Politics

Diversity, inclusion and equity — or DE&I — may have become  a buzzword across the financial services industry in recent years, but this relatively new three-letter acronym refers to many age-old and...

The Government has proposed introducing a permanent ‘superfund’ regulatory regime to provide employers and trustees with a new way of managing DB liabilities. The Department of Work and Pension is calling for...

The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a new Midlife MOT website, which aims to help people with retirement planning, health issues and careers guidance.  The site — which is free...

Government plans to encourage wider pension scheme investment in the UK economy need to put better outcomes for savers first, according to a new report from the Association of British Insurers.  While...

One in four women born in the 1950s are struggling with food bills and the cost of everyday essentials according to new research from the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) campaign....

A record number of people were received less state pension than they should last year according to the latest figures from the Department of Work and Pensions.  Its figures show that state...

The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) urged providers to continue with progress, despite the delays to implementation, although it confirmed it is working on a new timetable with government and regulators.  In its...

Don’t laugh but I think a row over how much we are allowed to save into pensions might just decide the next election. Ok, maybe it won’t be pensions themselves that hold...

When a Chancellor of the Exchequer really wants to pull a rabbit out of the hat, they often turn to pensions. In this year’s Budget, Jeremy Hunt did not disappoint, reducing the...

Pension and insurance companies have welcomed government plans to ban cold calling on all financial products.  The UK government will announce a blanket ban on these unsolicited calls as part of wider...