Politics

Pension ‘pots for life’ make as much sense on these shores as they do in other countries, where they are  already up and running. Firstly, the need is clear. New research by...

The Department of Work and Pensions has published a revised timetable of staging dates for connections to the pensions dashboard.  The largest schemes, which includes master trusts with 20,000 or more members...

Rising corporate demand for private health services could see a record 900,000 private admissions in 2024, according to new data.  The number of insured private health admissions increased by 11 per cent...

The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s long-awaited report into Government handling of increases in women’s State Pension age is finally out. It is damning. It highlights clear failings and indicates that millions of women are...

Corporate Adviser · Episode 1: The Political Road To Pot For Life Welcome to first Corporate Adviser podcast, the first in a series looking at the small pots and pot for life...

Women whose state pension age increased without adequate warning should be compensated by the Government, according to a landmark Ombudsman judgement published today.  The final part of the Parliamentary and Health Services...

The government has collected a record amount from from insurance premium tax, with total receipts already surpassing those from last year, with one more month of the financial year to go.  Data...

Government plans to close under-performing schemes could backfire and lead to poorer returns for everyone, according to some industry professionals. While many said action needs to be taken against poor value schemes, there...

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) consultation on its ‘pot for life’ proposals closed in January, eliciting strong industry debate from those in favour and those against. Beyond the theorising, however,...

Do we need to consider the UK’s housing and pensions strategies together? The pattern of home ownership appears to be changing in the UK, with a growing number of retired renters. But could...