Retirement
Six ways to boost your pension pot
Putting together a pension fund can be tricky to tackle, whether you have just set foot into the world of work, or have been working for years and are approaching retirement. Emily McKinnon looks at effective ways of saving for retirement.
Targeting the key to DC success
Targets for retirement income can help individuals improve outcomes for retirement. Paul Waters looks at how such an approach can work
Good communications are more important than ever
Malcolm Mclean says getting the channels of communication right and engaging more openly is a good starting point
Why should a rising star join pensions?
Girish Menezes says we must not forget our young pension professionals and rising stars are critical stakeholders within the equation
Richard Butcher: Are we on the brink of a new opportunity?
The PLSA's Richard Butcher says we should all work harder to reconnect with the saver, be open with them and tell them the truth
Bulk annuity and consolidator adviser K3 launches in pioneering move
The first specialist independent firm advising pension schemes on bulk annuities or moving to a consolidator has been set up with ambitions to shake up the market.
Adrian Boulding: My pension predictions for 2019
NOW Pensions' director of policy says this will be the year when the net-pay anomaly becomes too awkward to ignore, and predicts LISA will have its own lifetime curtailed
'Healthy' life expectancy falls for women but improves for men
Females can expect to live a greater number of years in poor health than males, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for 2015 to 2017.
UK workers need to save less for retirement than other countries, finds research
Fidelity International has created global retirement savings guidelines to help employers and employees understand how much is needed to save for retirement, writes Kim Kaveh.
Pensions minister: AE is working, people are saving long term
Guy Opperman says as contribution rates increase, millions more people will be able to look ahead to retirement with confidence
Pensions need more government focus following Budget
Nigel Peaple says the government should set a clear objective for tax relief as the first step in making the system work better for savers
The DC prosperity illusion and what DB can teach us
Analysis by Cardano finds the increased cost of lifetime inflation-linked retirement income has significantly outstripped investment performance. Stephanie Baxter looks at the findings
Theo Kocken: Why it would be disastrous to mix pre- and post- retirement members in CDC
Theo Kocken says a collective approach to pensions is, at best, only half right for the UK
NEST: Aligning financial value with values will help our members
Diandra Soobiah says the sector must look at how to use positive examples of where value and values might align to build more trust and engagement among pension savers
Three quarters of NEST members want their pensions invested responsibly
A survey conducted by NEST highlights its members' views on responsible investment. Kim Kaveh explores the data
Lessons from Lehman for pension trustees
A decade after the crisis, Rory Murphy says the industry must embrace the same approach to consumer engagement that is benefitting innovators in banking and retail
Let's talk about inequality
Tim Sharp says the way we pursue retirement provision can amplify or dampen divisions experienced in working lives
Bulk annuity service launched in bid to revolutionise transactions
A buyout tool which provides schemes with up-to-date pricing and comparisons between insurers has been launched by JLT Employee Benefits.
Prudential sells £12bn annuity book to Rothesay Life
Prudential has sold £12bn in annuity assets to reinsurance business Rothesay Life as part of its M&G demerger announced today.
How we can bridge the gender gap in pensions
On International Women's Day, Kim Kaveh says evidence shows the gender gap in pension savings is still far too big, and looks at ways to close it
Over 750,000 scheme members at risk of passing pensions to the wrong person when they die
Hundreds of thousands of people coming up to retirement are at risk of their pension being given to an ex-partner when they die, Royal London research finds.
How we can get people to love pensions
Graham Vidler says government and industry have the perfect opportunity to deliver a consistent message about the value of saving for retirement
UK savers in the dark on planning for retirement
Four in five members of UK pension schemes do not know how to utilise savings pot for retirement, according to research by MFS Investment Management.
How to bridge the intergenerational gap in pensions
The Association of Consulting Actuaries has proposed a 'national flexible ISA' and tax reform to improve intergenerational fairness. Kim Kaveh looks at how these would work
