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500;line-height: normal;font-size: 3rem;"> Blog </h2> </div> <div class="entry-main"> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-engaging-with-administrators-to-drive-better-outcomes.php">Guest comment: Engaging with administrators to drive better saver outcomes</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director of supervision, David Walmsley, discusses the regulator's plans to expand engagement with administrators to drive better outcomes for savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Scams-Awareness-Week-2024.php">Blog: Scams Awareness Week 2024</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With Scams Awareness Week in full swing, Paige Perrin explores the critical role of the pension industry in fighting scams and why its efforts are essential in protecting members </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/10/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Murky-waters-the-situation-for-UK-water-companies-pension-schemes.php">Guest comment: Murky waters - the situation for UK water companies and their pension schemes</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Vidett independent trustee, Mike Birch, discusses the challenging situation facing pension scheme trustees at UK water companies, particularly given the recent financial strains faced by Thames Water and the questions surrounding the future of the wider UK water industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/10/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-The-voices-behind-the-megaphone.php">Pension Attention 2024: The voices behind the megaphone </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the Pension Attention campaign back in full swing for its third year, <i>Pensions Age </i>chats with this year's spokespeople, reality TV star, Gemma Collins, and money expert, Iona Bain, about the lessons they've taken away from the campaign </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/10/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-pensions-minister-working-for-pensioners-now-and-in-the-future.php">Exclusive: A trillion pound industry working for pensioners now and in the future</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Minister, Emma Reynolds, discusses her plans to unleash the real potential of the private pensions sector to deliver for both today’s and tomorrow's pensioners </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/09/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-Awareness-Week-2024.php">Blog: Pensions Awareness Week 2024</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the Pensions Awareness 2024 campaign in full swing, Sophie Smith takes a look at the industry’s efforts to get savers engaged with their pensions, and why it’s so important </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/09/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-are-pensions-boring-really.php">Guest comment: Are pensions boring? Really? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) president, Robert Wakefield, considers how the pensions industry can tackle the idea that pensions are boring, and whether a pensions rebrand could be needed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 30/08/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-Overpayments-a-long-road-to-recovery.php">Guest comment: Overpayments – a long road to recovery?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) member, Laura Brook, discusses the recent court ruling that TPO was not a 'competent court' for the purposes of concluding overpayment disputes where recoupment is sought, and the impact for pension scheme trustees </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/08/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-are-the-benefits-of-CDC-going-to-be-fairly-shared.php">Guest comment: Are the benefits of CDC going to be fairly shared?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) head of modelling, Tim Pike, discusses the next steps for collective defined contribution (CDC), and the importance of ensuring fairness for all members </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/08/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PLSA-adequacy-and-engagement-viewpoint.php">Guest comment: Taking the lead on pension adequacy and engagement</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) director of policy and advocacy, Nigel Peaple, discusses the steps that the industry can take to address pension adequacy concerns in the absence of forthcoming policy changes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/08/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Manifesting-change.php">Guest comment: Manifesting change</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers long-term savings policy assistant, Christopher Paskiewicz, provides suggestions for how the new government can increase the nation’s financial resilience and expand pensions engagement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/07/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-reflections-from-a-pensions-newcomer.php">Blog: Reflections from a pensions newcomer</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Paige Perrin reflects on her first four months in the pensions industry and the experiences she has gained from it </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/06/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-reflections-from-a-pensions-newcomer.php">Blog: reflections from a pensions newcomer </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Paige Perrin reflects on her first four months in the pensions industry and the experiences she has gained from it </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/06/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Industry-carers-week-2024-the-carers-pensions-gap.php">Blog: Carers Week 2024 - creating a pension system that cares for carers </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As carers week shines a light on the invaluable work done by carers across the UK, Sophie Smith takes a closer look at the carer pension gap, and the changes needed to make sure that carers have a pension system that works for them, rather than against them </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/06/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Too-good-tobe-true-removing-the-scam-stigma.php">Blog: Too good to be true? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age</i> news editor, Sophie Smith, reflects on a recent near miss with a scammer, to consider what the pensions industry can do to remove the stigma that often surrounds being a victim of fraud </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/06/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-mental-health-awareness-week-2024.php">Blog: Mental Health Awareness Week 2024</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age</i> news editor, Sophie Smith, discusses the connection between financial issues and mental health, and whether people are being tempted to doom-spend, rather than save for retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/05/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-Pension-related-pledges.php">Guest comment: Pension-related pledges </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) senior policy analyst, John Adams, takes a look at the pension-related pledges that could appear in an upcoming general election, and the potential impact on the industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/05/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-are-we-giving-members-what-they-need-at-retirement.php">Guest comment: Are we giving members the info they need at retirement?