Politics

The government has made no secret of its desire to use pensions to boost the economy. The problem, as the government sees it, is that British pension funds are not investing the...

Nine out of 10 pensions savers are unaware that pension will shortly be brought within inheritance tax, according to new research. This survey, by Standard Life, comes just one year out from...

At a recent Pensions UK conference, a speech by pensions minister Torsten Bell referenced the Ontario Teacher Pension Plan’s investments in venture capital leading to 30.2 per cent returns in 2025, raising...

The latest consultation on a new value for money (VFM) framework marks a significant step forward for the industry. There is much to welcome in the direction of travel: a forward-looking approach...

Plans to radically rethink workplace health and wellbeing across the UK are gathering pace, with change happening faster than previously anticipated.  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FULL COPY OF THIS SPECIAL REPORT...

Nest has updated its voting policy to make clear it will vote against the board chair where a company has materially scaled back its climate strategy without adequate explanation. The update sets...

A clause in the upcoming Pension Schemes Bill that can give the government power to mandate UK pension schemes to invest in private markets is “a very wrong tack which could end...

DC pension schemes should not shy away from venture capital as being too risky as its high returns are worth the risk says pensions minister Torsten Bell. In a wide-ranging speech and...

Caroline Lucas, former head of the Green Party, and Michael Gove, a Conservative and former Environment Secretary, clashed over the greater responsibility for pensions to make environmentally conscious decisions versus the fiduciary...

The government faces pressure to rethink plans to curb salary sacrifice pension contributions after the House of Lords backed a series of amendments that significantly soften the proposed legislation. Peers in the...