All Rachel Reeves articles
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NewsSpring Statement: All quiet on the pensions front – but state pension concerns loom large
While the Spring Statement brought no new developments for the pension sector, the UK’s fragile economic and fiscal situation means the state pension is under increasing scrutiny, as Pensions Expert explores.
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NewsScrap triple lock to soften welfare cuts blow, says think tank
Rachel Reeves should scrap the triple lock on the state pension in order to relax some of the government’s recent “contentious” welfare cuts, according to a think tank.
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NewsChancellor expected to loosen rules on DB surpluses [updated]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil new plans to free up defined benefit (DB) pension scheme surpluses in a speech this week.
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Select committees question regulator’s ambition on DB
On the go: The Pensions Regulator’s commitment to engaging proactively with poorly funded defined benefit schemes and their employers has been called into question by two parliamentary select committees, in a stinging letter that discusses the future of chief executive Lesley Titcomb.
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NewsCarillion: Regulator blasted for grasp of key facts on DB
Executives at the Pensions Regulator have been lambasted by MPs for being poorly informed and undermining confidence in pensions, after they appeared unable to answer questions on subjects including “a major KPI” of defined benefit scheme health.
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Field: Big four audit firms 'feasting on Carillion carcass'
The Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into the collapse of outsourcer Carillion has turned its scrutiny on the 'big four' professional services companies, and has published the consultancies' responses to queries about their involvement.
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Select committees blast Carillion directors
MPs chairing the joint inquiry into the collapse of outsourcer Carillion have lambasted the company's former directors as "delusional", highlighting that recovery plans drafted shortly before the insolvency paid little consideration to pensioners.
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OpinionThe cases for and against Labour's plan to extend auto-enrolment
Editor's blog: Labour's former shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves, now shadow work and pensions secretary, has made the opposition's most substantial pledge yet on workplace pensions – to reduce the lower eligibility threshold from £10,000 to £5,772.
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OpinionEditorial: Your puzzle awaits
You wait a lifetime for proposals to reform the retirement income market, and then suddenly three come along at once.
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Features
How to encourage greater uptake of the OMO
Schemes have been urged to provide more detailed information on annuity options to ensure retiring members get the most from their defined contribution (DC) savings.