All Triple lock articles – Page 3

  • Opinion

    Pensions at the party political conferences

    2018-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Aegon’s Kate Smith explores the pensions policies hidden in the three main parties’ agendas, and explains why Brexit pressures mean few of them are likely to see the light of day.

  • Colin Wilson
    Opinion

    The pensions industry risks betraying Generation X

    2018-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Pensions policy has the unenviable task of providing for the needs of current retirees without unfairly burdening younger generations. Luckily, solutions do exist, writes Colin Wilson of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

  • News

    DWP publishes four-year plan

    2018-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Department for Work and Pensions has has ruled out ditching the triple lock and has pledged to continue providing means-tested pension credit, as it set out its objectives for the next four years. 

  • News

    Triple lock to be retained in Tory-DUP deal

    2017-06-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    News

    Queen's Speech omits pensions as focus is firmly on Brexit

    2017-06-21T00:00:00Z

    After the intensity and frequency of debate and consultation on pension issues, the industry is left in limbo by the government’s legislative programme.

  • News

    Pensions slip down the agenda after election

    2017-06-09T00:00:00Z

    If Theresa May’s Conservatives succeed in forming a lasting government, their immediate policy concerns regarding pensions are unlikely to change.

  • Hugh Nolan
    Opinion

    Party politics meets pensions

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The Society of Pension Professionals’ Hugh Nolan on the main parties’ manifesto pledges for pensions.

  • Source: Bloomberg
    News

    Election news sparks industry speculation

    2017-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement of a snap general election on June 8 this year has left pension commentators divided over the effect this might have on pensions policy.

  • News

    Labour's pension pledge card comes in for industry cost scrutiny

    2017-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The Labour party has launched a pensioners’ pledge card, promising to extend the triple lock until 2025, compensate some of those affected by increases in women’s state pension age, and to protect the pensions of UK citizens overseas.

  • News

    Hollis: Bring invisible women into AE system

    2017-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK’s pension system is failing “invisible women” who do not meet the auto-enrolment earnings threshold and are punished for leaving work to care for children, Labour peer Patricia Hollis has warned.

  • Simon Nicol
    Opinion

    How long can the triple lock last?

    2017-01-06T00:00:00Z

    With pensioners becoming increasingly wealthy, the triple lock on the state pension has come under fire. Thomas Miller Investment’s Simon Nicol asks whether it is time to bring it to an end.