Two-thirds of companies now expect pension scheme investments to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria according to new research from Buck. This represents a huge shift in attitudes...
Read moreDetailsA voluntary pensions target described as the Living Wage’s little brother is being launched today (21 March), creating a new contribution benchmark to ensure adequate retirement income for workers....
Read moreDetailsThousands of employees at 150 UK universities are striking again over pay, pension cuts and working conditions. Despite hopes of a resolution, University College Union (UCU) members – including...
Read moreDetailsSingle mothers have missed out on more than £852 million in pension contributions since 2012 because they are “locked out” of auto-enrolment (AE). Research carried out by NOW: Pensions...
Read moreDetailsJeremy Hunt has abolished the lifetime allowance in today’s Budget, as part of a range of measures designed to keep older employees in the workforce. The lifetime allowance, which...
Read moreDetailsThe gender pension gap currently sits at 40.5% for 2020–21, almost unchanged from the initial estimate made half a decade ago, and represents an annual shortfall of £7,100 on...
Read moreDetailsConservative MP Anthony Browne has brought a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament, proposing that employees be given the right to choose their own pension plan and have their employer...
Read moreDetailsAround 38% of working-age people, equivalent to 12.5 million, are under saving for retirement when measured against their pre-retirement earnings. The Department for Work and Pensions found that ‘there...
Read moreDetailsThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirm that the Pensions Dashboards Programme is unlikely to meet its original delivery deadlines. In a minister statement, the new pensions...
Read moreDetailsMore than 10 years on from the introduction of automatic enrolment, defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are continuing to grow in popularity, but Benefits Expert's Guide to DC Pensions...
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