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18 Jun 21
The Government Actuary’s Department has proposed new measures to allow greater flexibility over action taken due to rises or falls in public pension fund costs.
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19 Mar 21
Public service pensions have become unaffordable for some employees who are forced to opt out of schemes, according to the National Audit Office.
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10 Feb 20
A group of London pensions organisations have launched a fund to focus on affordable housing, community regeneration and clean energy.
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10 Jan 20
Kent County Council will have to wait a further 10 days before it receives its first payment from the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund, it has been announced.
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25 Nov 19
University staff across 60 institutions have begun eight days of strikes over changes to their pensions and work conditions.
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19 Nov 19
The NHS will cover doctors’ pension tax bills to prevent a winter staffing crisis amid warnings from the sector that workforce shortages are putting patient safety at risk.
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5 Nov 19
A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
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30 Oct 19
More than two-thirds of consultant surgeons have cut their NHS working hours to avoid paying excessive levels of tax on their pensions, polling has found.
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15 Oct 19
The troubled Woodford fund is to be wound up, leaving Kent County Council waiting longer than expected for repayments.
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4 Oct 19
Almost all A&E staff believe controversial NHS pension changes will risk patient safety this winter, a poll has revealed.
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3 Oct 19
Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge on Westminster’s decision to raise the state pension age for women from 60 to 65, which could have cost the government £215bn.
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12 Sep 19
Increased flexibilities to NHS pensions will not be enough to stop senior doctors facing high tax bills on their pensions, a medical umbrella group has suggested.
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9 Sep 19
The value of Kent County Council’s pension scheme investment in the troubled Woodford fund has fallen by £36m, figures from the local authority have revealed.
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6 Sep 19
University staff are considering strike action after analysis suggested they may be £240,000 worse off in retirement due to pension changes.
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2 Aug 19
A survey by the British Medical Association trade union has found 42% of GPs have reduced their hours to avoid being excessively taxed on their pensions.
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16 Jul 19
UK public sector pension fund administrators remain in the dark despite the government accepting defeat in a landmark pension ruling, PF has learned.
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8 Jul 19
NHS trust waiting lists are growing as pension changes have seen senior doctors turning down extra shifts, NHS chiefs have warned.
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18 Apr 19
The government has “swindled” public sector workers out of £2.4bn in pension payments, a union has claimed.
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28 Feb 19
A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be undermined by sluggish wage growth north of the border.
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22 Aug 18
Unions are to resume talks with the government after their members turned down a pay increase worth 11% for some Ministry of Justice staff.
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11 Apr 17
The number of council employees earning more than £100,000 has increased while local authorities budgets are squeezed, according to analysis from the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
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13 Feb 17
Pensioners are £20 a week better off on average than people of working age, after a wave of affluent individuals reached retirement age, the Resolution Foundation has found.
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4 May 16
The government’s plan to pool pension funds, and push the pools to invest in infrastructure, seems like a shadowy undertaking
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16 Mar 16
The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
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19 Feb 16
Local authority pension schemes will today submit plans to government to pool their assets into so-called British Wealth Funds, with seven proposals now set to be submitted for approval.
18 Jun 21The Government Actuary’s Department has proposed new measures to allow greater flexibility over action taken due to rises or falls in public pension fund costs.
19 Mar 21Public service pensions have become unaffordable for some employees who are forced to opt out of schemes, according to the National Audit Office.
10 Feb 20A group of London pensions organisations have launched a fund to focus on affordable housing, community regeneration and clean energy.
10 Jan 20Kent County Council will have to wait a further 10 days before it receives its first payment from the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund, it has been announced.
25 Nov 19University staff across 60 institutions have begun eight days of strikes over changes to their pensions and work conditions.
19 Nov 19The NHS will cover doctors’ pension tax bills to prevent a winter staffing crisis amid warnings from the sector that workforce shortages are putting patient safety at risk.
5 Nov 19A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
4 Oct 19Almost all A&E staff believe controversial NHS pension changes will risk patient safety this winter, a poll has revealed.
3 Oct 19Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge on Westminster’s decision to raise the state pension age for women from 60 to 65, which could have cost the government £215bn.
12 Sep 19Increased flexibilities to NHS pensions will not be enough to stop senior doctors facing high tax bills on their pensions, a medical umbrella group has suggested.
9 Sep 19The value of Kent County Council’s pension scheme investment in the troubled Woodford fund has fallen by £36m, figures from the local authority have revealed.
8 Jul 19NHS trust waiting lists are growing as pension changes have seen senior doctors turning down extra shifts, NHS chiefs have warned.
18 Apr 19The government has “swindled” public sector workers out of £2.4bn in pension payments, a union has claimed.
28 Feb 19A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be undermined by sluggish wage growth north of the border.
22 Aug 18Unions are to resume talks with the government after their members turned down a pay increase worth 11% for some Ministry of Justice staff.
11 Apr 17The number of council employees earning more than £100,000 has increased while local authorities budgets are squeezed, according to analysis from the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
13 Feb 17Pensioners are £20 a week better off on average than people of working age, after a wave of affluent individuals reached retirement age, the Resolution Foundation has found.
4 May 16The government’s plan to pool pension funds, and push the pools to invest in infrastructure, seems like a shadowy undertaking
16 Mar 16The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
19 Feb 16Local authority pension schemes will today submit plans to government to pool their assets into so-called British Wealth Funds, with seven proposals now set to be submitted for approval.
