The UK defined contribution market is entering a critical phase. Consolidation is accelerating, master trusts are absorbing smaller schemes, and policymakers are increasingly framing one idea: that scale is the defining test...
Pensioner incomes have risen slightly, but inequality remains as couples earn significantly more than singles and many retirees still rely heavily on the state pension and other benefits. According to Fidelity International,...
Transparent risk-sharing and a simpler benefit structure mean UK Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes could be better placed to succeed than earlier international models, particularly those in the Netherlands. LCP has highlighted...
Pension schemes using the Mobius platform will now be able to access UK-based venture capital through a new fund, designed to support Mansion House objectives. The platform has added the British Co-Investment...
Almost a third of people have found transferring a pension ‘difficult’ or ‘fairly difficult’, with one in 10 giving up completely midway through the process because of these problems. This new research,...
Weekly income for pensioners, after housing costs, saw a modest rise of 3.6 per cent in the year to FYE 25, increasing from £439 to £455. The latest DWP figures on Pensioners’...
That many workers may not have enough saved to retire when they’d planned could lead to a significant negative impact on corporates, including a “demographic bottleneck” within the workforce as older workers...
At retirement women’s pensions savings are 55 per cent less than men’s according to new data highlighting the ongoing gender pension gap. The data shows that by the time a woman reaches...
The Office for National Statistics has announced that the Consumer Prices Index rose by 3 per cent in the 12 months to February 2026, unchanged from the 3 per cent figure for...
Consultancy firm Lane Clark & Peacock has made two senior appointments within the development and actuarial divisions of its DB pensions team. Nick Clark has been appointed to head of pensions actuarial....
