All Pensions Management Institute articles
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NewsShould savers be allowed to use pension pots to access the housing market?
With more and more people expected to have to rent into their retirement, Nest Insight has conducted a year-long study into whether savers should be given early access to their pensions to fund a house purchase.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: PIC ties up Dr Martens scheme; PMI seals buyout
Plus: Broadstone reveals five micro deals completed in the second half of 2025 as part of the test of Aviva’s new Clarity service for small schemes.
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NewsPMI seeks to upskill offshore pension administration provision
The PMI’s chief customer officer is to visit India to meet with staff from administration providers as part of a plan to “raise professional standards across the UK pensions ecosystem”.
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NewsIndustry backs ‘nuanced’ changes to Value for Money proposals
The pensions industry has broadly welcomed the new Value for Money approach outlined in this week’s consultation set out by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsPMI warns trustees to upskill as private market allocations surge
In its latest private markets guide, the Pensions Management Institute says allocations to these asset classes have almost tripled since 2019.
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NewsPMI launches partnership initiative to boost training and development
Three administration providers have signed up as founding members of the PMI’s Development Partnerships programme, after a regulatory report flagged recruitment and retention issues in the sector.
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People NewsIsio’s Menezes to lead PMI as president
The Pensions Management Institute has also appointed three new non-executive directors in IGG’s Louise Davey, independent trustee Duncan Buchanan, and Invesco’s Mary Cahani.
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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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NewsPMI criticises omission of adequacy review from Mansion House speech
Rumours had swelled in recent days that the chancellor would use her address to announce phase two of the government’s Pensions Review.
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NewsOutlook 2025: The pensions industry’s wishlist for the new year
Pensions Expert spoke to six major industry groups to find out what they want to see happen in 2025, from the Pensions Review and the Pension Schemes Bill to trustee powers and improvements to member outcomes.
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NewsTaking automatic enrolment beyond pensions
Two new national savings plans, one for short-term pots and one for long-term savings, should be established to help people build financial resilience, according to the Lifetime Savings Initiative.
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OpinionUK pensions: Scaling for success
Ruston Smith, chair of the Pensions Management Institute, speaks to industry experts about the huge opportunity presented by productive finance to revitalise retirement outcomes for members.
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NewsPension scams cost victims more than £26m - PMI
A freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed that 1,595 pension scams were reported between 2020 and 2022.
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NewsDecumulation call for evidence: Communication is key if scheme members are to be more informed
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.
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NewsFears over DWP’s plans for central registry to end proliferation of deferred small pots
The PMI and ACA are among industry bodies urging the government to consider a clearing house system.
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NewsPensions Management Institute elects new president
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has elected Robert Wakefield as president following it 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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NewsTPR at the root of high levels of industry dissatisfaction over policy direction
More than six in ten (61%) of pension industry respondents are unhappy with the direction of pensions policy over the past six months, according to the latest Pensions Management Institute (PMI) Pulse Survey. That’s an increase of almost 40% (38.6%) compared with last year’s survey.
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OpinionThe great pensions dashboard reset
Isio head of administration Girish Menezes runs the rule over the pensions dashboards project and says the industry should be using the latest delay to actively improve the project.
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NewsOpperman has ‘zero sympathy’ for concerns over dashboards’ timeline
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way.
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NewsBW’s Sara Cook elected president of the Pensions Management Institute
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute has appointed Barnett Waddingham principal Sara Cook as its president.