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DB pension schemes maintain strong surplus positions

UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes maintained strong funding positions through June 2026, according to PwC UK's Pension Funding Index, while growing regulatory clarity around surplus extraction is increasing confidence among trustees and sponsors to run on schemes and release surplus.
Posted on Thursday Jul 23

Torsten Bell stays on as Pensions Minister

Last night it was confirmed that Torsten Bell would remain Pensions Minister under the new PM Andy Burnham.

Posted on Thursday Jul 23

No single automatic enrolment reform protects low earners

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), the UK's leading independent authority on pensions and retirement policy, has published a new report today finding that no single Automatic Enrolment (AE) thresholds reform can fully protect low earners from pensions inadequacy or financial vulnerability in working life.
Posted on Wednesday Jul 22

DC Pension Tracker for Q2 2026

The Aon UK DC Pension Tracker rose over the first quarter of 2026, with all savers expected to see an increase in their expected future living standard in retirement. Despite an increase in expected future living standards this quarter, June’s increase to the Pensions UK Retirement Living Standards (which will be reflected next quarter) reflects an increase in required income to support lifestyles at retirement. Sample savers have been ‘re-set’ to their original ages and fund values for 2026. The impact of April’s increase in the state pension and June’s update to the Retirement Living Standards will be reflected in the next quarter’s update.
Posted on Wednesday Jul 22

DB scheme trustees face agenda overload

Pensions dashboard readiness ranked as the leading challenge facing DB scheme trustees over the next 12 months, cited by 38% of trustees in new research by TPT Retirement Solutions. Fastest-rising priority remains endgame planning, with 31% citing it as a major challenge, compared to 16% in 2024. Managing liquidity, collateral or cashflow needs, member communications and market volatility also ranked high on the trustee agenda. The findings indicate that trustees are balancing an ever-expanding set of operational, governance, investment and strategic priorities.
Posted on Wednesday Jul 22

76% of pensions policy makers to explore CDC in next 3 years

Around half (52%) of respondents were comfortable being an early adopter. 51% of companies with less than 250 employees say they expect to explore CDC within the next three years. This rises to over 80% among larger companies
Posted on Tuesday Jul 21

Faster pension transfers backed but scam protection crucial

The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG), established in 2014 to help protect pension savers from fraud, deception and sharp practice, today responded to the Government’s consultation on changes to pension transfer regulations, welcoming proposals that aim to make legitimate transfers quicker while strengthening protections for savers against fraud.
Posted on Tuesday Jul 21

Comment as Andy Burnham is appointed Prime Minister

The PMI congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming Prime Minister and calls on the new government to place simplicity, stability and savers at the heart of its approach to pensions and lifetime savings.
Posted on Monday Jul 20

Confidence in CDC adoption remains low

Confidence that collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes will become widely adopted remains low, despite growing political and regulatory momentum, according to a new webinar survey by Sacker & Partners LLP (Sackers)
Posted on Monday Jul 20

Typical 55-year-old may need £74/month extra if SPA rises

Following the OBR's report that the government could bring forward the increase in the State Pension Age to 68 by around seven years, new modelling by Barnett Waddingham, part of Howden, shows how much more people approaching retirement may need to save if they still want to retire at 67 despite receiving their State Pension a year later.
Posted on Monday Jul 20

Comments on deadline for 2nd Pensions Commission report

Catherine Foot, Director of the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement, comments on the consultation deadline for the interim report of the Second Pensions Commission.
Posted on Friday Jul 17

PSIG relaunches with refreshed identity and future strategy

The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG), established in 2014 to help protect pension savers from fraud, deception and sharp practice, has today relaunched with a refreshed identity, updated mission statement and new digital presence.
Posted on Thursday Jul 16

Housing costs push revised RLS easy retirement further away

The recently updated ‘moderate’ Retirement Living Standard remains challenging for many on average earningsMost savers unlikely to achieve a ‘comfortable’ retirement without contributions above 20%Renters could struggle to meet even a minimum standard of living in retirement
Posted on Thursday Jul 16

