All articles by Nick Reeve – Page 5
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NewsPre-Budget rumours spark record lump sum withdrawals, data shows
UK pension savers withdrew a record £10.4bn from their pensions using their tax-free cash allowance in the six months to the end of March, according to Financial Conduct Authority data.
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NewsGovernment to remove LGPS investment power from Pension Schemes Bill
The government has proposed to remove a paragraph in the Pension Schemes Bill that would have given it the power to direct investments by LGPS asset pools.
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In DepthAmendment Watch: What changes are being proposed to the Pension Schemes Bill?
More than 270 amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill have been put forward for consideration by the parliamentary committee scrutinising the draft legislation. Pensions Expert looks at some of the most significant proposals.
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NewsBell fights back as pensions industry unites against investment mandation
Pensions minister Torsten Bell has argued that the proposed reserve power to mandate investments, contained in the Pension Schemes Bill, is necessary because of a “collective action problem” across the industry.
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NewsScottish LGPS funds to come in scope of Pension Schemes Bill
The pensions minister has tabled a series of amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill aimed at bringing Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme funds into the scope of the bill.
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NewsGovernment seeks to mitigate Virgin Media issue with Pension Schemes Bill amendments
Trade bodies, including the representative groups for actuaries and pension lawyers, have been lobbying the Department for Work and Pensions for months in relation to the issue, which relates to the interpretation of section 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.
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NewsLib Dems table ‘universal advice’ amendment to Pension Schemes Bill
Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru MPs have tabled several major amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill as a parliamentary committee prepares to scrutinise the proposed legislation.
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News‘Dear Pensions Commission…’: Exploring the future of retirement adequacy
Pensions Expert has invited a range of charities, think tanks, unions and other organisations to set out what they want to see from the relaunched Pensions Commission.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: All eyes on parliament
The Pension Schemes Bill will be scrutinised by a committee of MPs next week, and there’s the prospect of another pensions-related bill on the horizon too, if the regulator gets its way.
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NewsMore clarity needed on targeted support proposals, industry tells FCA
The Association of Professional Pension Trustees, the Society of Pension Professionals, and the Association of British Insurers have all called for changes to the regulator’s proposals for targeted support.
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NewsTPR eyes more governance powers with Pension Reform Bill plan
The Pensions Regulator is seeking statutory powers through a new ‘Pension Reform Bill’ in relation to its oversight of administrators and professional trustees.
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NewsPensions UK to lobby for changes to mandation rules in Pension Schemes Bill
The retirement industry trade body is to step up lobbying against investment mandation when the Pension Schemes Bill returns to parliament next week.
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NewsTorsten Bell given key role in build-up to Budget, reports say
Pensions minister Torsten Bell has been given a leading role in advising chancellor Rachel Reeves on the next Budget, according to reports.
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NewsRetailer escapes regulatory intervention with ‘proactive’ action on PPF-bound scheme
The owner of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill chain collaborated with trustees and the regulator to secure a £7m cash injection and lift the scheme out of the PPF’s assessment process.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: The importance of understanding vulnerability
There are many different kinds of vulnerability affecting pension savers, as Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve discovered on a recent trip to Edinburgh.
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NewsLGPS funds and PPF among pension investors in £3bn aqueduct upgrade project
GLIL Infrastructure has teamed up with UK asset manager Equitix and Austrian construction firm Strabag to run a major upgrade of the Haweswater Aqueduct in the Lake District.
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NewsDashboards: ‘Foundations laid’ for testing as more than 40m accounts connected
The figure includes more than six million members administered by Capita, as the service provider becomes the latest to announce its connection.
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NewsCompetition boosting endgame options for small schemes, research shows
Sub-£100m deals made up the majority of transactions completed in the first half of 2025, continuing a trend from 2024, according to a report from Aon.
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NewsDiscretionary increases fall as inflation drops from 2022 peak
Fewer defined benefit pension schemes are offering discretionary increases, research shows, even as the consumer prices index is starting to creep higher.
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NewsAvon to survey members over aerospace and defence investments
Around 20,000 members of the Local Government Pension Scheme fund will be polled next month after months of campaigning.