All Policy articles – Page 14
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Features
What do the ONS labour stats tell us?
Analysis: Record numbers of older workers have come as little surprise to economists, but what will it mean for other generations, and might the broad trends hide potential pitfalls for pensions policy?
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OpinionThe societal shift hindering good pensions policy
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Hugh Nolan says politicians and the public are locked in an individualistic system that prejudices policy soundbites over sound policy.
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News
Government follows Cridland on state pension age
The government has announced its intentions to implement the recommendations of the Cridland report, bringing the state pension age from 67 to 68 seven years ahead of schedule.
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NewsQueen's Speech omits pensions as focus is firmly on Brexit
After the intensity and frequency of debate and consultation on pension issues, the industry is left in limbo by the government’s legislative programme.
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Opinion
Cunningham: Next government must boost transparency
In the first of a series of interviews with political candidates representing their parties on pensions issues, we hear from Alex Cunningham, Labour MP for Stockton North.
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News
DWP blocks Nest drawdown in favour of industry innovation
The Department for Work and Pensions has decided against letting Nest offer drawdown after strong opposition emerged at consultation, opting instead to rely on industry innovation, but some have questioned whether the market will provide this.
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Opinion
Key takeaways from the finance bill 2017
Eversheds’ Tom Meyrick takes a closer look at the finance bill and what it means for pensions.
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FeaturesShipbuilding members can board public sector scheme
The Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme has given certain members of its Fleet Support section the choice to rejoin a public service pension scheme as part of the government’s 'new fair deal' policy, but experts say it might not all be plain sailing.
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News
Increased contributions vital to continue AE success story
The real tests of auto-enrolment are still to come, one of the architects of the initiative has warned, as an adequacy report found many defined contribution-reliant members of Generation X are already beyond auto-enrolment’s help.
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News
Select committee urges government to scrap triple lock
The Work and Pensions Committee has called for the state pension triple lock to be scrapped, in an attempt to ameliorate an economy "skewed in favour of baby boomers and against millennials".
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OpinionWhat have we learnt from the pensions undersecretary’s first 100 days?
The changes at Westminster following the fateful EU referendum effectively resulted in a new government, including responsibility for pensions. Hopefully this does not signal a return to the revolving door at the Department for Work and Pensions.
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NewsPensions minister outlines plans, warns of AE challenges
Pensions minister Richard Harrington laid out his intentions for the pensions industry today, speaking at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s annual conference in Liverpool.
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OpinionHow to provide a flexible workplace savings scheme to all employees
JLT Employee Benefits’ Mark Pemberthy explains where he stands in terms of pensions and the lifetime Isa.
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OpinionWhat to expect from the forthcoming pensions bill
We do not yet know when the pensions bill announced in the Queen’s Speech will be released, but Ruth Bamforth of Walker Morris outlines what we can expect when it does.
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Opinion
No more short notice, please
The Pensions Management Institute’s Tim Middleton looks back at pension policy under the previous government, and reveals his thoughts on what the new government should do differently.
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News
More detail emerges on pensions dashboard
The working group charged with devising a pensions dashboard – a single destination where consumers will be able to view all their retirement savings pots – has released its view of what it should look like.
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News
PPI calls for industry to judge charges holistically
Schemes should not put undue focus on charges when assessing value for money, the Pensions Policy Institute said last week, after research showed charge levels do not necessarily correlate with outcomes.
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OpinionWhat does Iain Duncan Smith's resignation mean for pensions?
There was a big upset in Westminster over the weekend as former secretary of state for work and pensions Iain Duncan Smith resigned in protest over the chancellor’s latest round of benefit cuts.
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News
PLSA launches DB taskforce as deficits spiral
PLSA Investment Conference 2016: While the combined deficit in the PPF 7800 index has reached £322.8bn, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association said it has launched a taskforce to “tackle the problems faced by defined benefit pension schemes”.
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OpinionAn outstanding year for pensions…
Editorial: And by that I mean we’re coming to the end of 2015 with several gargantuan issues left outstanding, hanging over the heads of schemes and providers.