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Holly Roach

Holly Roach

Deputy Editor

Holly Roach is Deputy Editor at Professional Pensions. She joined the magazine as correspondent in 2018 after completing her undergraduate degree in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She held the role of senior correspondent between 2020 and 2022 and was news editor between 2022 and 2025. Outside of pensions, Holly enjoys dance, visiting restaurants and spending time with friends and family.

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Pension Schemes Bill reaches House of Lords report stage

Industry

Pension Schemes Bill reaches House of Lords report stage

Members of the House of Lords will closely scrutinise elements of the bill

clock 16 March 2026 • 1 min read
Concern among employers that financial pressure could undermine pension saving

Industry

Concern among employers that financial pressure could undermine pension saving

Most employers surveyed by People’s Pension fear employees will opt out of workplace pensions

clock 13 March 2026 • 1 min read
Value you can destroy through 'second rate' advice is 'significant'

Industry

Value you can destroy through 'second rate' advice is 'significant'

Conference delegates heard schemes need expertise but not at the expense of other things

clock 12 March 2026 • 1 min read
New era in pensions 'brings new challenges'

Law and Regulation

New era in pensions 'brings new challenges'

Industry experts told conference delegates the VfM framework is ‘one of many pieces of the puzzle’

clock 11 March 2026 • 2 min read
Trust in pensions is 'too low', pensions minister Torsten Bell says

Industry

Trust in pensions is 'too low', pensions minister Torsten Bell says

Minister confirmed to conference delegates retirement CDC ‘will happen this year’

clock 11 March 2026 • 1 min read
Kristy Cotton: Adopting different skillsets as the industry transforms

Industry

Kristy Cotton: Adopting different skillsets as the industry transforms

Cotton discusses the rise of AI, revamping the buyout process and planning for the unknown

clock 09 March 2026 • 5 min read
DWP launches guidance for DC schemes to meet £25bn scale measures

Defined Contribution

DWP launches guidance for DC schemes to meet £25bn scale measures

Bill set to introduce requirement for DC schemes to operate default arrangement of at least £25bn AUM from 2030

clock 09 March 2026 • 3 min read
Industry broadly supportive of VfM proposals but warns some challenges remain

Industry

Industry broadly supportive of VfM proposals but warns some challenges remain

Pensions industry responds to consultation on VfM framework for DC schemes

clock 09 March 2026 • 6 min read
Royal London BPA business secures £1.3bn of premiums in first full year of trading

Industry

Royal London BPA business secures £1.3bn of premiums in first full year of trading

Firm’s annual results show workplace pension membership has reached 2.2 million savers

clock 06 March 2026 • 1 min read
TPR sets out projections for next ten years of DB schemes

Industry

TPR sets out projections for next ten years of DB schemes

Regulator’s report suggests insurance market is able to absorb all schemes intending to buyout over next decade

clock 04 March 2026 • 4 min read
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