This year marks the eleventh edition of the Pensions Policy Institute’s DC Future Book. In keeping with the evolving pensions landscape, this edition takes a new format. Rather than a full report, we are presenting our analysis as a focused slide deck, designed to make the key trends, data, and insights on the Defined Contribution (DC) market more accessible and easier to use.
PensionBee is urging savers to take a few minutes this National Pension Tracing Day (Sunday, 26 October 2025) to check whether they may be missing a pension from a previous job.
It's the your last chance to vote for our nominees in this years Stars of the Future as we close voting tonight. It’s vital to remember that we all started somewhere and becoming an actuary is no easy feat. We relish in acknowledging the emerging talent within the actuarial market and celebrate the ones to watch with our Stars of the Future Awards. Sponsored by Star Actuarial Futures. Stars of the Future highlights the rising talent in the actuarial industry. We know how hard you all work to qualify as actuaries and this is the perfect way to acknowledge your hard work.
The government has responded to AJ Bell’s petition for a Pension Tax Lock, which has gathered over 18,500 signatures. HM Treasury response refused to confirm any plans regarding pension tax-free cash and tax relief on contributions ahead of the Budget. It instead pointed to the Pensions Commission, which will ‘make recommendations to the government on the broader questions of adequacy, fairness, and sustainability’. Fundamentally changing the terms under which people can access their own money threatens to undermine people’s confidence in long-term saving.
New data from the Office for National Statistics’ Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) reveals a sharper-than-expected increase in care worker pay, triggering a significant rise in Periodic Payment Order (PPO) obligations for UK motor insurers and reinsurers.
Data released by the FCA finds that in 2025 H1, financial services firms received 1.85m complaints, a 4% increase from 2024 H2 (1.78m). Since 2021 H1, complaints have stayed relatively constant between 1.7m and 2.0m.
PensionBee and EBRI data reveal 10% of small employment-based retirement accounts—2 million annually— could be at risk to predatory Safe Harbor IRA practices
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has published its latest thought leadership ‘think’ piece, authored by experts from LCP, which highlights the revolution in Anti-Obesity Medication (AOM) and argues that actuaries should change the way they assess and monitor the impact of obesity on pensions and insurance.
Beyond the spreadsheet: How actuaries can stay indispensable in the age of AI pricing. The actuarial role in specialty insurance has changed more in the past five years than in the previous two decades. The profession once defined by model-building and technical mastery now finds itself at the heart of strategic decision-making. We’re seeing a fundamental rethink of what it means to add value, with the rapid spread of generative AI (Gen AI) at the forefront of a boom in data-led distribution leading to faster underwriting cycles.
Aon has welcomed the Department for Work and Pensions’ new regulations governing whole-life multi-employer Collective DC (CDC) schemes in the UK, saying that they pave the way for over 25 million UK workers to build up a CDC pension.
M&G have announced the appointment of Rosie Fantom as Head of Origination and Execution for its Corporate Pensions Solutions business. Rosie will be instrumental in accelerating M&G’s growth in the Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) market.
Boards and senior leadership teams are increasingly focused on what makes innovation possible at their organizations. Yet despite the opportunities created in today’s dynamic business environment, many organizations fall short of their innovation goals. Effective leaders find that success in innovation requires three components: leadership commitment, a supportive culture and the right innovation portfolio.
The SPP has responded to the government’s latest review of the State Pension Age (SPA), highlighting that if wider terms of reference, including the purpose of the State Pension, had been provided, “…this would have enabled more relevant factors to be considered and potentially better outcomes”.
UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation has come in at 3.8% - unchanged for the third month in a row, but still close to double the Bank of England’s target rate of 2%. Forecasters had expected the figure to come in at 4%.
IG analysis shows small two percentage point hike in both dividend and capital gains tax (CGT) could slash £4bn off FTSE. Cutting pension tax-free lump sum to £100k would reduce annual contributions by £300m. IG calls on government to leave pensions, CGT and dividend tax alone to protect retail investors and the UK stock market.
Support for surplus sharing has soared from 61% to 85% in just one year. 37% of sponsors identified ensuring the pension scheme does not obstruct wider corporate activity as their top priority. Nearly all corporates said they would consider either a superfund (99%) or a capital-backed journey plan (97%) as part of their endgame strategy.
TPT retirement Solutions, Barnett Waddingham, LawDebenture and Hymans Robertson comment comment on the Government green-lighting Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension scheme regulations
Broadstone, Schroders, Aegon and XPS Group comment on today’s inflation print of 3.8% confirming State Pension Triple Lock uprating will be delivered by the inflation-busting 4.8% earnings growth figure. It is also the figure used for those with index-linked Defined Benefit pensions who will see their annual income uprated by 3.8% depending on their cap (normally 2.5% or 5.0%) and scheme arrangements
A quarter of all people in advanced markets will be over 65 by 2050, with this "Silver Economy" reshaping the core customer base of the life insurance industry. Increasing life expectancy, falling birth rates and wealth concentration among retirees will fuel demand for protection that provides guaranteed income, health and care coverage. New approaches to product design for annuities, risk pooling and bundling care protection will meet the changing needs of ageing populations
State pension set to rise by 4.8% in April but confidence in the State Pension remains low. A third (33%) of Brits expect State Pension age to reach at least 70 by 2030. Only half (51%) think the State Pension will exist for everyone by the time they retire, and less than a third (29%) think the Triple Lock will still be in place. Half (50%) worry they won’t have enough to fund their full retirement, while 47% feel their retirement finances are mainly outside their control. Differences in life expectancy mean some areas of the UK would receive far fewer years of State Pension payments than others.
In their new report Future of Pensions?, LCP have developed a framework to help sponsors, trustees and other stakeholders assess what option might be best for their savers as the universe of pensions possibilities expands.
Pension transfer times have been getting steadily faster throughout 2025, according to the latest Origo Transfer Index (OTI) data. The latest Q3 figure shows simple transfers took an average of just 10.7 days to complete, improving on the 10.8 and 11 day turnaround times recorded during Q2 and Q1 respectively.
Muted market reaction shows low expectations in run up to Budget; fiscal tightening could lead way to 'aggressive' rate cutting. Rathbones' Head of Market Analysis says still scope for surprises before Budget in five weeks