Members of this pension plan can invest their pension savings in either:
Investment fund
An investment fund can invest in different things such as property, company shares, bonds and cash.These are known as asset classes.
It is run by a fund manager who makes sure the fund(s) is/are being run in the right way on behalf of the investors.
You can invest in a range of different investment funds.
What happens when I invest in a fund?
Each fund is divided into units. When you invest in one of our funds, you buy units in that fund.
The price of units will change as the value of the underlying assets purchased by the fund changes.
If the unit price goes up, the value of your investment will increase. Similarly, if the unit price falls, so will the value of your investment.
For more information about investing and the choices available to you, see Your investment range.
Cash Target Date Fund
The Legal & General Cash Target Date Funds allow you to match your investment strategy to a range of ‘target dates’.
Each Cash Target Date Fund targets a different five-year range, which will normally include the year you expect to retire or initially access your pension savings.
Why choose a Cash Target Date Fund?
The Cash Target Date Funds aim to help you grow your retirement savings over time to provide an income in later life.
Each Cash Target Date Fund aims to help members who intend to take cash as a lump sum at the point of retirement. An increasingly large part of the fund is invested in a mixture of low-risk assets, including short-term corporate and government bonds, and cash deposits.
If your retirement plans change, you can change to a different Target Date Fund at any time.
What are the charges?
Each investment fund has a fund management charge (FMC). The FMC is a regular charge and varies from fund to fund. It covers the day-to-day costs of managing the fund.
It is made up of the investment management charge (IMC) plus additional expenses (AE).
The additional expenses (AE) are variable and consist of things like:
- share registration fees
- legal fees and
- custodian fees.
They can vary throughout the year and the FMC may change from time to time when they are updated. To work out the total cost of running a pension plan, add the annual management charge (AMC), which covers Legal & General’s administration costs, to the FMC.