Young people are not a homogenous group, with some feeling hopeful and even confident about their pensions and retirement planning, while more associate it with negative emotions, according to research from The...
HMRC’s pension flexibility statistics reveals £44m was refunded to people over-taxed when accessing their pension. As part of its latest pension schemes newsletter, HMRC has revealed that between July 1 and September...
A draft bill to amend and clarify existing GMP conversion legislation has been published in Parliament. In June, Margaret Ferrier, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, announced that her bill would cover...
Unum UK has appointed Stuart Vann as a non-executive director, taking on the role of audit committee chair. Vann has extensive knowledge of the insurance industry, most recently serving as CEO of Esure Group...
Pension schemes in the UK still have a lot of work to do if they want to adapt to the challenges of climate change, according to a report from The Pensions Regulator...
Less than 1 per cent of investment funds are currently aligned with the temperature targets set out in the Paris agreement. This research, from non-profit organisation CDP studied 16,500 investment funds, worth...
The Chancellor’s announcement of an increase in the charge cap for auto-enrolment pension schemes, above the current 0.75 per cent level, has been well-trailed. The intention to encourage more pension money to...
The Chancellor has announced plans to address the ‘net pay anomaly’ which has seen many low-paid workers miss out on tax relief on their workplace pension contributions. However, pension experts have criticised...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a consultation on reforming the charge cap on DC workplace pensions in today’s Budget. This charge cap is currently set at 0.75 per cent. In his budget...
Pensions dashboards are on target to launch in 2023, according to the latest progress report. The Pension Dashboard Programme (PDP) confirmed that the main focus of its work over the past six...
