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Introducer fined after making thousands of cold calls

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On the go: A Halifax-based company has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after making 97,000 marketing calls to people offering to review their pensions.

State pension ‘too low’ to scrap earnings link

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On the go: With the state pension still below the 1979 level relative to earnings, it would be unwise for the chancellor to drop the triple lock earnings link, Baroness Ros Altmann has warned.

Triple lock ‘ticking time bomb’ as earnings grow 8.8%

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On the go: Pressure is piling on UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to review the pensions triple lock as average earnings have jumped 8.8 per cent in the latest quarter.

Generations divided over triple lock reform

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On the go: There is a large generational divide when it comes to keeping the triple lock in its current form, with the over-fifties more keen for it to stay than younger people.

Investors in line for £11m windfall as FCA wins Avacade case

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On the go: The FCA has won its case against unregulated introducer Alexandra Associates UK and its directors over the troubled transfer of £92m pension assets, after previous findings were upheld in the Court of Appeal.

Pensions at bottom of list for young savers

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On the go: Young savers have put pension saving at the bottom of their list of priorities and would rather save for a home or trips away.

Raise retirement age to help UK recovery, says policymaker

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On the go: Raising the retirement age could help the country recover post-Covid, a policymaker has suggested.

7 providers sign up for dashboard test

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On the go: Seven software providers, third-party administrators and pension providers will be taking part in the first test of the pensions dashboard.

HMRC extends reporting and payment deadlines for scheme pays

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On the go: HM Revenue & Customs has extended the deadline for savers who want to use their pension scheme to settle tax charges from a previous year.

Savers given opportunity to lock in minimum pension age at 55

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The government has given savers a way to avoid the minimum pension age increase in 2028, as new rules will allow individuals to keep their protected pension age if they transfer their pension.