Pensions

It has been a remarkable three weeks in the world of politics, economics, sterling and gilt markets and pensions with events from each sphere having a profound effect on all the others....

Hymans Robertson is the latest consultancy firm to criticise draft regulations for defined benefit schemes. It says it is “deeply concerned” about key parts of these proposals, and suggests the Department of...

Despite the Prime Minister's April’s National Insurance (NI) contribution increase of 1.25 per cent, the anticipated rush of businesses implementing a salary sacrifice arrangement as a more efficient way for employees to pay...

Business journalists used to have an award called ‘the golden bollock’. It was presented every year at the TUC conference to the hack who had written the story with the most outlandish clangers...

Hargreaves Lansdown has improved its pension transfer times by over 60 per cent, according to data from the latest Origo Transfer Index. Hargreaves Lansdown’s performance has seen some significant improvements over the past...

Business leaders do not expect the current cost of living crisis to abate within the next 12 months. Research conducted by Partners& among C-suite professionals and senior HR, finance and payroll executives found...

Members of defined contribution (DC) pension funds in their 50s or 60s, are even more at risk than those in DB schemes: Members of DC schemes, especially if they are in lifestyle...

The Department of Work & Pensions has confirmed that Alex Burghart will be the  new minister for pensions and growth. His official title is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department...

The Pensions Regulator has offered guidance to trustees, setting out action they need to take before the Bank of England’s ends its bond buyback programme at the end of this week. The...

Ross Trustees has made eight new hires over the last quarter, expanding its team by 10 per cent.  The pension services firm says this expanded team of 67 specialist will help it...