All Pensions UK (formerly PLSA) articles
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NewsAuto-enrolment reforms could introduce unwelcome complexity, study finds
Introducing flexible approaches to auto-enrolment contributions risks introducing complexities and would not be popular among savers or employers, according to a major study led by Pensions UK.
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NewsPensions UK: Retirement Living Standards show savers face ‘cliff edge’
Only 23% of workers will achieve a moderate retirement lifestyle with current contribution rates, according to Pensions UK research, building on its influential Retirement Living Standards.
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People NewsAppointments: Fiveash to chair Pensions UK as trade body seeks refresh
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 29 May 2026.
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NewsReality check for surplus release: PPI research shows limits of new policy
Funding resilience, scheme rules, fiduciary duty, and other factors could all restrict the ability or willingness of trustees to return surplus to employers or members, according to a new report.
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OpinionPensions UK: Commission is a bold first step towards a fairer, more adequate system
As the pensions industry absorbs the Pensions Commission’s interim report and assesses its findings, Pensions UK’s Matthew Blakstad highlights some key points and where the trade body will focus its efforts in the coming months.
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News‘Wake up call’ on adequacy from Pensions Commission in interim report
The government has been urged to act promptly to address the gender pension gap and the lack of retirement options for the self-employed, following the publication of the Pensions Commission’s interim report.
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OpinionPensions UK: Mandation, markets and the future of pensions
Pensions UK’s new defined contribution policy chief Phil Brown looks back at the trade body’s investment conference earlier this month and the key themes and talking points that emerged.
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NewsHow the UK’s largest pension schemes have navigated recent volatility
Investment bosses from Border to Coast, People’s Pension and Railpen outline how their governance structures have helped them navigate market turbulence in recent months
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People NewsPensions UK overhauls policy groups with scheme and provider expertise
The trade body has added 21 senior representatives to its policy committees, which decide on the organisation’s agendas for different sectors of the industry.
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NewsPensions UK and ABI launch last stand against mandation clause
“Now is the time to drop the reserve mandation power” from the Pension Schemes Bill, the industry trade body says, as the legislation reaches its final stages.
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NewsUnions and industry rally against Reform UK’s LGPS plans
Pensions UK has said Reform’s comments about the LGPS are “not supported by evidence”, as the party’s deputy leader confirms plans for a DB to DC switch.
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OpinionPensions UK: Real-world impact of salary sacrifice cap is being underplayed
Pensions UK’s executive director of policy and advocacy Zoe Alexander issues a stark warning on the salary sacrifice cap and its impact on retirement saving, following recent analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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NewsPension funds express concern over scrapping of audit reform bill
Pensions UK and the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign are “disappointed” that the government has shelved plans to raise standards in the audit sector, following several high-profile cases affecting investors.
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NewsPensions UK issues ‘wake-up call’ research on salary sacrifice
The trade body has warned the government that changing the salary sacrifice rules will create confusion and lead to savers losing out when the plans come into effect in 2029.
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NewsGovernance for Growth seeks to bust myths as Pensions UK lends support
Pensions UK has teamed up with the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign, which is chaired by Railpen and also includes some of the UK’s largest pension schemes.
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OpinionPensions UK: Budget silver linings for pension schemes
Pensions UK’s Dirk Paterson looks for some positive takes on last week’s Budget announcements relating to investment, indexation, and taxation.
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In DepthIn Depth: The last-ditch campaign to save salary sacrifice
The pensions industry has rallied in a last-ditch attempt to dissuade the government from changing salary sacrifice rules, just days ahead of the Budget.
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People NewsAppointments: Pensions UK, M&G, Simmons & Simmons, State Street
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 24 October 2025.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: We can be (pension) heroes
Torsten Bell urged delegates at the Pensions UK Annual Conference to be “pension heroes” through the ambitious change agenda facing the industry over the next few years. Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve hopes it’s not just for one day…
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NewsPensions UK outlines feasibility study for small pots consolidation
Pensions UK Annual Conference: A feasibility review of small pots consolidation, overseen by Pensions UK, has found that more than a million pots under £1,000 could be consolidated, while approximately 800,000 pots are unlikely to be consolidated.