With fewer than a fifth of the UK’s self-employed population saving into a pension, one start-up has challenged traditional providers and savings solutions in a bid to address the issue.

A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including Mercer’s warning to fund clients over redemptions at Fisher Investments and the Swiss central bank’s ‘essential’ negative interest rate policy.

A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including South Korean funds’ freeze on allocations to Japan amid trade tensions, and Arizona pension workers’ move to sue the state over sexual harassment allegations.

Credit score provider Experian has rolled out a pensions education programme for its staff, leading to 29 per cent of employees increasing pension contributions and 70 per cent asking for further guidance.

A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reforms, and the first signs of pension scheme consolidation impacting markets in Europe.