LCP is arguing in favour of a new "opt-in" regime that would fully protect member benefits through the PPF in its response to the DWP's consultation on options for DB schemes, According...
The number of pension transfers has fallen to the lowest level in five years, according to XPS Pensions Group’s latest data. The number of transfers has been on a downward trajectory for...
Savers who were wrongly advised to transfer out of DB schemes will now receive significantly less compensation as a result of spiralling annuity rates. In some cases people who would have received a...
The pensions industry continues to scratch its head at the issue of retirement and how to assist scheme members when they move to the income stage of their financial lives. A recent...
Rising funding levels are making Defined Benefit (DB) pension trustees think about their illiquid assets with 40 per cent saying that reducing their scheme's allocation to illiquid assets is now a top...
Around 84 per cent of defined benefit (DB) pension scheme members are failing to consider a switch to a more flexible arrangement, raising concerns some are at risk of missing out by...
The ongoing cost of living crisis continues to bite Britain’s pension savers. But for women especially, it appears to be having an even bigger impact on their financial futures. This is one...
Over half of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK would consider ways of securing benefits for their members beyond insurance-based solutions, according to Aon. The research was conducted by Aon...
The Pension Protection Fund's 7800 Index (PPF) shows that the aggregate surplus of the 5,131 schemes is estimated to have increased over the month to £446.1bn at the end of July 2023,...
The positive power of pension planning is a key takeaway from Standard Life’s Retirement Voice 2022 report, which asked almost 6,000 people from across the UK how they think and feel about...
