All Pensions Commission articles
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Opinion
Intergenerational Foundation: Play fair with younger generations
In the latest in Pensions Expert’s series of open letters to the Pensions Commission, Liz Emerson of the Intergenerational Foundation asks the commissioners to consider who is being asked to foot the bill for retirement sector reforms.
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Opinion
TUC: Pensions Commission should be prepared to go beyond its remit
In the first of a new series, Jack Jones of the Trades Union Congress outlines what the UK’s leading workers’ representative body would like to see from the Pensions Commission.
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News
‘Dear Pensions Commission…’ Pensions Expert’s series 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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News
Cost of renting in retirement continues to rise, new data shows
Renting in retirement costs increased by £7,000 year-on-year, Standard Life says, as more than one in 10 people expect to still be leasing a property when they retire.
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Opinion
Taking positive action to address the LGBTQ+ pensions gap
As the revived Pensions Commission begins its work on inequalities and shortfalls within the pensions system, Travers Smith’s Daniel Gerring and Savannah Adeniyan take a look at the retirement savings gap that exists for LGBTQ+ people.
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News
Stop tweaking and start transforming pensions, says tech provider
UK policymakers must rethink the meaning of pension adequacy and use established solutions as benchmarks to deliver better retirement outcomes, according to Festina Finance, a European pension administration technology provider.
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Features
The Pension Commission’s challenge in seven charts
The Pensions Commission was (re)launched a week ago, with a broad remit but considerable constraints. Pensions Expert looks at some of the key challenges the commissioners are trying to solve.
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Opinion
The Friday Takeaway: Commission Impossible?
The much-lauded Pensions Commission has been revived to look at retirement income adequacy issues – but will the government be able to act on its recommendations?
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Opinion
IFS: Three key recommendations for the Pensions Commission to consider
With the Pensions Commission relaunched this week, the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ Jonathan Cribb outlines three focus areas from the institute’s recent two-year pension system study.
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News
What the Pensions Commission will do – and what it won’t
The government has set out the terms of reference for the Pensions Commission, but also omitted several areas as being “out of scope” – which has led one former pensions minister to warn that the commission has “one arm tied behind its back”.
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Article
Renewing the social contract on retirement: Liz Kendall on the Pensions Commission
The work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall addressed industry representatives and the media this week to outline the need for further pensions reform and set the stage for the new Pensions Commission.
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In Depth
Mind the gap: Pensions Commission urged to act on gender inequality
The government’s latest figures reveal a 48% gender pensions gap among those nearing retirement. Experts say the new Pensions Commission must address systemic inequalities and act fast to prevent a deepening crisis.
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Opinion
Our pensions system is unfair and inadequate. Will the Pensions Commission fix it?
Finance Innovation Lab chief executive Jesse Griffiths says the new Pensions Commission is a “significant step forward” – but, he argues, the lack of policy direction on long-term ESG issues is a major oversight.
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News
Meet the new Pensions Commission
The newly revived Pensions Commission will lead the government’s review into retirement adequacy. Pensions Expert looks at who’s on the panel and what they bring to the role.
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News
Trustees urge Pensions Commission to consider housing and rental costs for retirees
The Association of Member Nominated Trustees has called for the new commission to incorporate housing costs into their research on pensions adequacy.
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News
Pensions Commission relaunched: ‘Significant job to finish’ on retirement living standards
Pensions UK, the industry trade body, will feed into the new Pensions Commission, while the regulator and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have also voiced their support.
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News
Government resurrects Pensions Commission to oversee adequacy review
Baroness Jeannie Drake – who was one of the authors of the Turner Report – is one of three senior figures tasked with investigating retirement income adequacy and inequalities.
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News
PPI’s Suzy Morrissey to lead state pension age review work
The government has launched its latest statutory review of the state pension age, which is due to rise to 68 by the 2040s.
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Opinion
PMI: Hour has come for independent commission
The Pensions Management Institute’s Tim Middleton explains why the impact of freedom and choice on existing policy demonstrates the need for depoliticised pension commission.