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) president, Robert Wakefield, discusses whether members are getting enough support at retirement and the improvements the industry could look to make </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/05/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-tpr-steps-towards-a-consolidated-industry.php">Guest comment: Steps towards a consolidated outcomes-focused industry </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director for frontline regulation, Mel Charles, takes a closer look at the work needed to move towards a more consolidated, outcomes-focused, pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/05/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-adequate-savings-biggest-challenge-of-our-time.php">Guest comment: Adequate savings – the biggest challenge of our time </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair, Steven Taylor, looks at the challenge of building adequate levels of pension saving, and the need for cross-party consensus on key pension reforms </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/04/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-isthe-uk-ready-for-lifetime-provider-model.php">Guest Comment: Is the UK ready for a lifetime provider model?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) policy researcher, Shantel Okello, discusses the potential benefits, and risks, a lifetime provider model in the UK could bring </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/04/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-IWD-24-action-not-talk.php">Blog: International Women's Day 2024: Time for action, not talk</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age </i>editor, Laura Blows stresses the need for action this International Women's Day, given the dangers that women sadly still face in society, arguing that the pensions industry has a vital role to play in improving women's prospects through financial education </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/03/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-db-surplus-rules-spp.php">Guest comment: Repayment of surplus</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals Legislation Committee chair, Faye Jarvis, takes a closer look at the government's plans to consult on changes to defined benefit (DB) pension surplus repayment rules, and whether this will prove enough to incentivise employers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-pension-delivery-infrastructure.php">Guest comment: Pension delivery infrastructure </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Administration Standards Association (Pasa) board director, Paul Sturgess, takes a closer look at efforts to raise the profile of pension administration, and the changes needed to ensure administration is getting the attention it deserves </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-falling-out-of-love-with-pensions.php">Blog: Falling out of love with pensions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age </i>news editor, Sophie Smith, looks at whether the slow progress on key pension reforms could leave those in the industry broken-hearted </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-NHS-pensions-still-causing-confusion.php">Blog: NHS Pensions - still causing confusion?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age</i> editor, Laura Blows, looks at the confusion that continues to surround NHS pension rules, with new research revealing the top questions on savers' minds </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-future-of-trustee-ship.php">Guest comment: The future of trusteeship </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) director of policy and external affairs, Tim Middleton, takes a closer look at plans for a national register of trustees, and whether this could act as a springboard for a succession of other reforms </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPR-new-general-code.php">Guest comment: A code for more effective governance</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, Louise Davey, discusses the new General Code of Practice and the key areas of change trustees should be thinking about </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-womenn-pensions-and-divorce.php">Guest comment: Women’s pensions and divorce</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) policy researcher, Shantel Okello, discusses the impact of divorce on the gender pensions gap, and the role industry developments could play in narrowing this gap </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Our-broken-pension-system-needs-bold-reform.php">Guest comment: Our broken pension system needs bold reform</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Finance Innovation Lab CEO and Purpose of Pensions author, Jesse Griffiths, argues that the UK pension system needs urgent reform to support pension savers, the environment and the economy </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/02/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-pensions-dashboards-is-anybody-there.php">Guest comment: Pensions dashboards – is anybody there?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) president, Robert Wakefield, takes a closer look at the work needed to prepare for pensions dashboards, and the growing pressure faced by the industry in getting the initiative across the line amid unprecedented workloads </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 31/01/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-pensions-tax-all-change.php">Guest Comment: Pensions tax – all change from 6 April 2024</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With two new personal tax allowances to make their debut following the removal of the lifetime allowance, Sackers partner, Lucy Dunbar, takes a closer look at the headline updates and what they mean for UK pension schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/01/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-the-year-ahead.php">Guest Comment: The year ahead </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair, Steven Taylor, discusses his hopes and expectations for the pensions landscape in 2024, and the key challenges to be addressed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/01/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-on-primetime-would-I-lie-to-you.php">Blog: Pensions on primetime… would I lie to you?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> After Big Zuu's recent appearance on Would I Lie to You threw pensions engagement efforts into the spotlight, <i>Pensions Age</i> editor, Laura Blows, looks at need to get savers excited, not embarrassed, about pension savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/01/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-on-primetime-would-I-lie-to-you.php">Blog: Pensions on primetime… would I lie to you?