Workers in their forties and fifties from generation X have left organising their pension very late, with indications they are now scrabbling to make up for lost time, as this age group accounted for the largest proportion of contributions last year
Standard Chartered Bank has faced a major shareholder revolt over its directors’ remuneration with over a third voting against the company’s policies at its AGM, amid concerns about pension arrangements for senior management
The government is overhauling the date couples can receive pension age benefits so they will only be payable when the second person in the couple reaches retirement age, rather than the eldest as now
A record number of people withdrew funds from their pension pots in the first three months of the year, with 648,000 payments to 284,000 individuals, but problems remain with overpayments of tax, with £31.1m claimed in the first quarter of 2019
The triple lock for the state pension should be removed, better-off workers over state pension age should pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) while they continue to work, and the ‘capricious’ inheritance tax (IHT) regime must be overhauled, says House of Lords committee
Pensions trustees have been warned to produce a chair's statement which is compliant with the law, after fines against two schemes were upheld in court
High street department chain Debenhams has gone into administration in a pre-pack as lenders take over control of the group following the appointment of FTI Consulting LLP, putting more high street jobs at risk
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has given the green light for the implementation of the long-awaited pensions dashboard designed to offer a way for people to see all their pension information in one place online, with the initial industry models expected this year
Around half a million people working past state pension age could be paying unnecessary tax on their state pension payments, according to analysis from Royal London
The planned new pensions funding code could add a further £100bn to UK pension deficits and result in a doubling of pension contributions for a typical employer, KPMG is warning
From next month, the minimum contributions employers and their staff must pay into their automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme will increase, and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is urging all businesses and individuals to make sure they are ready for the change
ICAEW plans to open up some of the professional content currently available exclusively to faculty members with a new pay-per-view system, which will allow all members to buy one-off guidance without joining a faculty
The Pensions Research Accountants Group (PRAG) has published guidance on how pension scheme accounts need to account for their equalisation liabilities for guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) following the Lloyds judgment on pension equality
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has signalled it intends to get tougher on companies and trustees to ensure pension scheme members are treated fairly, with updated guidance on how defined benefit (DB) schemes should be funded, reports Pat Sweet
