Standard Life

Panellists discuss the proposed amendments to default retirement age and state pension age, and look at how DC schemes will deal with these changes

The recent announcement that pension increases will be linked to CPI rather than RPI could leave future pensioners out of pocket. Helen Morrissey looks at whether this will be the case, and asks how the change needs to be managed

The Shop Direct Group is consulting with staff on proposals to close the Littlewoods Pension Scheme to future accrual from 31 December this year.

The Treasury's pensions tax reform proposals must target defined benefit schemes to raise the £3bn-£4bn a year it needs, Standard Life says.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: Are corporate wrap platforms the solution to successfully encourage employees to engage with their savings?

Trustees and employers need to decide whether to communicate higher rate tax relief rules to members or change their schemes to avoid incurring a tax charge, Standard Life says.

Employees who leave a company prior to retirement could be worst hit by the indexation switch from RPI to CPI, a pensions expert warns.

The Department for Work and Pensions' plans to abolish transfers between contracted-out defined benefit and defined contribution schemes could lead to a "firesale" of final salary liabilities, a consultant warns.

UK - The Department for Work and Pensions' plans to abolish transfers between contracted-out defined benefit and defined contribution schemes could lead to a "firesale" of final salary liabilities, a consultant warns.

Standard Life has seen net corporate business inflows increase by 64% in the first half of the year.