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> After Big Zuu's recent appearance on Would I Lie to You threw pensions engagement efforts into the spotlight, <i>Pensions Age</i> editor, Laura Blows, looks at need to get savers excited, not embarrassed, about pension savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/01/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-retaining-EU-pension-laws.php">Guest Comment: Retaining EU pension laws</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) Legislation Committee member, Nick White, takes a closer look at the impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 on pensions laws </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/01/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-looking-back-on-the-developments-of-2023.php">Guest Comment - Looking back on the top developments of 2023</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As usual, it has been a busy year for pensions, here Entrust trustee director, Tom Neale, outlines his top 10 developments from 2023 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/12/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPR-evolving-its-climate-change-enforcement-approach.php">Guest Comment: TPR's evolving climate change reporting enforcement approach</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) executive director of frontline regulation, Nicola Parish, discusses TPR's evolving climate change reporting enforcement approach, confirming that further findings will be shared in an industry-wide statement in 2024 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/11/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-why-CFOs-can-afford-to-take-a-brighter-view-of-pension-schemes.php">Guest Comment: Why CFOs can finally afford to take a brighter view of pension schemes </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pegasus Pensions executive team head, Sankar Mahalingham, explores the impact of recent market movements on defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pensions, and the opportunities employers should be looking to make the most of </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/11/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-pensions-dashboards-progress-update.php">Guest Comment: Progress on pensions dashboards</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, reflects on the latest pensions dashboards progress update report, and the key takeaways for the pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/11/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-Lead-by-example.php">Blog: Lead by example</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Sophie Smith highlights how there is still 'stigma' when discussing cancer in the workplace, and how the industry needs to improve this </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/10/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-dashboards-highlights-from-the-pensions-age-conference.php">PA Autumn Conference 2023: Pensions dashboards highlights </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, reflects on the recent pensions dashboards Q&A session at the Pensions Age Autumn Conference 2023 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/09/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-working-together-with-the-industry-on-pensions-dashboards.php">Guest comment: Working together with the pensions industry on dashboards</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, discusses the programme's plans to engage with the industry on the creation of key guidance, user testing, and shaping dashboards communications </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/08/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-biodiversity-investment-opportunities.php">Guest comment: Recognising the value in nature </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) investment committee member, Kate Rickards, discusses the current biodiversity investment opportunities facing the pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/08/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-CDC-get-the-party-started.php">Guest Comment: CDC – let’s get the party started!</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Administration Standards Association (Pasa) collective defined contribution (CDC) Working Group member, Kevin Wesbroom, discusses the need to expand CDC to a wider audience in order to truly get the party started </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/08/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Investing-for-growth.php">Guest comment: Investing for growth</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA deputy director of policy, Joe Dabrowski, discusses the association's paper on the opportunities for pension funds to invest further in UK growth </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/08/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-no-last-minute-dash-on-dashboards-please.php">Guest comment: No last-minute dash on dashboards please</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, Louise Davey, emphasises the importance of industry preparation in making pensions dashboards a success </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/08/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-pensions-its-not-easy-but-its-important.php">Guest Comment: Pensions - it's not easy, but it's important </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As many in the new industry grapple with new challenges, growing regulations and increasing expectations, senior counsel, Naomi Brown, emphasises that while pensions work might not be easy, it is important </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/08/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Putting-savers-interests-first.php">Guest Comment: Putting savers' interests first</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers (ABI) policy adviser for long-term savings policy, Maria Busca, discusses the Chancellor’s recent Mansion House reforms, and the need to put pension savers’ interests first when increasing investment in growth assets </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/07/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PPI-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-older-people.php">Guest Comment: Widening the ESG discussion </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) senior policy analyst, John Adams, discusses the impact of climate change on the lives of older people and how the system could evolve to help alleviate these concerns </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/07/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PDP-how-does-the-new-connection-dealdine-affect-pensions-dashboards.php">Guest Comment: How does the new connection deadline affect pensions dashboards?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, reflects on parliament's latest update on dashboards, taking a closer look at the likely impact of the new connection deadline on the programme </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/07/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-protecting-against-SIPP-scams.php">Guest comment: Protecting against the potential for SIPP scams </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Wedlake Bell partner, Justin McGilloway, explores a TPO ruling about the need for due diligence when protecting members against potentially risky transfers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/07/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-lets-not-forget-about-housing.php">Guest comment: Let’s not forget about housing</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) head of policy research, Daniela Silcock, considers the impact of recent drops in home ownership, and the looming future crises that could be facing the pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/06/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-preperation-is-key-to-surviving-the-cyber-arms-race.php">Guest Comment: