All adequacy articles – Page 2
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OpinionGoing back to first principles on pension policy
The government needs to reset its policy focus on retirement outcomes and pension adequacy, says the co-chair of the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT).
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NewsRetirement standards compromised by changes in pensions system
On the go: Changes made to the UK pensions system are positive for sustainability but are leaving savers’ retirement standards compromised.
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NewsPLSA pension reforms ‘could add £4,000 to retirement income’
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has warned that without reform of the pensions system, more than half of savers will fail to meet the retirement income targets set by the Pensions Commission in 2005.
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Admins reveal collapse in retiree savings levels
On the go: UK retirees are leaving the workforce with lower levels of savings than previous generations, as the decline of defined benefit opens a gap in the nation’s retirement preparations.
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Features
More action needed to help self-employed women
Analysis: Reform should be pushed up the agenda to support self-employed women and reduce the biggest challenges of the gender gap, experts say.
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Will Generation X be the most vulnerable at retirement?
On the go: Thirteen million people born between 1966 and 1980, the so-called Generation X, will face acute problems as they come up to retirement in the next 12 to 28 years unless decisive action is taken, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.
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OpinionElection policies we need but probably won’t get
With the next general election less than five weeks away, the main political parties are busily drawing up their policy pledges to win over voters.
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News
10k-20k-30k: PLSA launches new retirement living standards
On the go: The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has launched its retirement living standards, an attempt to translate savings targets into a description of the quality of life they will actually enjoy in later life.
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OpinionDC schemes: Is it time for a reboot?
The Work and Pensions Committee has its sights set on improving pension costs and transparency, and while Frank Field and colleagues have some useful suggestions for the industry, they should perhaps be encouraged to go further.
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Features
‘Powerless’ employees see AE minimums as recommendations
Data Crunch: Pension savers wrongly think minimum contribution levels required under automatic enrolment are the government’s recommendation for how much to save, research has revealed.
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9m workers sleep-walking into retirement, report finds
On the go: Nearly 9m mid-career employees are flying blind into retirement, clueless on how much they need to save for their retirement, Aviva research has found.
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FCA paper highlights intergenerational disparity
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority’s new discussion paper on intergenerational shifts highlights the disparity in pensions, mortgages, consumer credit and insurance coverage of UK citizens from millennials to baby boomers.
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ONS: Three in four people now members of a workplace pension
On the go: Since the introduction of auto-enrolment in 2012, the proportion of UK employees enrolled in a workplace pension has soared from 47 per cent to 76 per cent in 2018, according to research published today by the Office for National Statistics.
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ACA backs further AE reforms despite small employer opt-outs
Smaller employers expect a rise in the number of staff opting out of their auto-enrolment pension as minimum contribution rises bite, research has shown.
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Features
How can we get the 'squeezed middle' saving more for retirement?
Analysis: Research has shown that 35 to 49-year-olds are worried they are not saving enough for retirement, with many facing several financial challenges. So, what can be done to help this ‘squeezed middle’ group of workers put more towards a pension?
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Workers fear schemes will not deliver on their promises
On the go: People’s trust in pension systems remaining low is one of the findings of the OECD's recently published Pensions Outlook 2018.
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Only 39% of young savers confident about retirement prospects
Young savers in the UK are in danger of being left in the lurch when it comes to retirement planning, a recent survey has shown, with experts mooting auto-escalation and better financial education as possible solutions to a looming crisis in the decades ahead.
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OpinionFor emergencies only
Editorial: It seems that the key to enabling people to save for a pension could lie in boosting their financial resilience.
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News
AE savings rate undershoots by 5 per cent a year, says Fidelity
On the go: Workers in the UK need to save a total of 13 per cent of their annual household income from the age of 25 and aim to have seven times their annual household income saved by age 68, according to Fidelity International.
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Two in five employees are approaching retirement ‘blindfolded’
On the go: Forty per cent of employed 46 to 55-year-olds do not know how much they have saved for retirement, a recent survey has found.
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