Pension schemes

Higher retirement age increases rate of pension poverty

Raising the state pension age to 66 cost 65-year-olds at the edge of retirement an average of £142 per week for 2020/21 and plunged thousands into poverty.

UK minister for pensions promises reform

Minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman has pledged to launch two consultations on the future of pensions in the UK.

What Brexit and coronavirus mean for GDPR

Last month marked three years since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Though the contents of the law have remained unchanged since 2018, Brexit and coronavirus mean...

Pension scammers moving away from cold-calling

Employers must help raise awareness around pension scams, as scammers move away from traditional techniques

Auto-enrolment error fines soar

The number of businesses fined by The Pensions Regulator for pension auto-enrolment errors has risen 144% in the past year, according to EMW