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  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Pension funds rebuff government fee liberalisation plan

    Industry warns of higher charges in scheme ministers hope could boost infrastructure investment

  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Investments
    Vanguard launches price war in UK pensions market

    World’s second largest asset manager unveils low-cost retirement advice service

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Pension schemes take legal action over reformulation of inflation measure

    Ford, BT and Marks and Spencer argue UK Statistics Authority lacked authority to change retail price index

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    UK universities
    UK universities propose cutting benefits to save pension scheme

    Measures are employers’ response to shortfall in funding rising from £3.6bn to £18bn in 2 years

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    Pensions industry
    Markets rebound boosts US state pension plans

    Strong rally in equities drives improvement in funding position of retirement schemes

  • Saturday, 3 April, 2021
    Pensions industry
    Nest seeks lower PE fees in return for regular capital allocations

    UK’s largest workplace pension scheme refuses to pay the ‘two and 20’ model charged by buyout groups

  • Friday, 2 April, 2021
    Pensions
    Child benefit ‘mistake’ leaves 200,000 families at risk of state pension reduction

    Parents could be eligible for higher retirement income relating to child benefit claims

  • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
    Inside BusinessJohn Plender
    Pension funds pay the price for bond market distortions

    Interest rate moves raise questions about how scheme liabilities should be calculated

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Pension drawdown
    Pension ‘dippers’ unaware of tax trap

    260,000 savers withdrew money from retirement funds last year, triggering a cut to their annual allowance

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    Uber ruling opens up gig economy pension hopes

    Court decision on ride-sharing employees indicates a ‘shift towards recognising workers’ rights’

  • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
    Pensions crisis
    Pension regulator under fire over university fund valuation

    Concerns raised after sector’s main retirement fund estimated shortfall of up to £18bn

  • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
    Margaret Wilson
    Why women are worse off in retirement

    £2.7bn state pension back payments are the latest indication of inequalities

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    State pension
    UK women win £2.7bn top-up to underpaid state pensions

    About 200,000 retirees could be in line for payouts averaging £13,500 after years of shortfalls

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    Personal pensions
    Pensions lifetime allowance frozen for five years

    Treasury estimates the move will raise £990m by 2025/26

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    Universities Superannuation Scheme
    UK universities face big rise in pension contributions

    Shortfall in superannuation scheme jumps to an estimate of more than £14bn

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Pensions
    UK companies strike pension deals to ease pressure from pandemic

    Groups in hard-hit sectors look at deferring scheme payments in return for share of future dividends or lump sums

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    LexInternational Airlines Group
    IAG/M&B/pensions: excess baggage Premium

    It makes senses to give struggling companies flexibility on scheme payments

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Next Act
    Is there still life in the annuities market?

    Tomorrow’s retirees want guaranteed income — but not at any price

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Next Act
    Why can’t I transfer my final salary pension?

    Professional advisers are increasingly reluctant to recommend giving up guaranteed income

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Pensions
    ‘40 per cent of advisers lift fees to pension transfer clients’

    Many advisers pull out of market, blaming soaring insurance costs

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Pensions industry
    UK pension schemes face new climate risk reporting rules

    Government pushes trustees to assess environmental impact of their investment portfolios

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Next Act
    How much is enough to retire on?

    You might know the value of your pension pot, but predicting how much income it could provide is trickier

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    UK business & economy
    UK business rescues threatened by fears over pension regulator’s new powers

    Advisers say criminal responsibility provisions in law are so broad it is unclear who might be targeted

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Pensions industry
    UK ‘final salary’ pension reform watered down after backlash

    Industry and trustees warned that proposals on investing in lower-risk assets would have led to scheme closures

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Next Act
    Thousands of UK savers advised to give up final-salary pensions

    FCA data showing transfers under banned charging model adds to mis-selling fears

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