Preparation is key to surviving cyber arms race</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, Lou Davey, highlights recent security breaches as a reminder of the importance of being alert to cyber risk, emphasising the importance of preparation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/06/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-intervening-today-to-close-tomorrows-gaps.php">Guest comment: Intervening today to close tomorrow’s pension gaps</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) head of policy research, Daniela Silcock, discusses the inequalities in the pension system and the action needed to help narrow pension saving gaps </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/06/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-plans-for-the-new-DB-funding-regime-coming-into-force.php">Guest Comment: Plans for the new DB funding regime coming into force</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, Lou Davey, discusses the new Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code and the work that is still needed ahead of the new regime </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/05/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PLSA-optimism-that-ae-bill-will-become-law-before-GE.php">Guest Comment: Optimism that AE bill will become law before GE</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) director policy and advocacy, Nigel Peaple, discusses the Private Member's Bill on automatic enrolment reforms, and the broader changes still needed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/05/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPR-plans-for-db-funding-regime.php">Guest Comment: TPR's plans for the new DB funding regime </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, Lou Davey, discusses the regulator's plans for the new DB funding regime coming into force </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/05/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPR-how-we-are-taking-the-intiative.php">Guest Comment: Taking the initiative </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) executive director of frontline regulation, Nicola Parish, discusses the upcoming regulatory initiatives that defined contribution trustees need to be aware of </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/04/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-abolishing-the-lta-what-this-means-for-bulk-GMP-conversion.php">Guest Comment: Abolishing the LTA – opening the door for bulk GMP conversion?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The removal of the lifetime allowance (LTA) could have significant ramifications for GMP equalisation exercises, with potential to 'reignite' the idea of bulk conversion, Sackers associate director, Sonya Fraser, has said </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/04/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-Whats-next-for-PSIG.php">Guest Comment: What's next for PSIG </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) chair, Margaret Snowdon, discusses the launch of the group's Interim Practitioner Guide and the next steps in the fight to combat pension scams </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/03/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-view-from-tpr-scams-update.php">Guest Comment: Time to join the 600 schemes already fighting scams</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) executive director of frontline regulation, Nicola Parish, reflects on the progress made in the fight against scams so far, and the work still needed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/03/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-International-women-day-2023-blog.php">Blog: International Women's Day 2023: Embracing equity </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Sophie Smith reflects on industry efforts to address the gender pensions gap amid International Women's Day, and the policy reforms that could help bring the industry one step closer to equity </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/03/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPR-snew-combined-code.php">Guest Comment: TPR's new combined code </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) president, Sara Cook, discusses the importance of reviewing trustee effectiveness ahead of The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) new combined code of practice coming into effect </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/03/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PDP-dashboards-available-point.php">Guest Comment: Understanding ‘dashboards available point’</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, sets the record straight on common pensions dashboards misunderstandings, providing further clarification around the ‘dashboards available point’ </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/02/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-reflections-on-a-zuu-approach-to-pensions-engagement.php">Guest Comment: Reflections on a brand Zuu approach to pensions engagement</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the first ever pensions engagement season coming to a close, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) head of media relations and member of the campaign team, Mark Smith, examines what the industry can learn from the unique campaign </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/01/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-lost-pension-pots.php">Guest Comment: Lost pension pots </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers (ABI) assistant director, head of long-term savings policy, Rob Yuille, takes a closer look at the pensions dashboards impact assessment, and the need for the industry to engage with ongoing consultations </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/01/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-one-year-in-pensions.php">Blog: One year in pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Tom Dunstan reflects on his first year in the pensions industry and the experiences he has gained from it </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/01/2023</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-pensions-age-ttop-stories-of-2022.php">Looking back: Top 20 most read stories of 2022 </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The past year has been another busy one for the pensions industry, with progress on pensions dashboards, liquidity issues following the mini-Budget, and many (many) consultations </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/12/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-dont-hide-from-wokrplace-pensions-duties.php">Guest Comment: Don’t hide from your workplace pensions duties</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) director of automatic enrolment, Mel Charles, discusses the regulator's new campaign warning employers not to hide from their pension duties </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/12/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-understanding-data-for-pensions-dashboards.php">Guest Comment: Understanding data for pensions dashboards </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, sets the record straight on common pensions dashboards misunderstandings, providing further clarification on data for dashboards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/12/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Maintaining-pension-contributions.php">Guest Comment: