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Digital services increasingly important to retirees, Aptia reports
As Pension Awareness Week begins, new research from Aptia shows more and more people are relying on their pension provider’s digital services to make key decisions about their retirement.
Timpsons backs new CDC launch Arboreum Pensions
High street chain Timpsons and food group Vestey are behind the launch of Arboreum Pensions, the latest collective defined contribution pension scheme to apply to the Pensions Regulator for approval.
Uncertainty grows over renting costs in retirement, research shows
A Royal London survey estimates that six million people don’t know how they will pay their rent or mortgage in retirement, as evidence mounts of the impending housing crisis for future pensioners.
Scale expectations must be grounded in reality, industry says
The government’s aim to create £25bn defined contribution “megafunds” needs more flexibility and to reflect how assets are invested and governed in practice, according to responses to its latest consultation.
PMI names 40 trainees for expanded trustee accelerator programme
The Pensions Management Institute is stepping up its efforts to increase the number of trustees working with defined contribution (DC) master trusts with an expanded Trustee Accelerator Programme.
Scale test could ‘paralyse’ industry and hamper innovation, government warned
“Waiting until late 2027 for draft regulations leaves the industry in limbo, threatening to stall vital investment and stifle innovation at a time when providers should be preparing for 2030,” says the SPP’s Chris Austin.
How is AI being used across pension schemes’ supply chains?
Pension schemes need a clearer picture of where artificial intelligence is being used across their operations and supply chains as adoption accelerates, according to technology firm Penfold.
Isio acquires Trafalgar House to expand core admin functions
The significant acquisition is due to complete at the end of August, with Trafalgar House’s administration team joining the existing function led by Kevin Howard.
Collective defined contribution news
Timpsons backs new CDC launch Arboreum Pensions
High street chain Timpsons and food group Vestey are behind the launch of Arboreum Pensions, the latest collective defined contribution pension scheme to apply to the Pensions Regulator for approval.
TPT introduces CDC modelling tool ahead of multi-employer scheme launch
TPT Retirement Solutions has introduced a new modelling capability designed to support the launch and ongoing management of collective defined contribution pension schemes.
Aon plots entry into CDC market after rulebook enacted
Collective DC could “revolutionise” the UK pension system, according to Aon’s Chintan Gandhi, as the consultancy prepares to launch an offering in 2028.
TPR targets ‘no surprises’ as CDC application process opens
The Pensions Regulator has opened its application process for multi-employer CDC pension schemes, with providers expected to begin submitting their proposals later this year.
More DC news
Single pensioners drive rise in retirement poverty, LCP finds
Pensioner poverty has risen steadily since 2012-13, driven largely by worsening outcomes among single retirees, with women making up two-thirds of single pensioners in poverty, according to LCP.
DWP and FCA extend Value for Money consultation period
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have extended their consultation period for the planned Value for Money framework by two weeks.
AI pension scams put employers under pressure to strengthen fraud warnings
Employers are being urged to strengthen pension scam awareness as artificial intelligence makes fraudulent communications harder for savers to distinguish from legitimate contact.
TPT introduces CDC modelling tool ahead of multi-employer scheme launch
TPT Retirement Solutions has introduced a new modelling capability designed to support the launch and ongoing management of collective defined contribution pension schemes.
Comment and opinion
Prospect: Self-employed workers need more help to save for retirement
2026-09-14T13:55:00+01:00
Are AI tools fuelling an emerging pension complaints risk?
2026-09-07T08:46:00+01:00
Can the Pensions Commission address systematically unequal outcomes?
2026-09-02T17:24:00+01:00
ABI: Pension saving must keep pace with our changing society
2026-08-26T14:55:00+01:00
To make a success of guided retirement, trustees need to know their members
2026-08-05T08:50:00+01:00
Long-term vision in a short-term world: Building a pension system that endures
2026-08-03T08:50:00+01:00