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Pensions

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2026
    Labour Party UK
    Burnham rules out cash for Waspi women after Labour backlash

    Leadership hopeful’s hints at large spending commitments had raised fears over risk to UK fiscal position

    Andy Burnham is seen outdoors, looking thoughtful, with sunlight on his face.
  • Wednesday, 10 June, 2026
    Demographics and population
    The pension system missed Gen X women — what if they are the future? 

    A sandwich generation caught between two very different savings systems

    Maike Currie
    Montage of a woman against a background of cash, and silhouettes of a briefcase, graduation cap, baby dummy, and baby bottle
  • Saturday, 6 June, 2026
    Personal Finance
    How inheritance tax prompted the great pensions rethink

    With the rules changing next year, savers need to reconsider what they do with their ‘red money’

    Montage image of a chest opening on a red background of one pound coins
  • Saturday, 6 June, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Sturgeon-gate should prompt couples to question their partner’s finances

    Couples who do Excel together can exceed together

    Claer Barrett
    Nicola Sturgeon gestures with one hand while speaking during an interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
  • Saturday, 6 June, 2026
    Personal pensions
    Working abroad? Here’s how not to fumble your UK pension

    Changes to UK tax rules mean it’s more important than ever to plan ahead

    A small group of people sit on the grass under a tree at Mrs Macquaries Point, overlooking Sydney Harbour with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge visible.
  • Saturday, 6 June, 2026
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    10 numbers you need to know if you’re planning your retirement

    Pension planning is less straightforward than it used to be — data can help when uncertainties abound

    Illustration of a person in hiking boots holding a map covered in charts, surrounded by signposts, an elderly people road sign, a piggy bank, coins, a bush and a seagull
  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
    Pension automatic enrolment
    Fewer than one in 10 Britons to secure ‘comfortable’ retirement, report says

    Data suggests only 9 per cent of retirees will achieve the income required for this standard of living

    People walking along the Thames with the modern skyscrapers of the City of London visible in the background under a clear sky.
  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
    Pensions industry
    Canada’s Maple revolutionaries in pensions feel the strain

    Lacklustre private equity returns weigh on recent performance of a sector leader and others

    Alan Livsey
    Pedestrians cross a downtown Toronto intersection with the CN Tower visible in the background.
  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
    Demographics and population
    Rise in Neets a ‘retirement crisis in slow motion’

    Delayed pension contributions could leave higher earners with a savings shortfall of £300,000

    A green Job Centre Plus sign is seen above strings of Union Jack flags and hanging lights.
  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
    Gilts
    Alphaville. If we ran the UK’s Debt Management Office . . . 

    Pulay for a day

  • Tuesday, 19 May, 2026
    Retirement
    Millions of Britons not saving enough for retirement, warns Pensions Commission

    Report highlights ‘stark’ issue of self-employed workers struggling to save for later life

    Close-up of British one pound coins placed on top of a twenty pound note.
  • Monday, 18 May, 2026
    UK economy
    The Italianisation of Britain’s finances

    Investors have watched UK political flip-flopping and budgetary shortfalls with alarm

    Patrick Jenkins
    Giorgia Meloni, right, and Keir Starmer stand side by side outdoors, both looking ahead during their meeting in Rome.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Inheritance
    UK inheritance tax plans for pensions could cause family disputes, experts say

    Schemes will be allowed to retain half of savings pot to cover potential tax bills

    Pedestrians walking past a blurred entrance to HM Revenue & Customs offices, with the building’s sign visible in the background.
  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Pensions industry
    UK government unit targets £99bn of investment from Australian pension funds

    Plan will ‘deliver long-term economic growth while boosting our already strong trade relationship’, says minister

    Construction site with several large concrete piers, cranes, and scaffolding silhouetted against the sun, with a person in the foreground.
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2026
    Public sector pensions
    Iowa pension chief resigns amid concerns about performance figures

    Former risk officer alleges executives used misleading benchmarks and risk measures to improve results

    Snow covers the grounds and rooftops around the Iowa State Capitol Building, with Des Moines visible in the distance.
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2026
    UK insurance industry
    Lex. Standard Life and CVC square the circle on defined-benefit pensions

    There are more than £1tn of assets sitting in UK retirement schemes that could be picked up in risk transfer deals

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  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Can I protect my pension from my ex?

    We don’t have children and I don’t want our shared house

    Lucy Warwick-Ching
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Don’t let the taxman grab the tax-free cash from your pension

    It’s tempting to blow the lump sum on a sports car — but the more sensible option may be to take it in small amounts like regular income

    Jonathan Guthrie
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Pensions industry
    Our pension funds are not quasi-government money

    New legislation pushing the mandatory allocation of investments into private assets conflicts with the fiduciary duty of trustees

    Patrick Jenkins
    Members of the House of Lords seated on red leather benches during debate on the Pension Schemes Bill, with one member standing to speak.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Inheritance
    Wealthy raid their pensions to avoid UK inheritance tax shake-up, advisers warn

    Unused retirement savings could be taxed as part of overall estates after next year’s reforms

    Commuters walk across a bridge in central London toward the city’s skyscrapers during a morning tube strike.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    UK insurance industry
    BoE cracks down on insurers’ offshore pension transfers

    Regulator to change capital rules on ‘funded reinsurance’ over concerns sector is exploiting arbitrage

    The Bank of England building with modern skyscrapers in the background and a cyclist passing in the foreground.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Pensions industry
    UK ministers gain power to force pension funds to invest in British companies

    Government outlines safeguards to resolve a stand-off with peers over legislation

    Rachel Reeves and others applauding at the London Stock Exchange in front of a campaign sign that reads, “Let's get people investing with confidence.”
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Why do I have so much in UK equities?

    British pension schemes will soon be forced to support my portfolio

    Stuart Kirk
    A collage-style illustration of one hand dropping a coin into another hand, with green and yellow bar chart columns and a blue background resembling the UK flag.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Pensions industry
    CVC-led group closes in on £1bn Standard Life pensions deal

    Consortium, which includes Prudential Financial, would help fund buyouts of defined-benefit schemes

    CVC Capital Partners logo illuminated on an office wall. Reflections of buildings are visible in the glass nearby.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    UK outsourcing
    Capita loses Royal Mail pension scheme contract after failures

    Minister lacks ‘confidence’ in outsourcer’s ability to implement and transition to new operating model

    Two Royal Mail workers move a mail cart between red delivery vans outside a collection office.
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