Maintaining pension contributions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) director policy and advocacy, Nigel Peaple, considers the potential impact of the cost-of-living crisis on savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/11/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Ensuring-employer-compliance.php">Guest comment: Ensuring employer compliance</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) director of automatic enrolment, Mel Charles, discusses the regulator's activites in ensuring employers comply with their auto-enrolment responsibilities </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/11/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-why-we-need-to-talk-to-DB-scheme-memmbers-talk-money-week.php">Guest Comment: Why we need to talk to DB scheme members this Talk Money Week</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pension Protection Fund (PPF) chief people officer, Katherine Easter, discusses the importance of talking about money and the discussions that the industry should be having with defined benefit (DB) scheme members following recent volatility </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/11/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-boost-your-climate-understandingg.php">Guest Comment: Boost your climate understanding </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, David Fairs, considers how pension scheme trustees can improve their climate understanding </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/11/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PDP-Demystifying-readiness-for-dashboards.php">Guest Comment: Demystifying readiness for dashboards </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, sets the record straight on common pensions dashboards misunderstandings, providing further clarification on the steps the industry should be taking to prepare </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/11/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-ABI-Brits-are-not-ready-for-retirement.php">Guest Comment: Brits are not retirement ready </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As auto-enrolment reaches its 10-year anniversary, Association of British Insurers (ABI) director general, Hannah Gurga, considers the challenges still facing savers and the changes needed over the next 10 years </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/10/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-the-promise-of-the-uk-social-issues-taskforce.php">Guest Comment: The promise of the UK’s social issues taskforce</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With social issues rising up on the sustainability agenda for investors, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association head of policy and communications, Oscar Warwick Thompson, considers the potential of the UK's social issues taskforce </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/10/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PDP-making-things-clearer.php">Guest Comment: Making things clearer on pensions dashboards</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, sets the record straight on common misunderstandings surrounding pensions dashboards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/10/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pick-your-moments.php">Blog: Pick your moments</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray discusses how the industry must consider how and when it promotes increased pension saving amid the cost-of-living crisis </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/08/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Building-a-strong-framework.php">Guest comment: Building a strong framework</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) research associate, Anna Brain, discusses the organisation's Pensions Framework project </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/08/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-industry-s-role-in-preventing-scams.php">Guest comment: The industry’s role in preventing scams</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) executive director of frontline regulation, Nicola Parish, reflects on the recent sentencing of Alan Barratt and Susan Dalton and details the role the industry should play in preventing scams </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/08/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-a-new-third-way-for-pension-savers.php">Exclusive: A new third way for pension savers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, reflects on the launch of a new type of pension scheme, collective defined contribution (CDC), and the potential for further innovation in this space </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/08/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-support-that-consumers-with-under-funded-pensions-need.php">Guest Comment: The support that consumers with under-funded pensions need </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Investing and Saving Alliance (Tisa) strategy director, Prakash Chandramohan, considers what the financial services industry can do to help savers understand the role housing wealth can play in funding retirement needs and how crucial ongoing advice can be </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/05/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Increasing-professionalisation.php">Guest comment: Increasing professionalisation</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Independent Trustee Services director, Mark Evans, discusses the benefits and challenges presented by the increasing demand for professional trustees </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/04/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Auto-enrolment-compliance-and-the-gig-economy.php">Guest comment: Auto-enrolment compliance and the gig economy</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) director of automatic enrolment, Mel Charles, discusses the regulator's latest compliance and enforcement bulletin, and auto-enrolment in the gig economy </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/04/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-A-step-change-in-pensions-engagement.php">Guest comment: A step change in pensions engagement </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, reflects on the launch of a new co-ordinated industry campaign to boost people’s understanding and engagement with their pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/04/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Volatility-and-Ukraine.php">Guest comment: Volatility and Ukraine</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Wedlake Bell associate, Paul Ashcroft, analyses TPR's key expectations of pension trustees in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/04/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Adapting-AE-pensions-to-better-serve-UK-employees.php">Guest comment: Adapting automatic pension enrolment to better serve UK employees</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Amid a constantly changing employment landscape, The Investing and Saving Alliance (Tisa) head of retirement, Renny Biggins, considers how automatic pension enrolment could be adapted to ensure it is effectively meeting the needs of employees </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/03/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Freedom-without-direction.php">Blog – Freedom without direction</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The