Measures contained in the new Pension Schemes Bill are estimated to boost the value of an average earner's DC pension by £11,000 — according to government figures. The Pension Schemes Bill was...
A new pension schemes bill has unexpectedly been included in today’s King’s Speech, which opens the new session of Parliament. This speech sets out the legislative agenda of the new Labour government....
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is calling on the Government to announce a Pensions Bill at the state opening of Parliament tomorrow. PLSA director of policy and advocacy Nigel Peaple...
Pension professionals aren’t usually seen as being natural born rebels, particularly those that have worked in the industry for 40-plus years, have sat on the boards of major providers and chaired government...
For the first time we have just seen how readily Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will drop ideology for practicality now that it is the government-in-waiting. Common sense has triumphed and the...
There was widespread industry support for the Labour’s manifesto pledge to conduct a wide-ranging pension review, although many voiced concerns about the lack of detail on major pension issues. When it comes this...
Pensions, productive finance and green investments all feature in the Labour Party’s manifesto, published today ahead of next month’s general election. However pension experts said there were 'no big surprises' when it...
With the General Election countdown now well and truly underway we can expect a considerable focus on the industry’s policy asks from the main parties. This will inevitably include demands for a...
The Conservative Party has made pensions and pensioners are key part of its election manifesto, which was released today. They have pledged to introduce a triple lock ‘plus’ — ensuring a personal...
The next government is being urged to scrap pensions tax relief in favour of a ‘savings bonus’ by the cross-party think tank the Social Market Foundation. It claims this would save the...
