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Should the government make it easier for trustees to invest in illiquid assets?
Should the government make it easier for trustees to invest in illiquid assets?

The government is encouraging schemes to invest in illiquid assets with higher performance fees. Kim Kaveh asks if this is a good idea.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 February 2019
CDC must have a strong member voice
CDC must have a strong member voice

Tim Sharp warns the DWP's plans for collective DC risk establishing an inhospitable environment for the lay trustee

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 January 2019
We must help young people build the financial resilience they crave
We must help young people build the financial resilience they crave

Tim Sharp says more fundamental reforms are necessary in order to make a big difference to the lives of young workers

  • Industry
  • 26 September 2018
Let's talk about inequality
Let's talk about inequality

Tim Sharp says the way we pursue retirement provision can amplify or dampen divisions experienced in working lives

  • Industry
  • 29 June 2018
What is the future role of DB schemes?
What is the future role of DB schemes?

Tim Sharp says the government has missed some big opportunities to help workers in the DB white paper.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 21 March 2018
We need more predictability in pensions
We need more predictability in pensions

Tim Sharp says as the conclusion of the government's AE review approaches, we must start asking more fundamental questions about what sort of pensions system we are building

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 November 2017
Should the govt introduce mandatory contribution rates?
Should the govt introduce mandatory contribution rates?

Mandatory rates rather than minimum rates could substantially benefit members, but it may be too challenging to implement them now, writes Kim Kaveh.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 November 2017
 How national retirement targets could boost savings
How national retirement targets could boost savings

Michael Klimes explores how national retirement targets similar to those used in Australia could help improve member outcomes

  • Industry
  • 19 October 2017
Nearly one million hospitality staff face retirement poverty as study reveals AE blackspots
Nearly one million hospitality staff face retirement poverty as study reveals AE blackspots

Six in ten hospitality workers are slipping through the net of automatic enrolment (AE), a Trades Union Congress (TUC) analysis has found.

  • Industry
  • 09 October 2017
We must protect older people who are unable to work
We must protect older people who are unable to work

Tim Sharp says the government's plans to increase the state pension age to 68 from 2037 is an absurdly crude mechanism for forcing people to work longer

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 September 2017
TUC: Default retirement pathways key to generating retirement income
TUC: Default retirement pathways key to generating retirement income

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said more must be done to develop default pathways so defined contribution (DC) savers have enough to live on in retirement.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 September 2017
What should be the priority for DB reform?
What should be the priority for DB reform?

A panel at Pensions and Benefits UK discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the DB system. Michael Klimes reports

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 July 2017
Policymakers need to tackle pensions insecurity
Policymakers need to tackle pensions insecurity

Tim Sharp says in the battle for decent jobs, decent and secure pensions are essential.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 June 2017
TUC: Triple lock must be maintained after snap election
TUC: Triple lock must be maintained after snap election

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for the triple lock on the state pension to be maintained by whoever wins the general election.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 May 2017
Should there be a minimum retirement income to access freedoms?
Should there be a minimum retirement income to access freedoms?

Ever since Freedom and Choice there have been worries people could spend their pension savings too early on. Michael Klimes considers a way to prevent this

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 February 2017
Does auto-enrolment need to be more flexible to be sustained during Brexit?
Does auto-enrolment need to be more flexible to be sustained during Brexit?

Economic uncertainty is expected to grow while the UK leaves the European Union, which could make it harder to increase auto-enrolment contribution rates. Michael Klimes asks if more flexibility is needed

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 January 2017

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