State pension

Knowing whether an independent Scotland would adopt the euro, keep sterling or create its own currency is fundamental to pension planning, Towers Watson says.

How demographic pressures could affect future provision

A significant section of the industry believes the government should axe the state pension 'triple lock', according to PP research.

The Pensions Bill has received Royal Assent in Parliament, bringing reforms to state pension and the abolition of defined benefit (DB) contracting out closer.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation on proposed changes caused by the abolition of contracting out of the additional state pension by defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Natasha Browne looks at the cost of the state pension in decades to come

The growing number of workers who are self-employed could hamper attempts to get more people saving into a pension scheme, according to a think tank.

The government can offer a more generous single-tier state pension and still create a cheaper system than is currently on offer, according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

PwC has urged the government to scrap the state pension age (SPA) after research found four out of ten people want more flexibility around when they can access their retirement benefits.

Seven out of ten people in the industry do not believe the combination of statutory auto-enrolment and new flat-rate state pension will give workers enough to retire on.