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Retirees ‘could lose out’ through guided retirement without strong defaults
As policymakers continue to develop legislation around guided retirement and default solutions, behavioural research indicates that care must be taken in product design.
Individuals losing confidence in retirement savings, research shows
Many individuals expect to rely increasingly on their own investments and are losing confidence in retirement savings, according to international research by Amundi.
Employers keen to embrace AI to support member comms
WTW’s latest UK DC Pensions and Savings Survey found that 80% of employers believe AI will “fundamentally change” communications and engagement around pensions and retirement.
Work and Pensions Committee to review auto-enrolment minimums
The parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry that will seek to inform the work of the Pensions Commission around low earners and pension saving.
Value for Money: Industry flags concerns over forward-looking metrics
The Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation process closed this week, as it continues to develop the proposed Value for Money rulebook that the government hopes will strengthen and future-proof DC savings.
Government consults on plan to consolidate 13m small pension pots
The DWP is seeking to establish a “federated” system of consolidator schemes that can automatically combine deferred DC pots worth less than £1,000, where the saver has not done so themselves.
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.
Latest on Value for Money
VfM: What the industry said about the government’s Value for Money plans
From concerns over forward-looking metrics to calls for the framework to be expanded into decumulation, there has been a huge amount of feedback on the latest Value for Money consultation. Pensions Expert distils the main talking points.
Value for Money: Industry flags concerns over forward-looking metrics
The Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation process closed this week, as it continues to develop the proposed Value for Money rulebook that the government hopes will strengthen and future-proof DC savings.
Catch up with the latest episode of Always A Pensions Angle
Every fortnight, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve and LAPF Investments’ Thomas Parker discuss the latest developments across the pensions and retirement sector on the Always A Pensions Angle podcast. Catch up with the latest episodes wherever you get your podcasts, or explore the archive.
Latest on pension adequacy
Individuals losing confidence in retirement savings, research shows
Many individuals expect to rely increasingly on their own investments and are losing confidence in retirement savings, according to international research by Amundi.
Work and Pensions Committee to review auto-enrolment minimums
The parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry that will seek to inform the work of the Pensions Commission around low earners and pension saving.
Paul Maynard: The pensions minister's post-reshuffle plans and priorities
Former pensions minister Paul Maynard opines on Torsten Bell’s reappointment and what it means for the multi-faceted UK pension reform ‘roadmap’.
Women nearing retirement have 46% less pension wealth than men, PPI finds
Gendered working patterns have the biggest impact on the divide, reducing the median pension wealth of women aged 55 to 59 by 39% relative to men.
Latest on small pots
Government consults on plan to consolidate 13m small pension pots
The DWP is seeking to establish a “federated” system of consolidator schemes that can automatically combine deferred DC pots worth less than £1,000, where the saver has not done so themselves.
Major master trusts collaborate to cut pension transfer times
Providers including Nest, the People’s Pension, Smart Pension, and Now Pension have established Pathfinder, a working group that will explore “practical ways to improve pension transfers”.
PPI widens lost pensions survey to include DB schemes as demand for tracing grows
The new study will track how the ‘lost pots’ landscape has changed, examining the number of missing pots, their value and age distribution, while also exploring the underlying causes and the implications for savers and policymakers.
Pensions UK outlines feasibility study for small pots consolidation
Pensions UK Annual Conference: A feasibility review of small pots consolidation, overseen by Pensions UK, has found that more than a million pots under £1,000 could be consolidated, while approximately 800,000 pots are unlikely to be consolidated.
Comment and opinion
Guided retirement: designing pension systems that work with and for human nature
2026-09-23T08:57:00+01:00
Beyond the workplace: Mapping the changing DC pensions market
2026-09-21T10:05:00+01:00
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