All Pensions Policy Institute articles
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NewsOutlook 2025: The pensions industry’s wishlist for the new year
Pensions Expert spoke to six major industry groups to find out what they want to see happen in 2025, from the Pensions Review and the Pension Schemes Bill to trustee powers and improvements to member outcomes.
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OpinionThe election is looming!
The PPI’s Daniela Silcock looks at some key issues for a new administration to address.
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OpinionCost-of-living crisis risks young savers’ future retirement outcomes
How can the pensions industry help young savers, already struggling to get on the property ladder, put more money towards their retirement?
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OpinionA woman's right to a decent pension
There is only so much the pensions industry can take on when it comes to society's wider problems, although encouraging more of us to save into a pension is a start writes Pensions Expert's editor Samantha Downes.
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NewsAuto enrolment: Could removal of £10k trigger help low earners save more into a pension
A research report commissioned by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and carried out by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) looked at whether removing the £10,000 auto enrolment earnings trigger could help the UK's low earners save more into their pension.
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NewsDWP narrows down small pots solution to two options
The Department for Work and Pensions has narrowed down the solution to the small pots issue to either the creation of default consolidators or the introduction of pot-follows-member legislation.
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NewsDavid Fairs leaves TPR to ‘pursue new challenges’
On the go: David Fairs is leaving his role as executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice at the Pensions Regulator in March this year.
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NewsRules to remove DC charge cap fees due in the new year
The government will lay regulations to remove fees from the defined contribution charge cap early next year, one of a number of pensions-related proposals included in the reforms aimed at improving the competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector.
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NewsMore than 8.6mn missing out on workplace pension savings
On the go: More than 8.6mn people from “underpensioned” groups are missing out on workplace pension savings, according to a report by Now Pensions.
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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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NewsDashboard implementation deadline extended by two months
Financial Conduct Authority-regulated pension providers have been given an extra two months to comply with the regulator’s pensions dashboard rules on implementation.
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NewsSwitching providers too difficult for employers, DWP finds
Companies rarely switch pension providers as the process is too onerous, the Department for Work and Pensions has discovered.
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NewsAggregate value of lost pension pots surges to £27bn
Pension savers are being encouraged to take action to trace their lost pension pots, which in aggregate are estimated at £26.6bn, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.
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NewsPPI touts new inflation measure over RPI
On the go: The Pensions Policy Institute has said that the household costs indices, which is currently being developed by the Office for National Statistics, could better reflect changes in pension income than current methodologies.
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People NewsObituary: Sally Greengross
Baroness Sally Greengross, the former chief executive of the International Longevity Centre UK and director-general of Age Concern, has died aged 86.
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NewsPPI: CDC schemes still facing ‘key challenges’
On the go: Collective defined contribution schemes in the UK are still facing some key challenges that could benefit from further research, such as intergenerational issues and communication policies, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.
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NewsAnnuities make slow comeback as retirees look for income certainty
After a decline in annuity sales following the pension freedoms, the market seems to have levelled off with purchases accounting for around 10 per cent of total market share, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.
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NewsMaster trusts and PPI launch new member database
On the go: Five master trusts, including Nest and Now Pensions, have announced a new research project in tandem with the Pensions Policy Institute.
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NewsMadeline Forrester appointed PPI chair of council
On the go: The Pensions Policy Institute has appointed Madeline Forrester as its new chair of council.