Office for National Statistics
Employee DC contributions drop by 11% amid pandemic pressures
Defined contribution (DC) contributions were scaled back by 11% in the second quarter of 2020 as the impact of the pandemic set in, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
CMI: Second wave excess deaths hit 5,000
Another week-on-week increase in the number of deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate has brought total excess deaths since the beginning of the second wave to 5,000.
Be ready for sponsor distress, TPR tells trustees in fresh guidance
Trustees must know the signs of sponsor distress and be prepared to act quickly as the “first line of defence” for savers, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned.
CMI: Excess mortality continues as Covid-19 deaths rise
All-cause mortality remains higher than levels observed last year with the number of weekly deaths related to Covid-19 surpassing 1,000.
CMI: Mortality remains in line with pre-pandemic trends
Overall mortality remains in line with pre-coronavirus trends despite a recent increase in Covid-19 related deaths, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
CMI: Q3 mortality in line with pre-coronavirus trends
Despite year-to-date mortality rates sitting at their highest in 12 years, the level of deaths in the third quarter remained broadly the same as in 2019.
CMI: Aggregate excess deaths figure remains above 60,000
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has labelled statistics which show two months of deaths below 2019 levels as “modest”, warning of high excess figures.
CMI: Sixth successive week of deaths below 2019 levels
The latest update from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) for week 30 of 2020 shows a sixth successive week of recovering death rates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
CMI: Deaths remain below 2019 levels
There were 7% less deaths registered in week 26 of 2020 than if death rates had been the same as week 26 in 2019, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
CMI: First death level dip below 2019 recorded
The Continuous Mortality Investigation’s (CMI) mortality monitor has recorded a lower number of week-on-week deaths comparative to 2019 for the first since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the UK.
CMI: 'Sustained' drop in excess deaths
There is a continued gradual decline in the number of excess weekly deaths in England and Wales three months into the Covid-19 lockdown, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
People reaching pension freedoms age to peak this year
The number of people turning 55 and becoming eligible to use the pension freedoms will hit a peak of 941,000 this year, according to Aegon.
CMI: Excess mortality rate drops to the lowest level since March
The number of excess deaths for week 21 of the year have been very similar to the number of Covid-19 related deaths for the first time since March, according to the Continuous Mortality Index (CMI).
XPS tracker: Covid-19 deaths may have reached 50,000
A new tracker launched by XPS Pensions Group predicts Covid-19 related deaths for the UK are now at or close to 50,000.
CMI update shows deaths still more than double expected figures
A total of 2.2 times the amount deaths were registered in England and Wales last week when compared to data from 2019, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
Could coronavirus infect the Consumer Prices Index?
Covid-19 has presented the ONS with significant problems calculating inflation during lockdown. Latest Institute for Fiscal Studies research examines the challenges faced.
The Treasury must make a quick decision on RPI
With wider funding challenges and the need to play for the long-term, any change to inflation indexation must be swift and firm, says Sir Steve Webb.
Private pension wealth grows by £2.5trn over ten years
Private pension wealth has grown to £6.1trn in the last decade up from £3.6trn, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week’s top stories include the approval of the settlement deal between British Airways and the trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme, and calculations that show pension schemes could save 20% if they move to a defined contribution master trust....
AE seven years on: Has it been a success story?
AE has successfully brought millions of people into pension savings. But, as Kim Kaveh writes, it is far from perfect.
Life expectancy grows but slowdown in improvements continues
British people born between 2016 and 2018 are expected to live up to 4.2 weeks longer than those born in the 2015-17 period, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Occupational scheme membership rises to 45.6 million people
Membership of occupational pension scheme membership has risen to a record high of 45.6 million people as of the end of last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
UK inflation remains below target at 1.9% in March
UK inflation unexpectedly remained below target for the third month in a row in March, as higher fuel prices were offset by the falling prices of food and computer games.
Occupational scheme membership rises three points over 2018, finds ONS
Nearly four in five UK employees are now members of an occupational pension scheme, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveals.
