417: DC Close Up: The default lens

For most DC savers, the default fund is their pension journey. Yet behind what appears to be a simple member experience sits a complex set of investment, behavioural and regulatory decisions. In this DC Close Up episode for L&G Talks Asset Management, our Global Head of DC, Lesley-Ann Morgan, sits down with Head of DC Strategies, Graham Moles, to examine the changing world of DC defaults. From the debate between target date funds and lifestyle approaches, to the growing role of member data, private markets and retirement design, they discuss how schemes are adapting to meet the changing needs of savers. The conversation also examines Value for Money, default decumulation and what comes next for one of the most important areas of DC pension design.