Respondents to the government’s consultation have emphasised the need for retirement-only CDC to be clearly communicated to members and closely aligned with the Pension Schemes Bill’s ‘guided retirement’ rules.
Robeco has been awarded a substantial active quantitative mandate to run money on behalf of the People’s Pension, one of the biggest pension funds in the UK.
Global consultancy giant Arthur J Gallagher has snapped up First Actuarial for an undisclosed sum as the consolidation of UK consultancy groups continues.
More amendments have been put forward by government ministers and other MPs ahead of the bill returning to parliament tomorrow (3 December).
In its latest private markets guide, the Pensions Management Institute says allocations to these asset classes have almost tripled since 2019.
Liberal Democrat MP Manuela Perteghella explains why her party is lobbying to include climate-related investment restrictions in the Pension Schemes Bill, as MPs debate the legislation in its third reading.
John Flynn of the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees channels a 1973 glam rock hit to ask what can be done about pre-Budget speculation.
Pensions UK’s Dirk Paterson looks for some positive takes on last week’s Budget announcements relating to investment, indexation, and taxation.
As the dust settles following Wednesday’s Budget speech, Darren Philp scrutinises the ‘kite flying’ approach to testing policy ideas and calls for a more honest and transparent approach to future fiscal events.
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 28 November 2025.
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 21 November 2025.
The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking a new chair for the board of the Pension Protection Fund, with current chair Kate Jones due to step down next year.
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 7 November 2025.
Respondents to the government’s consultation have emphasised the need for retirement-only CDC to be clearly communicated to members and closely aligned with the Pension Schemes Bill’s ‘guided retirement’ rules.
Personal representatives will be able to direct pension administrators to withhold 50% of taxable death benefits in order to pay inheritance tax, according to a note in the Budget speech.
The £35bn master trust said the changes were intended to “deliver better long-term outcomes” for older savers while continuing to manage drawdown risk.
Scottish Widows reported that, by age 55, one in four women will have been out of work for more than five years, which could result in a £70,000 hit at retirement.
The PPF expects to begin paying inflation-linked compensation to members with pre-97 benefits from January 2027, subject to the progress of the Pension Schemes Bill.
Pensions Expert gathers all the essential pensions reading from chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget speech in one place, from salary sacrifice to surplus release, and pre-1997 indexation to the financial market reaction.
The chancellor has pledged to allow the Pension Protection Fund to share its reserves with members whose benefits do not automatically increase in line with inflation.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the investment reserve would be transferred to British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme members, following a similar decision last year affecting the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
Speaking at the Pensions Expert Annual Conference on 26 November, TPR’s Nausicaa Delfas said the UK’s pensions system was “unfinished business”, with approximately 14.6 million people under-saving for retirement.
There is less than 12 months to go until the 31 October 2026 deadline, when all pension schemes and providers in scope must connect to the pensions dashboards Central Digital Architecture.
Taylor Brightwell-Smith joined the regulator this week from the Government Actuary’s Department to oversee TPR’s work on administration, pensions dashboards, and cybersecurity.
The UK’s biggest corporate defined benefit pension scheme has connected its 250,000 members to the pensions dashboards ecosystem, with just under a year to go until the government’s statutory connection deadline.