More than half of UK pension savers are building retirement wealth outside of pensions, with a heavy reliance on cash according to new research. Interactive Investor found that 57 per cent of...
SPONSORED COPY How can providers support members when it comes to retirement decisions? Effective retirement support starts with understanding members’ needs, and these can be very different. This isn’t just about pension...
The UK pensions industry faces another major shake-up with the proposed introduction of retirement-only CDC arrangements. This reflects a new focus from policymakers and regulators on decumulation, with the recognition that in...
There is widespread support for Retirement CDC, but pension providers and consultants have warned the proposals carry significant complexity, so the government shouldn't "oversell" this new option as a default retirement solution....
Twelve years ago my old boss penned a column in an IFA trade newspaper headlined: “Is Steve Webb p***ing in the wind on defined ambition?” So much has changed in the intervening...
The next challenge for DC pension providers is solving what economist Professor William Sharp described as “the nastiest, hardest problem in finance” — delivering sustainable income solutions for members. This was the...
The Government’s Money and Pensions Service is reviewing whether it needs to adjust it guaranteed income guidance service to include a warning that annuities are unsuitable for Muslims wanting to abide by...
Up to 26m people may be failing to save enough for their retirement, under new projections compiled by the Department of Work & Pensions. The figures were released under a freedom of...
Just half of older workers are on track for ‘pension adequacy’, according to Hargreaves Lansdown’s savings and resilience barometer Using data from this survey, HL looked at whether people’s pensions are on...
The state pension should be radically reformed to ensure it remains financially sustainable — with big increases to the SPA, but targeted support to protect those with lower life expectancies, according to...
