to axe managers

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
Two in five defined contribution plan sponsors in the US are expected to replace their underperforming fund managers in 2009, new research shows. According to Lori Lucas, defined contribution leader at US-based Callan Associates, the credit crisis has ...

Right on target: Vanguard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... The report, Target-Date Funds: Plan and Participant Adoption in 2007, is based on data from more than 1,300 defined contribution plans that offered target-date funds as of year-end 2007.

WW opens pension info site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... alarmed with the lack of engagement with staff. The 'Be in touch' online tool can be used by employees and defined contribution (DC) scheme members to learn about retirement strategies and their savings. This initiative follows a Watson Wyatt report ...

DC pension risk reviews flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt research revealed less than one fifth of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes carried out a risk assessment in the last 12 months despite continued bad markets. Gary Smith, Watson Wyatt senior DC consultant, said this number of risk ...

Deloitte hires Mercer UK for pension admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Deloitte appointed Mercer UK to provide full administration services for its defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes. In total, both schemes represent roughly 17,000 members and approximately $1.6 billion in assets. Jason Pope, Mercer ...

ING buys Citistreet for $960m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... services to more than 16,000 plans across Australia and the US. This purchase makes ING Group the third largest defined contribution business in the US based on assets under management and assets under administration. "This acquisition significantly ...