Defined Contribution
Defined Benefit
A flat-rate of tax relief is the most likely reform to appear in the Chancellor's March Budget according to Aon Hewitt‘s predictions.
23 February 2016
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3 min read
Defined Contribution
Recent Royal London research showed people may need to work until their 80s to secure decent retirement incomes. Helen Morrissey says contribution rates need to be raised sooner rather than later.
23 February 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
Trustees must be confident the new chair governance statements are accurate to avoid future liability, writes PP.
23 February 2016
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4 min read
Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a discussion paper to learn how financial services firm can better engage with an increasingly ageing population.
22 February 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Almost a fifth of schemes have not reviewed their default investment strategy in light of freedom and choice according to Lifesight, the master trust owned by Willis Towers Watson.
22 February 2016
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1 min read
Defined Contribution
The state pension triple lock is unnecessary and could place an unfair burden on future working generations, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has argued.
19 February 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
An overwhelming majority of Financial Times (FT) staff have accepted a deal on their pensions after seven months of tension which saw two threats of strike action.
17 February 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The average pensioner's income has risen by more than a fifth since 2002 while working-age incomes remained broadly stagnant at around 2% says the Resolution Foundation.
16 February 2016
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Introducing a pension ISA could dramatically lower savings and reduce the size of the economy over 20 years according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
16 February 2016
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Helen Morrissey asks if signposting will help scheme members get better retirement outcomes.
16 February 2016
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1 min read
