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Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... savings. Further consolidation is also being sought via a measure that would see the creation of multi-employer defined contribution megafunds to drive greater diversification of investments and provide a more cost-effective option to pension savers. ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... like the Thrift Savings Plan, which is already available to federal workers. The Thrift Savings Plan is a defined contribution retirement savings and investment plan that offers US Federal employees the same type of savings and tax benefits that many ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... reached a record US$68.3 trillion ($89.3tn) in 2025 across the top 22 markets, rising 9.6% year-on-year as defined contribution savings continued to drive growth, new research found. According to the Thinking Ahead Institute's Global Pension Assets Study ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... new platform, a backlog of work is expected, CSC said. In the initial phase of several upcoming updates, Defined Contribution schemes - PSSap, CSCri, and ADF Super - will be affected. Transactions will pause, and CSC Navigator will be unavailable for ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... chief executive, naming Australian superannuation veteran Lachlan Baird to lead the country's largest defined contribution government fund. Baird brings more than two decades of superannuation experience to Nambawan Super which with K12 billion ($4.25 ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... terminated a 3.2-billion-Danish-Krone ($759m) mandate with State Street due to ESG misalignment, and U.K.-based defined contribution master trust The People's Pension terminated a 28-billion-pound ($56.4bn) mandate, also with State Street, due to misalignment ...

Principal rejoins Mercer team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... consultant. In her new role, Christine Lu will focus on life insurance consulting as well as on defined benefit and defined contribution superannuation. Lu has 14 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance, having worked at TAL for ten years and ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
In a recent global peer study conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), defined contribution (DC) pension funds said they are concerned some members are not saving enough for retirement. The study found 60% of respondents are concerned their ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... systems and included Kuwait, Namibia, Oman and Panama in its 2025 assessment. With the global trend toward defined contribution (DC) pension funds in which individuals bear the investment risks, the study said, "it is critical that governments appreciate ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... assets in 401(k) plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and other defined contribution offerings. It also directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to facilitate access by reviewing and revising regulations ...
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