Latest articles from James Redgrave

Defined contribution members demand savings flexibility

More than a quarter of defined contribution members would like to continue investing their pots into retirement rather than annuitise, research shows.

NAPF: allow whole of market to become small pot aggregators

Several mastertrusts should be accredited to act as aggregators of small pots, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

BUDGET 2012: what it all means for pensions

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Two separate groups of schemes will start committing at least £2bn to UK infrastructure projects from "early" next year, the government has confirmed.

BUDGET 2012: live blog from 12:30pm today

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All the pensions related news in this year's budget statement, live as it happens in Parliament. Plus reaction from the industry and our team of specialist writers throughout.

Book review: Bank of England clueless on QE

The Bank

Senior Bank of England (BoE) insiders acknowledged they did not know what a second round of quantitative easing (QEII) would do to gilt yields.

Sponsors react to bulk enhanced annuity surge

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Employers are increasingly having their staff medically examined with a view to cheap buyouts for those with shorter life expectancies.

Public sector reform costs threaten to dwarf original charges

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A Japan-style ‘lost decade’ in the UK would see public sector pensions cost more under proposed reforms than they do in their current final salary incarnations.

Editorial: Webb needs to speak up on Nest restrictions

James Redgrave

Among the most instructive books any politician with ambitions in government can read is the ‘in power’ volume of the diaries of former Tory minister Alan Clark.

Video: regulator must do more on OMO

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The new open market option code from the Association of British Insurers adds to the burden on the Pensions Regulator, Just Retirement's Steve Lowe tells David Rowley.

Government moves a step closer to collective defined contribution

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Steve Webb has paved the way for a change in the law allowing collective defined contribution schemes (CDC).