introduction of pension freedoms in 2015 was arguably the biggest shake up to the decumulation phase of people’s retirement journeys this century, but are pension holders still ill-equipped to handle this relatively new-found freedom? </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/02/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Overcoming-barriers-to-illiquid-investment.php">Guest comment: Overcoming barriers to illiquid investment</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI head of policy research, Daniela Silcock, discusses the barriers discouraging DC schemes from investing in illiquids </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/02/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-impact-of-a-cost-of-living-crisis.php">Guest comment: The impact of a cost of living crisis </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the cost of living spiralling, The Investing and Saving Alliance (Tisa) head of retirement, Renny Biggins, argues that the industry must redouble efforts to ensure we are adequately saving for our futures </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/02/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Private-members-bill-seeks-to-extend-auto-enrolment.php">Guest comment: Private member's bill seeks to extend auto-enrolment</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Arc Pensions Law associate, Rhiannon Barnsley, discusses the recently introduced private member's bill on the extension of auto-enrolment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/01/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Inertia-must-be-used-responsibly.php">Guest Comment: Inertia must be used responsibly</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Investing and Saving Alliance (Tisa) head of retirement, Renny Biggins, considers the role of inertia in pension savings and the importance of reviewing auto-enrolment changes holistically </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/01/2022</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Top-20-most-read-stories-of-2021.php">Blog: Top 20 most read stories of 2021</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray takes a look back at the most read <i>Pensions Age</i> stories of 2021 following another busy and challenging year for the pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/12/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Post-Covid-pensions-landscape.php">Guest comment: Assessing the impact of Covid-19</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Confederation of British Industry head of employment, Jennifer Beckwith, discusses the findings of the CBI/Mercer report on the pensions landscape during the Covid-19 pandemic and what the future may hold </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/10/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pension-awareness-day-a-two-way-street.php">Blog: Pension Awareness Day 2021 </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Sophie Smith discusses the industry's efforts on Pension Awareness Day and the impact it is having on UK pension savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/09/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Trustees-act-to-prevent-private-equity-supermarket-sweep.php">Guest comment: Trustees act to prevent private equity supermarket sweep</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Wedlake Bell partner, Alison Hills, discusses the recent trustee statement on the potential Morrisons takeover and what it could mean for its pension schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/09/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Collateral-damage.php">Guest comment: Collateral damage</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair, Patrick Bloomfield, discusses the organisation's views on HMRC's consultation on the tax advice market, published earlier this year </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/08/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-GMP-equalisation-update-a-realistic-solution.php">Guest comment: GMP equalisation update – a realistic solution?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Arc Pensions Law partner, Kate Payne, analyses the challenges trustees face in meeting top-up requirements for equalising GMPs </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/08/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Supporting-savers-at-retirement.php">Guest Comment: Supporting savers at retirement</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers (ABI) head of long-term savings, Rob Yuille, discusses how pension savers can be supported at retirement and what changes are needed to ensure greater support in future </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/08/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Climate-risks-and-opportunities.php">Guest comment: Climate risks and opportunities</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator executive director of regulatory risk, David Fairs, discusses the need for pension schemes to pay more attention to climate-related risks </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/07/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Taking-dashboards-one-step-at-a-time.php">Guest comment: Taking dashboards one step at a time</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Former Society of Pensions Professionals (SPP) president, Paul McGlone, explains why it could be so important that the industry walks before it runs with pensions dashboards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/06/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-DC-horizons.php">Guest comment: DC horizons</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals president, James Riley, analyses the current state of DC pensions in the UK and what the direction of travel should be </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/05/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-and-the-new-normal.php">Blog: Pensions and the ‘new normal’ </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray discusses how the pensions industry, government and regulators can capitalise on the 'new normal' to create a better retirement saving environment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/05/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Dealing-with-pension-related-crimes.php">Guest comment: Dealing with pension-related crimes</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) executive director of frontline regulation, Nicola Parish, details how victims of pension-related crimes can reach out for support from the regulator </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/05/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Moving-into-a-digital-age.php">Guest comment: Moving into a digital age</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) research associate, Anna Brain, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic may have exacerbated digital exclusion </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/03/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PPF-s-ne-guidance-on-the-insolvenc-ct.php">Guest comment: The PPF's new guidance on the insolvency act</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Arc Pensions Law partner, Anne-Marie Winton, discusses the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF's) new guidance on the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/03/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Flexible-introduction-of-climate-risk-reporting.php">Guest