Uncategorised

Since the coalition government came to power in May the retirement income industry has seen unprecedented change - not least the launch of a consultation on abolishing the Age 75 rule. This is a subject close to the hearts of many within the retirement...

Pensions minister Steve Webb has highlighted the need to develop a strong State pension to help people build up a decent level of retirement income. Speaking at the ABI Savings and Protection conference on 13 July the minister outlined his commitment...

The UK should look at the Chilean retirement system's multi-fund structure as it develops the default fund set-up for NEST, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development principal economist Pablo Antolin-Nicolas has said.

Following recent government announcements on annuity reform the issue of minimum income requirements has caused concern, as Sebastian Cheek reports

Treasury plans to curb the annual allowance to about £40,000 rather than slash tax relief for high earners have been backed by the industry.

The independent panel of experts tasked with assessing the viability of auto-enrolment and NEST has finished a run of seminars with stakeholders.

The PP Pensions Commission was charged with formulating a range of simple, low-cost policies the new government could look to implement as soon as it came to power in a bid to improve pensions provision.

The coalition government must communicate its long-term vision for pensions to the public ahead of the 2012 reforms, experts say.

UK - Threadneedle has appointed Mark Burgess as chief investment officer ahead of Sarah Arkle's retirement.

The announcement the government is set to index private sector pension increases to CPI rather than RPI will raise significant issues for schemes.