All Pensions UK (formerly PLSA) articles
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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.
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NewsPensions UK Annual Conference - live blog coverage from Manchester
Live coverage from Manchester of the trade body’s first conference since its summer rebrand as Pensions UK.
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NewsPensions industry confident of sector’s resilience in face of major reforms
More than three quarters of pensions industry professionals expect the sector to successfully navigate the significant reforms proposed over the next few years, according to new research from trade body Pensions UK.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Reasons to be cheerful
As the pensions industry prepares to gather in Manchester for Pensions UK’s annual conference, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve looks on the bright side of all the changes ahead.
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People NewsPensions UK seeks head of DC policy to lead on major reforms
The trade body is advertising for a senior policy leader to develop its thinking around defined contribution pensions, including master trusts and “lifetime savings”.
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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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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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OpinionA lesson from the past about policymaking for an uncertain future
Pensions UK’s newly appointed deputy director for strategic policy and research Matthew Blakstad reveals a deeply personal insight into the reality of retirement, and frames some of the challenges ahead.
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People NewsPensions UK appoints deputies as part of strategic overhaul
Dirk Paterson and Matthew Blakstad join as deputy directors as the trade body aims to get “2030 ready”.
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NewsPensions 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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NewsCall for levy reform as pension schemes hit with ‘surprise’ £15m PPF bill [updated]
Pensions UK is calling for urgent government action after DB pension schemes were unexpectedly billed for an administration levy connected to the PPF, with the largest schemes facing bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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NewsPLSA rebrands to Pensions UK as part of fresh five-year strategy
The pensions industry’s trade body has rebranded itself as Pensions UK following a detailed review of its strategy, and set out a plan to expand its reach and influence over the next five years.
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NewsHousing costs will make or break retirement for Generation Rent
Retirement renters less than half to reach the minimum standard of living
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NewsPLSA warns against making UK investment mandatory
Giving the government the power to force particular asset allocations could undermine trust in the pensions system and introduce downside risks for pension schemes, the trade body has said.
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NewsPLSA calls for ‘evidence-led’ approach to LGPS pooling overhaul
The pensions industry trade body has urged the government to put members at the centre of pooling reforms and to ensure a review process that is “transparent, fair, evidence-led and fully costed”.
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NewsPLSA rolls out new vote reporting standards for asset managers
The PLSA has unveiled a substantial update to its Vote Reporting Template at its Investment Conference in Edinburgh, aiming to cut costs and improve transparency in stewardship.