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Wedding bells like Taylor and Travis remember your pension

With Swifties celebrating Taylor and Travis’s Love Story this week, Standard Life shares the key things for couples entering their own wedding era to bear in mind about their pension pot
Posted on Thursday Aug 28

Targeted support plans for pensions backed

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) have responded to the latest FCA consultation, “Supporting consumers’ pensions and investment decisions: proposals for targeted support”.
Posted on Thursday Aug 28

Comments on DWPs latest figures on Pension Credit claims

Just Group and PensionBee comment Data released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this morning provides an update on Pension Credit claims in the year since it was announced (on 29 July 2024) that the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) would be restricted to those receiving Pension Credit. In the year since that announcement (29 July 2024 to 27 July 2025), claims have jumped 44% rising by 98,200 extra applications to 320,300 compared to the comparable period in 2023/24. 181,100 Pension Credit claims were cleared and awarded in the year since the WFP announcement; an increase of 46% increase or 57,200 extra claims compared to the year previous.
Posted on Thursday Aug 28

Global markets subdued despite strong Nvidia results

FTSE 100 edges higher at the open. Nvidia delivered strong results, despite failing to meet the China hype. US markets set to hand back yesterday’s gains. Oil dips as summer winds down.
Posted on Thursday Aug 28

Insurers need support on climate investment impact

Global study of investors finds nearly one in three expecting climate risk and impact investing will become much more important to their portfolio and investment strategy over the next three years. Meanwhile, one in four investors say understanding of impact is only “average”.
Posted on Thursday Aug 28

Pension Schemes Bill houses risks over investment mandation

The majority of measures in the Pension Schemes Bill will help ensure pension schemes are maximising the value they provide to members, remove complexity for savers and reduce the cost of administering pensions, according to Pensions UK.
Posted on Wednesday Aug 27

Boosting workplace savings to help navigate financial lives

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is providing clarity around workplace savings schemes so employers and savings providers can offer them with greater confidence.
Posted on Wednesday Aug 27

Best practice for trustees amid sustained cyber pressure

Trafalgar House have set out what effective trustee oversight of cyber resilience should look like, following warnings from the National Cyber Security Centre of sustained national cyber pressure.
Posted on Wednesday Aug 27

Scammers persist to target vulnerable members

XPS Group's latest Scam Flag Index rose sharply in July 2025, with 94% of cases reviewed by the XPS Scam Protection Service raising at least one scam warning flag. This is a 6% increase in the Index compared to June 2025 and only the second time the Index has surpassed 90% over the past 12 months.
Posted on Wednesday Aug 27

TPR help secure rescue for Edinburgh Woollen Mill pension

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a report detailing the pivotal role it played in securing a rescue of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ltd Retirement Benefits Scheme after the pension scheme’s sponsoring employer become insolvent.
Posted on Tuesday Aug 26

The cost of renting in retirement rises to GBP398k

The total amount of savings needed to rent in retirement has increased by £7,000 from £391,000 in 2024. This comes as ONS data reveals UK house prices rose 6.4% over the last year. While 64% of UK adults plan to buy a property in the future, 1-in-10 adults expect to still be renting in retirement, according to Standard Life’s Retirement Voice
Posted on Tuesday Aug 26

Making pensions Neuro Inclusive

In the first of its Inclusive Futures collection of articles, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a paper on the subject of neurodiversity.
Posted on Tuesday Aug 26

Women feel less in control of their pensions than men

Women are far more likely than men to feel powerless over their pension savings and pessimistic about retiring in comfort, new research from PensionBee reveals.
Posted on Monday Aug 25

Trustees must understand and act on diverse saver needs

New TPR/FCA podcast examines the need to understand and act on diverse saver needs. Trustees urged to respond to FCA Targeted Support consultation as it nears end.
Posted on Friday Aug 22

State Pension could rise by £550 plus thanks to Triple Lock

State Pension could rise to over £12.5k a year if earnings growth remains at current levels (4.6%). £551 uptick could see pensioners pulled into paying income tax amid threshold freeze.
Posted on Friday Aug 22

What the Pensions Commission should consider and why

In July the government revived the Pensions Commission, to address the UK’s retirement crisis that risks tomorrow’s pensioners being poorer than today’s. To highlight the scale of the problem, research from the Department for Work and Pensions indicates 15 million people are not saving enough for their retirement.
Posted on Thursday Aug 21

The state pension remains a critical income source

Average annual retiree spending is £22,140 per year – nearly £10,000 below the recommended Pensions UK level for an adequate lifestyle in retirement. Despite this, UK retirees gift almost £2,500 per year to relatives annually - £1,323 in gifts, with an additional £1,175 to support education. Nearly one in five (18%) report being very concerned about their ability to maintain their current standard of living. The state pension remains a critical income source, making up 50% of income for retirees over 80.
Posted on Thursday Aug 21

What latest inflation figures means for pension triple lock

The triple lock means state pensions increase each April by the highest of September’s inflation figure, yearly earnings growth for the period May to July, or 2.5%. The latest CPI inflation figure (published 20 August) is 3.8% for the 12 months to July, having increased from 3.6% (June) and 3.4% (May). The latest earnings growth figure, for April to June, was 4.6%, having decreased from the previous two periods’ figures of 5.0% (Mar-May) and 5.4% (Feb-Apr). Depending on how things change in the next two months, state pensioners look like they’re in for an increase of between 4.2% and 4.6%.
Posted on Wednesday Aug 20

Oasis inflation bump as inflation rises to almost 4 percent

Standard Life, Wealth Club and Hargreaves Lansdown comment as inflation edges up, with CPI reaching 3.8%. Bank of England faces pressure to delay further rate cuts, with CPI forecast to hit 4% in September
Posted on Wednesday Aug 20

Survey finds slowdown in discretionary pension increases

Aon has found that fewer UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are now granting inflation-driven discretionary increases. When compared with the two previous years, the more benign inflationary environment seen in 2024 and over the first half of 2025, is regarded as the most likely reason.
Posted on Wednesday Aug 20

Pension scam victims receive compensation in GBP80m payout

Pensions industry urged to remain vigilant and report suspicions. More than 2,000 victims of pension scams have received compensation to help them rebuild their lives – with more payments set to follow.
Posted on Tuesday Aug 19

Pension vs Property

The majority of Millennials (56%) and Gen Z (62%) see a mixture of pension and property as their main retirement asset. Generational difference - Baby Boomers (40%) are most likely to rely on pensions alone. Younger generations face greater difficulty getting onto the housing ladder, with 33% of Millennials and 56% of Gen Z renting or living with loved ones. Standard Life outlines the importance of building a mix of savings and asset to help fund retirement.
Posted on Tuesday Aug 19