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DB pensions: Only 5 years left?

Rob Hammond

BWD client director Rob Hammond looks at how realistic it would be for all of the UK’s 5,000 or so defined benefit schemes to be bought out in the next five years.

FAS members still waiting for pensions justice

Terry Monk

Pensions Action Group member Terry Monk argues that the cost of living crisis for Financial Assistance Scheme members has been a generation in the making.

‘Why aren’t we on TikTok?’

Charlotte Cartwright and Alex Lane

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

Girish Menezes

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

Oliver Morley

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.

Plenty of work for schemes to do, despite dashboards delay

Sam Al Hamis

CTC Pensions Technology’s operations director, Sam Al Hamis, explains that much needs to be done regarding valuation projections before a scheme will be ready to join the pensions dashboards.

We must make investing more open and inclusive for women

Faith Reynolds

The pensions industry must try harder to communicate saving to women, says Faith Reynolds, an adviser to the board at The Investing and Saving Alliance.

Talking to members about savings and the cost of living crisis

Cath Collins

Quietroom senior writer at Cath Collins offers some tips on how to address the cost of living crisis with members.

Value for money consultation is a welcome start to 2023

Alison Hatcher

More work is needed to protect members suffering on retirement, says HSBC Tomorrow Master Trust chief executive Alison Hatcher.

BPA market poised to take off in 2023

Kunal Sood

Kunal Sood, managing director of defined benefit solutions and reinsurance at Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, comments on the positive outlook for the bulk purchase annuity market in 2023 and key trends schemes should be aware of as they look to derisk.