Retirees planning for a £250k pension pot only got £131k upon retirement, leading to a £480 monthly income reduction. New findings from Standard Life's Retirement Voice Report shed light on the retirement...
More freedom in accessing scheme surpluses may be beneficial to sponsoring employers as well as members, according to TPT Retirement Solutions. TPT calls for a statutory override that would permit the sharing...
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has submitted its feedback to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) regarding its Statement of Strategy consultation saying that while some of the information requested by TPR is...
Broadstone has acquired Vestigo Partners, an analytics and credit risk consultancy established in 2017. Vestigo provides credit risk assessment, modelling, and analytical solutions for a diverse range of customers including lenders and...
Sitting in the gleaming Deloitte offices with its spectacular views of Sydney harbour and the opera house, Trevor Matthews looks happy to be back in his home city. His globetrotting has seen...
There is much that the UK can learn from the Australian pensions system: the simplicity of the process for members, the look through to a single, bigger pot, the single set of...
Back in the early 1990s, when former pension reform regulators like me were shaping Australia’s plan to embrace compulsory superannuation coverage and employer/employee contributions, English trust law was seen as the mechanism...
SPONSORED CONTENT The future of UK pensions is poised for transformation, inspired by the comprehensive Australian superannuation system and ‘pot for life’ model. This article delves into key aspects and lessons from...
Australia’s superannuation system has comprehensively tackled the issue of proliferation of small pots, leading to reduced administration costs and a single view of the entirety of the individual’s pension saving. When the...
UK policymakers are determined to tackle the proliferation of small pots in the UK’s pension system, and are keen to drive consolidation of market players into fewer, bigger providers. The government has...
