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The Queen’s Speech 2016: The Pensions Bill and the Lifetime Savings Bill

On 18 May, the Queen delivered her 65th speech, outlining the key policies and programmes for the next Parliamentary session. Fiona Matthews and Louise Williamson...

Retiring later, working longer – why should employers care?

Download the article One out of every five UK pension scheme members expect to work into their 70s, according to research by Willis Towers Watson,...

Research: Retirement security

The Global Benefits Attitudes Survey interviewed 1,895 UK workers on their retirement plans and found that employees expecting to work longer are less healthy, more...

Is your business ready for the future of pension provision

In April 2015, the government introduced new pension rules broadening the pension options available to savers in defined contribution (DC) schemes, giving them more freedom...

Is the pension governance burden finally tipping the scales?

Despite concerns around member outcomes, schemes expect no let-up in pension governance complexity. Alice Evans and Louise Williamson from the LifeSight team reflect on the...

The Factor 55 Study

An interest in pensions isn’t often attributed to the young. But brand new research reveals that younger employees – particularly those under 35 – have...

Outsourcing pensions

In the not too distant future, pretty much all private sector employees will exclusively be offered defined contribution (DC) plans for future pension savings. Those...