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NewsExperts outline major challenges facing the Pensions Commission
The Pensions Commission should concentrate on improving outcomes for self-employed and low-paid workers, and closing the gender gap, industry experts have agreed.
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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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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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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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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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NewsGovernment 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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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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NewsRachel Reeves ‘confident’ that investment mandation won’t be necessary
The chancellor addressed the financial services industry at an event in London last night, unveiling plans to encourage individual savers to invest more rather than hold savings in cash.
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In DepthIn Depth: 2025’s end-of-term report on pensions dashboards [updated]
With connection deadlines coming and going and many organisations already linked up, independent consultant Richard Smith assesses the government’s progress on dashboards and looks at what is still left to do to make them a reality.
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NewsAnalysing the Pension Schemes Bill’s £29,000 pot boost target
Government claims reforms will deliver ‘more money in people’s pockets’, but experts say success hinges on execution of value-for-money regime.
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NewsIFS recommends state pension and auto-enrolment changes to boost adequacy
Recommendations from the IFS’s two-and-a-half-year research project could boost private savings by £11bn a year and help improve pension outcomes, the institute says.
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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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NewsAre pension scheme trustees being overlooked in policy discussions?
A new report exploring the “pensions powerbrokers” has called for the government to pay more attention to the views of professional, independent and member-nominated trustees.
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NewsIFS’s Paul Johnson warns of 'big risks' in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking some big risks with her first Budget, according to the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Paul Johnson.
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OpinionTrade-offs, dependencies and unintended consequences
The pensions industry needs to “leave it all on the track” to get the best outcomes from changing government policies, writes Rob Yuille of the Association of British Insurers.
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OpinionEditor’s notes: Rumours and realities
This week saw the spectre of pensions tax relief changes rise yet again. How likely is it that this long-feared prospect may become a reality?
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OpinionDelays and uncertainty for pensions as election called
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association laments the setbacks to important government policies caused by the dissolution of parliament ahead of the election.
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NewsElection called: Key issues for the pensions industry
Pensions Expert looks at what policies and consultations could be paused or shelved now that an election has been called – and what a new government should focus on.
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NewsIndustry doubts prospect of success of Mansion House reforms
Less than a third of pension industry professionals believe the Mansion House reforms will be effective, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).
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OpinionThe election is looming!
The PPI’s Daniela Silcock looks at some key issues for a new administration to address.