comment: Entering the age of climate risk reporting</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair, Patrick Bloomfield, discusses why the implementation of new climate reporting requirements needs to be flexible and evolve over time </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/03/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Romance-scams.php">Blog: Romance scams</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age </i> reporter, Duncan Ferris, takes a closer look at the financial risks that could be hidden behind a whirlwind romance, and how savers are being scammed out of their savings and pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/02/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Setting-the-standards.php">Guest comment: Setting the standards</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Former Association of British Insurers (ABI) senior policy adviser for long-term savings, Matthew Burrell, discusses the importance of the Pensions Dashboards Programme's data standards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/02/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Covid-19-s-long-term-impact.php">Guest comment: Covid-19's long-term impact</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) head of modelling, Tim Pike, discusses the long-term impact Covid-19 could have on the pension system </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/01/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Why-pension-companies-should-prioritise-GDPR-training.php">Guest comment: Why pension companies should prioritise GDPR training</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Hayes Connor Solicitors senior associate, Christine Sabino, discusses the importance of GDPR training in protecting pension companies from data breaches. </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/01/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Credit-where-it-s-due.php">Guest comment: Credit where it's due</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) director of policy and external affairs, Tim Middleton, explains why the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should be shown more gratitude than it receives </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/01/2021</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Christmas-in-the-pensions-industry.php">Guest comment: Christmas in the pensions industry</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) president, James Riley, ponders what Christmas presents the pensions industry may receive as we move into 2021 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/12/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-The-strangest-of-years.php">Blog: The strangest of years</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age</i> reporter, Duncan Ferris, takes a look back at his first year as a pensions journalist </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/12/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Top-20-most-read-stories-of-2020.php">Blog: Top 20 most read stories of 2020</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In a year like no other, the pensions industry did not stand still, with the sector continuing to evolve as it adapted to life amidst the coronavirus. Jack Gray takes a look back over the most read stories of 2020 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/12/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Addressing-the-pension-tax-regimes-complexity.php">Guest comment: Addressing the pension tax regime's complexity</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair, Patrick Bloomfield, discusses why the complexity of the pension tax system is an issue that cannot be ignored </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/12/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-proving-value-for-money.php">Guest Comment: Proving value for money </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers (ABI) policy adviser, long-term savings policy, Reuben Overmark, considers the role of consolidation in providing value for money, and whether it is always the right option </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/12/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Light-at-the-end-of-the-scams-tunnel.php">Guest comment: Light at the end of the scams tunnel?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) chair, Margaret Snowdon, discusses the recent High Court ruling on PPF compensation in pension liberation scams </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/11/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Talk-money-week-2020.php">Blog: Talk Money Week 2020 </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As Talk Money Week 2020 draws to a close, <i>Pensions Age</i> reporter, Sophie Smith, considers how talking about money can help savers to make informed decisions (and even mistakes) </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/11/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-trustee-powers-and-pension-scams.php">Guest Comment: Trustee powers and pension scams </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI director of policy and external affairs, Tim Middleton, considers the role of trustees in preventing scams, and the potential impact of recent Pension Scheme Bill amendments </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/11/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-October-2020-PASA-beyonce-data-dashboard.php">Guest comment: Is ‘Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter’ the same person as deferred member ‘Beyoncé Knowles'?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PASA Dashboard Working Group member, Nick Green, reveals the data dilemma at the heart of pensions dashboards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/10/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-PLSA-AC-2020-Adapting-to-a-virtual-world.php">Blog: PLSA AC 2020 - Adapting to a virtual world</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Age news editor, Jack Gray, reflects on the PLSA Annual Conference 2020 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/10/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-New-pensions-dashboards-will-save-British-workers-billions.php">Guest comment: New pensions dashboards will save British workers billions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham and Stamford, Gareth Davies, discusses the benefits of pensions dashboards and why their introduction is so important for British savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/10/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Being-cyber-prepared.php">Guest comment: Being cyber prepared</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> SPP Legislation Committee member, Andy Cork, discusses pension trustees' plan of action in the event of a cyber attack </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/10/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-right-action-at-the-right-time.php">Guest comment: The right action at the right time</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) director of AE, Mel Charles, discusses the regulator's enforcement approach to AE compliance during Covid-19 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 30/09/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Resolving-the-small-pension-pots-issue.php">PLSA guest comment: Resolving the small pension pots issue</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA head of