All Pensions articles
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Case StudiesSantander ensures employees are well informed about pensions
UK bank Santander provides financial coaching sessions and educational webinars to help employees make informed pension decisions.
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AnalysisHow to help employees with pension investment decisions
Many employees are potentially missing out on higher pension returns by remaining in their scheme’s default fund.
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OpinionDoug Mullen: What should UK employers consider amid changes to pensions salary sacrifice?
The Chancellor has confirmed changes in the Budget announcement to the rules on salary sacrifice pension contributions.
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ArticlePoll: Do you think the £2,000 per person annual NI cap on pensions salary sacrifice should be introduced?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a topical issue.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: How will the NI cap on pensions salary sacrifice impact retirement saving?
The Autumn Budget ended weeks of speculation around potential changes to pensions salary sacrifice arrangements with the announcement that NI relief would be capped at £2,000 per person each year from 2029.
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2025: NI relief on pension salary sacrifice to be capped at £2,000 annually from 2029
Autumn Budget 2025: National insurance contribution (NICs) relief on pensions salary sacrifice arrangements will be capped at £2,000 per person annually from 2029.
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OpinionBina Gayadien: Is pensions relief under attack?
Speculation around the upcoming Autumn Statement on 26 November suggests that pensions salary sacrifice arrangements may be under review.
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ArticleA third of women facing pensions poverty
More than a third (36%) of women have been found to likely face poverty in retirement, according to research by Scottish Widows.
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ArticleWolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan completes £600 million buy-in
Trustees of the Wolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan have completed a £600 million bulk purchase annuity buy-in for the Wolseley Group retirement benefits plan via its trustee.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Is this the end of the road for pensions salary sacrifice?
Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, there is speculation around the government’s potential plans to cap the tax-free amount that can be sacrificed.
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AnalysisWhere does auto-enrolment sit in a pensions strategy?
Employers are incorporating auto-enrolment into their pensions strategy in different ways to help staff avoid retirement poverty.
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Case StudiesWolseley Group enhances pension provision beyond auto-enrolment minimums
The trade supplier moved to a master trust and enhanced contribution structures as part of its focus on delivering good outcomes for its employees.
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ArticleAG Barr completes £41 million pension scheme buy-in
Drinks maker AG Barr has completed a £41 million pension scheme buy-in, the third and final one for the scheme.
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ArticleExclusive: 10% of staff may leave if employers do not provide competitive pension benefits
A tenth (10%) of employees may leave an organisation if their employers do not provide competitive pension benefits, according to research by Scottish Widows.
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ArticleSeabourne Holdings agrees full buy-in for pension scheme
Logistics and international distribution solutions firm Seabourne Holdings has agreed a full buy-in for its pension scheme.
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Article42% of staff aged 50 and over face retirement savings shortfall of a decade
Two-fifths (42%) of global employees aged 50 and over have been found to be underprepared for retirement by 10 years against the average life expectancy, according to new research from Fidelity International and National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA).
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ArticleFord Motor Company completes £4.6 billion buy-ins for pension schemes
Ford Motor Company has completed buy-ins totalling £4.6 billion for two of its pension schemes.
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ArticleGovernment finalises regulations on CDC pensions
The government has finalised regulations around multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes and launched a consultation on retirement CDC.
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ArticleJust 17% of employers could afford rise in mandatory pension contributions
Just 17% of organisations would be able to afford a mandatory increase in employer auto-enrolment pension contributions with minimal impact to the business, according to research by consultancy Barnett Waddingham.
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ArticleEmployers that engage staff in pensions see stronger financial performance
UK organisations that actively engage employees in their pensions have found that they see stronger financial performance, according to research by Scottish Widows.