Warning that simpler pension transfers plans may not work

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has warned that crucial new government measures designed to protect savers from pension scams could be undermined by legislative loopholes and are therefore unlikely to work as intended in practice.
Posted on Thursday Jul 16

Possibility of the SPA rising to 68 earlier than planned

Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement comments on the possibility of the State Pension Age rising to 68 earlier than planned
Posted on Wednesday Jul 15

Growth in sole trustee market slows

The sole trustee market is continuing to grow, but at a markedly slower pace, says Hymans Robertson in its latest report on the professional corporate sole trustee market.
Posted on Wednesday Jul 15

State Pension Age income tax payers rise by over 1 million

Data released today by HMRC estimates that for 2023-24 there were 8.16 million Income Tax payers over the State Pension Age, an increase of over a million on the previous year (7.13 million for 2022-23). HMRC also projects that for 2026-27 there will nearly be a further 1.5 million Income Tax payers over State Pension Age with the number estimated to reach 9.58 million. The Personal Allowance Income Tax threshold has been frozen at £12,570 since April 2021, with the Chancellor recently extending this freeze until April 2031.
Posted on Wednesday Jul 15

15 million workers risk inadequate retirement incomes

The Association of Consulting Actuaries’ (ACA) Pensions Adequacy Working Group has submitted its report to the Pensions Commission, setting out a package of reforms aimed at improving sustainable retirement income for under-pensioned groups. The report notes that while automatic enrolment has significantly increased pension participation, adequacy remains a serious challenge, with around 15 million workers under-saving and particular risks for lower-paid workers, women with interrupted careers, carers, ethnic minority groups, the self-employed and people with disabilities.

Posted on Wednesday Jul 15

Industry needs consensus on sustainable pension policies

PMI’s Response to the Pensions Commission Interim Report calls for simplicity, stability and saver-focused reform. A range of improvements could be progressed immediately to address adequacy challenges. PMI offers to convene pension experts to provide practical operational insight into how future reforms can be successfully delivered.
Posted on Tuesday Jul 14

Industry comments on latest PPF7800 figures for June 2026

Broadstone and Gallagher comment as the aggregate surplus of the 4,838 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index improved slightly through June 2026, increasing by £0.2 billion to reach £264.0 billion in surplus with a small decrease to the funding ratio which dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 131.1%. The number of schemes in surplus also registered a slight downturn dropping by 6, from 3,826 to 3,820 representing nearly four in five (79.0%) of all schemes in the universe.
Posted on Tuesday Jul 14

PPF publish latest PPF7800 Index figures for June 2026

This update provides the latest estimated funding position, based on adjusting the scheme valuation data supplied to The Pensions Regulator as part of the schemes’ annual scheme returns, on a section 179 (s179) basis, for the defined benefit pension schemes potentially eligible for entry to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
Posted on Tuesday Jul 14

Women and younger savers face ongoing barriers to pensions

Women and younger savers continue to face challenges when it comes to pensions, according to the third release from Trafalgar House’s 2026 Trust & Confidence Survey. Women remain significantly less confident in the pensions industry than men, while younger savers continue to be the least engaged with their retirement planning.
Posted on Tuesday Jul 14

Comment on DWP pension decumulation report

Broadstone comment on The DWP report on findings from qualitative interviews with individuals aged 53 to 67 exploring how they understand, approach and make decisions about DC pension decumulation.
Posted on Monday Jul 13

State Pension Triple Lock at a crossroads

As the UK prepares to welcome its second Prime Minister within a single Parliament, one commitment has survived the upheaval largely unchallenged: the state pension Triple Lock. Incoming leader Andy Burnham has already reaffirmed this saying “the commitment in the manifesto stands” bringing him into line with the outgoing Labour Prime Minister, the Conservatives and Reform UK, all of whom have pledged to preserve the mechanism that has driven the state pension up by more than 80% since 2011 until the end of the current Parliament.
Posted on Monday Jul 13

Comments on updated DWP roadmap

Aegon and the ACA comments on the Department for Work and Pensions’ roadmap of reforms for DB and DC workplace pensions:
Posted on Monday Jul 13