Controversial public sector pension reforms being introduced today for teachers and NHS staff still leave the schemes ‘relatively generous’ compared to the private sector, an analysis has found.
There’s little evidence to suggest that workers with defined contribution pension pots have the financial savvy to make wise choices with their money. A default automatic income plan would help...
Chancellor George Osborne has announced ahead of today’s Budget that savers who have already bought an annuity will be able to cash-in their funds for lump sums from April next year.
Annuities reform was the big ticket item in the chancellor’s ‘makers, doers and savers’ Budget, but at what cost to the public purse? PF talks to pensions minister Steve Webb about...
People who rent rather than own their own homes are more likely to opt out of workplace pensions. This provides another reason to boost homebuilding and to think through the interaction of housing...
If we’re all in this together, why are pensioners given special treatment? The government should ensure that older workers are no longer exempt from National Insurance Contributions and that pensions...
The Local Government Pension Scheme is undergoing a number of changes, including greater scrutiny of valuation assumptions. Chief finance officers need to ask the right questions to avoid any...
