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  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    Pension Protection Fund
    UK’s pension lifeboat fund slashes equity allocation

    Investment chief concerned by ‘stickiness of inflation’ and prefers infrastructure and forestry

  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    UK business & economy
    Ministers look at reshaping pensions lifeboat fund to give boost to business

    Government examines sweeping change to role of Pension Protection Fund to unlock billions for investment

  • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
    LexPensions
    Pensions: savers should factor cognition into investing choices Premium content

    Investors must know their strengths and weaknesses

  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    What the UK should learn from Australia on pensions

    Political edicts on investment strategy are not the right way to emulate the country’s success

  • Saturday, 15 April, 2023
    Income tax
    Higher earners return to company pensions after UK tax changes

    The scrapping of the lifetime allowance on contributions has rekindled interest among the well-off in employers’ pensions

  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    My pick of the free DIY financial planning tools

    Look for easy access, good calculating options and nice graphics

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Pensions
    Wealthy UK savers delay retirement in wake of pensions shake-up

    Lifetime allowance limits set to be scrapped from April 6

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    Are pensions really so good for IHT planning?

    The tax breaks aren’t as generous or easy to access as they look

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    State pension
    Ministers delay plan to lift UK state pension age to 68 as life expectancy falls

    Tory MPs worried move would spark backlash after retirement tax break for wealthy

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Employers urged to boost UK staff pension pots

    Living Wage Foundation warns of future crisis affecting millions

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    ExplainerUK Budget
    Tax-free pension changes: what they mean for you

    FT Money’s analysis of chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s surprise Budget announcement

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    Wealth managers prepare for pension client rush

    Changes to tax allowances simplify retirement saving, say industry experts

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    Enjoy retirement savings boom while you can

    It’s a painful day for those who stopped contributing to a pension for fear of breaching the LTA

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    Instant InsightClaer Barrett
    The Budget looks set to ease pension tension for high earners

    Expected relaxation of tax limits aims to help doctors but may create issues during a cost of living crisis

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    News in-depthPensions industry
    Corporate rush to offload pensions adds to pressure on UK equities

    Funds sell stocks and lock in higher bond yields to make DB plans more attractive to insurers

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Pensions
    Deadline extended for boosting UK state pension

    Chance to pay missing national insurance payments as far back as 2006

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    ‘Crypto has done better than my Lifetime Isa’

    UK first-time buyers say penalties and property price cap are blighting under-40s product

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Oliver Ralph
    Time to deal with the ‘nastiest, hardest problem in finance’

    UK government needs to avert slow-motion pensions crisis by ensuring retirees are properly advised

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    UK workers to be eligible to join company pension from age 18

    Shake-up aims to bridge retirement savings gap, with Hunt expected to reform rules for over-50s

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    UK online pensions dashboard delayed again

    Plans for one-stop shop giving savers access to data to be reset, says minister

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Pensions industry
    RSA agrees £6.5bn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation

    Rising gilt yields have led to improvements in scheme funding levels 

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    Boost your pension every time you have a pay rise, says IFS

    Think-tank calls for automatic increases to retirement savings

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    InterviewAustralian politics
    Australia’s treasurer says $2.3tn pensions pool should fund ‘nation-building’

    Jim Chalmers argues energy and social care investments would not compromise retirement savings

  • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
    UK economic growth
    UK urged to curb pension freedoms to boost workforce

    Resolution Foundation seeks rethink on ‘regressive’ tax breaks helping top earners to retire early

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

    Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

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