As Pensions Awareness week celebrates its 10-year anniversary, there are calls to double down on efforts to bring retirement saving to the top of the nation's financial agenda.

The future of the triple lock has been plunged into further doubt after Labour’s Angela Rayner refused to be drawn on her party's commitment to keeping it.

Average earnings data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for May to July 2023 showed earnings growth of 8.5 per cent, a figure that will be used to set the state pension increase under the triple lock rule.

Encouraging pension funds to deviate from standard asset classes is nothing new, but is the latest push to encourage more investment into productive finance likely to be embraced by the pensions industry, at a time when it has everything to lose, and not that much to gain?

Importance of keeping up-to-date with pension pots is highlighted as part of Pension Awareness week.

A freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed that 1,595 pension scams were reported between 2020 and 2022.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the University of Exeter have presented four scenarios that could act as a ‘tipping point’ in pension industry’s approach to climate change.

Although many industry experts backed DB-endgame flexibilities, others expressed concerns about the PPF as a consolidator.

Industry says DWP call for evidence to help savers make informed decisions was overdue but more work is needed to communicate any enhanced options to members.

The PMI and ACA are among industry bodies urging the government to consider a clearing house system.