One in three working single mothers are ineligible for a workplace pension under current auto-enrolment rules, despite more than half (59 per cent) being employed.
Budget 2023: LGPS must move faster on asset consolidation

The government is challenging Local Government Pension Scheme funds in England and Wales to move further and faster on consolidating assets, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the spring Budget on March 15.
MPs to examine future of DB pension schemes

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry that will review defined benefit pension schemes and the challenges they pose to members, trustees, employers and the Pensions Regulator.
Budget 2023: Chancellor’s box of tricks makes LTA disappear

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has faced calls in recent weeks to relax the rules on certain pension tax allowances to further his campaign to encourage older workers back into the workforce.
Beware the ideas of March – or perhaps embrace them

March 15 was an inauspicious day for Roman politics, but if the chancellor frees up pension allowances, some people could make a killing.
Asset managers must up their game on engagement and diversity

New research suggests too much lip service is paid to engagement and diversity.
Comment
‘Why aren’t we on TikTok?’

As communications methods used by pension members become more diverse, we need to consider all platforms, say Eversheds Sutherland partner Charlotte Cartwright and senior associate Alex Lane.
The great pensions dashboard reset

Isio head of administration Girish Menezes runs the rule over the pensions dashboards project and says the industry should be using the latest delay to actively improve the project.
Almost two decades on: The evolution of the PPF

Pension Protection Fund chief executive Oliver Morley reflects on how the lifeboat fund’s story began, how far it has come since, as well as looking to its future.
Videos & Podcasts
Does fixed income offer schemes a route to agriculture investment?

Video: Newton Investment Management fixed income manager Scott Freedman tells Pensions Expert how pension schemes can invest in agriculture.

2023 – Navigating Uncertainty
Podcast: The war in Ukraine, inflation and slowing global growth have sparked uncertainty over the global economy. More than ever, investors will need to understand the drivers that will influence markets over the coming year. Listen to this podcast with John Mullins, PIMCO product strategist, to gain insight on the outlook for 2023 and how to approach specific asset classes.

Should pension schemes invest in biodiversity?

Podcast: Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and NatureAlpha founder Dr Vian Sharif discuss biodiversity and pension scheme investment.

CPD
Buyout volumes set to beat all records in 2023

CPD: How do you stand out from the crowd in the scrum for the best buyout deals? Stephanie Hawthorne asks industry insiders how to make sure your scheme is enticing to insurers in the jostle for their attention.
TPR overhauls DB funding in biggest shake-up for a decade

CPD: Stephanie Hawthorne explains the regulator’s proposed new defined benefit funding regime and what changes schemes and sponsors can expect.
Building up the voluntary carbon markets

CPD: Markets where companies can buy carbon offsets are growing in scale and value, but debate continues around how to ensure their quality and contribution to tackling climate change.