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    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Workers halt pension savings as cost of living crisis bites

      Warning over long-term damage to retirement funds

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      Universities Superannuation Scheme
      Pension chief bonus sparks union anger ahead of university strike ballot

      College staff condemn payment to Universities Superannuation Scheme boss after facing retirement benefits cuts

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Financial Conduct Authority UK
      MPs call for review into UK regulator’s handling of pension mis-selling scandal

      Financial Conduct Authority ‘failed’ to protect British Steel Pension Scheme members from ‘unscrupulous advisers’, report finds

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Pensions industry
      UK pension schemes confronted by growing liquidity strains

      Investment consultant Mercer warns more asset sales will be required to avoid disruption to long-term plans

    • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
      UK universities
      Universities accused of misleading claims over UK staff pension reforms

      Younger workers could lose up to £200,000 under benefits changes introduced in April, analysis shows

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      ExplainerUniversities Superannuation Scheme
      Will improved finances bring an end to UK university pension battle?

      Union insists cuts to benefits imposed in April can be reversed but employers stand firm

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      Universities Superannuation Scheme
      USS pension deficit shrinks from £14bn to £1.6bn in two years as markets surge

      Head of universities sector scheme suggests changes that led to widespread strike action might be adjusted

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Pension Protection Fund
      Pension lifeboat fund rules leave 83,000 with no cover for rising UK inflation

      Ministers urged to review PPF policy for elderly members exposed to cost of living crisis

    • Monday, 25 April, 2022
      Pensions Regulator UK
      UK pensions regulator enters dispute over £12mn surplus in water sector scheme

      Case closely watching by industry as more employers choose to offload retirement plans

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      UK mis-selling
      FCA’s redress scheme for steelworker pension mis-selling comes under fire

      Advocates describe regulator’s proposal as ‘compensation on the cheap’

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      John Ralfe
      P&O pensioners should sit tight despite fund concerns

      Disturbing accounts of how much the ferry group owes its pension schemes

    • Friday, 18 March, 2022
      Andrew Bailey
      Ex-FCA chief Bailey ‘fell asleep’ in pensions mis-selling meeting

      BoE governor’s ‘head dropped and had his eyes closed’ during steelworkers hearing

    • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
      UK universities
      UK university union threatens marking boycott as employers pass pension cuts

      Changes could reduce retirement benefits for staff by a third, warns union

    • Saturday, 19 February, 2022
      Jo Grady
      Academic pensions are not a gift, but a right we have earned

      Staff who kept universities afloat during the pandemic deserve dignity in work and retirement

    • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
      UK universities
      UK universities face 10 days of walkouts over pay and pensions

      Almost 70 higher education institutions to be hit by strike action starting on February 14

    • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
      Pensions industry
      Cash flush US corporate pension plans pour billions into safety of bonds

      Booming equities mean schemes are on course to be fully funded for the first time since the financial crisis

    • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
      UK universities
      Lecturers at 58 UK universities strike over pensions and pay

      Three days of action will disrupt teaching but some students rallied to support academic staff

    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      University staff vote for three days of strikes in December

      UK campuses face industrial action before Christmas leaving the door open for ‘sustained disruption’ next year 

    • Saturday, 13 November, 2021
      John Dizard
      Puerto Rico debt deal highlights the dilemma of pension liabilities

      Restructurings typically leave a greater burden to meet retirement costs on those still working

    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      UK academics begin legal action to halt proposed cuts to pensions

      Move also seeks to speed up the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s efforts to divest from fossil fuel companies

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      UK mis-selling
      UK financial regulator faces probe over pension advice scandal

      Spending watchdog to assess how FCA oversaw transfers by thousands of steelworkers

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      Avoiding a pensions disaster at UK universities

      Focus on risk to find a way out of a bitter dispute

    • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      The mere thought of retirement stresses me out

      Most people in the UK are panicking about their pensions — but for vastly different reasons

    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
      News in-depth
      Anger grows in Wales steel towns over pensions mis-selling

      MPs call for inquiry into financial regulator as workers count the cost of bad advice

    • Sunday, 19 September, 2021
      Pensions industry
      US stock market rally bolsters state pension plans

      Recovery spreads across $3.9tn American public retirement system

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