All State pension articles – Page 10
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OpinionLessons from abroad for averting a pensions crisis
From the blog: The idyllic view of retirees relaxing in comfortable surroundings at home or on holiday with apparently little financial worry is one often portrayed; but it is increasingly becoming an aspiration impossible to realise for the majority of people.
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News
A million older workers fall into unemployment trap
An “unemployment trap” preventing older people from finding jobs requires a rethink of pensions and benefits policy, a new report claimed on Tuesday, as state pension age increases threaten to harm those left out of the labour market.
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OpinionWe can make pensions both affordable and adequate
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: Governments need to strike a balance between affordability and adequacy if they are to avoid problems in the future, says the International Longevity Centre’s Brian Beach.
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News
Industry push to increase pensions engagement
With Pension Awareness Day fast approaching, experts explain how employers and a positive approach to retirement saving and communications can help.
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News
Government must clarify minimum pension age plans, say experts
HM Treasury has been urged to clarify its plans for increasing the age at which savers can access pension freedoms, after it accelerated the rate at which the state pension age will increase in July.
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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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OpinionA pensions system to support everyone
Having spent nearly three months as the minister for pensions and financial inclusion, I have been struck by how much we have recently achieved to help the public to think more smartly about retirement, but also the challenges we must face in improving our pensions saving system.
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Opinion
The 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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OpinionPlastic Lamborghinis: The worrying FCA Retirement Outcomes Review
From the blog: The Financial Conduct Authority’s latest Retirement Outcomes Review presented some interesting statistics, particularly for those of us in the business of designing pre-retirement investment strategies.
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OpinionSPA increase could hurt under-saved Generation X
While some industries experience peaks and troughs of activity, the pensions industry seems to be in a near constant frenzied state, with the spotlight now falling on the state pension.
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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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News
Cridland: Longevity as big an issue as climate change
Savers need to be more aware of the consequences of an ageing population on retirement saving, with providers, regulators and employers all having a part to play in improving engagement, say experts.
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News
Triple lock to be retained in Tory-DUP deal
The Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party have struck a deal to maintain the triple lock, sparking concerns over what this means for pensions policy in the long term.
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OpinionBetween the lines
Editorial: Was it because she needed to be at Ascot later that day that the Queen’s Speech seemed shorter this time?
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News
Queen'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
What to expect on pensions from the new government
Ruth Bamforth from Walker Morris looks at some of the pensions policies we might see more of under a new government.
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NewsPensions slip down the agenda after election
If Theresa May’s Conservatives succeed in forming a lasting government, their immediate policy concerns regarding pensions are unlikely to change.
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Opinion
Pension priorities for the general election
Graham Vidler, director of external affairs at the PLSA, calls on the next government to make improvements to the state pension and auto-enrolment.
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OpinionParty politics meets pensions
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Hugh Nolan on the main parties’ manifesto pledges for pensions.
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Opinion
The mother of all wash-ups
From the blog: Perhaps it would have been helpful of Theresa May and her cabinet to give a little more thought to the progress of current legislation before taking the country to the polls.