DC, master trusts and lifetime savings, Lizzy Holliday, discusses the creation of the government's cross-sector working group to address the number of small pension pots and potential solutions to the issue </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/09/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog:Pensions-awareness-day-2020.php">Blog: Pensions Awareness Week 2020</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As Pensions Awareness Week draws to a close, Sophie Smith considers the messages shared by the industry and the importance of maintaining momentum </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/09/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-battlelines-drawn-in-ppf-compensation-case.php">Guest Comment: Battlelines drawn in PPF compensation case </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Wedlake Bell partner, Clive Weber, and Wedlake Bell solicitor, Paul Ashcroft, discuss the recent Hughes decision, subsequent appeals, and what it all means for the PPF </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/09/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Scammers-are-filling-the-void-left-by-pension-providers-woefully-lacking-in-proactivity.php">Guest comment: Scammers are filling the void left by pension providers woefully lacking in proactivity</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Setfords Solicitors specialist financial services lawyer, Michael Cotter, explains why it is more important than ever for pension providers to be proactively engaging with savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-differing-impacts-of-SPA-increases.php">Guest comment: The differing impacts of SPA increases</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) deputy director, Sarah Luheshi, explains why consideration is needed for those most affected by state pension age increases </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Why-we-need-less-investment-exposure-to-fossil-fuels.php">Guest comment: Why we need less investment exposure to fossil fuels</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Fossil Free Oxfordshire member, Michiel Stofferis, discusses why the pensions industry has a key role to play in reducing carbon emissions and promoting renewable energy sources </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-importance-of-engagement.php">Guest comment: The importance of communication</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI president, Lesley Carline, explains why effective member communications are so important in the ongoing market uncertainty </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Remaining-focused.php">Guest comment: Remaining focused</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator (TPR) chief executive, Charles Counsell, explains that the regulator's focus remains on protecting savers amidst the challenges posed by Covid-19 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Advertising-an-inclusive-industry.php">Blog: Changing perceptions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As industry statistics show a fall in female trustee chair representation, <i>Pensions Age</i> reporter, Sophie Smith, looks at the importance of changing industry perceptions and advertising in the right way </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Persevering-through-the-coronavirus-crisis.php">Guest comment: Persevering through the coronavirus crisis</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) chair, Richard Butcher, looks at how well the pensions industry has coped during the Covid-19 pandemic </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/08/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-To-reform-or-not-to-reform.php">Guest comment: Pros and cons of pension tax reform</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) head of modelling, Tim Pike, discusses the possibility of pension tax reform to help pay for Covid-19 efforts </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/07/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Making-temporary-changes-permanent.php">Guest comment: Making temporary changes permanent</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) Defined Contribution Committee chair, Tim Box, discusses whether making some of the temporary regulatory changes permanent would be beneficial for the pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/07/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-An-intergenerationally-coherent-saving-strategy.php">Guest comment: An intergenerationally coherent saving strategy</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair, Patrick Bloomfield, outlines the organisation's policy priorities for his two-year term </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/07/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-raising-scam-awareness.php">Guest Comment: Raising scam awareness </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI president, Lesley Carline, discusses the importance of communicating with members to raise awareness of pension scams </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/07/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Savers-must-continue-to-see-pensions-as-safe-investments.php">Guest comment: Savers must continue to see pensions as safe investments</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR chief executive, Charles Counsell, discusses the importance of savers continuing to see pensions as a safe investment for retirement amid Covid-19 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/07/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-giving-DB-members-options.php">Guest comment: The future of DB </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) head of DB, LGPS and Standards, Joe Dabrowski discusses why the long-awaited consolidator framework is needed now more than ever </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/06/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Beware-the-dangers-pension-liberation-can-have-on-your-savings.php">Guest comment: Beware the dangers pension liberation can have on your savings</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> APJ Solicitors professional support lawyer, Glyn Taylor, discusses the growing threat of pension liberation scams and the impact it can have on savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/06/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-vs-climate-change.php">Blog: Pensions vs climate change</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With today being World Environment Day, <i>Pensions Age</i> reporter, Duncan Ferris, discusses what steps the pensions industry can make to become more environmentally friendly </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/06/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Bringing-down-barriers.php">Blog: Bringing down barriers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In light of the recent protests for black rights, <i>Pensions Age</i> editor, Laura Blows, examines the efforts to remove racial inequalities within pensions saving, and within the industry itself </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/06/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Scheme-members-need-support-now-more-than-ever.php">Guest comment: Scheme members need support now more than ever</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI director of policy and external affairs, Tim Middleton, discusses the importance of pension schemes supporting their members during the Covid-19 crisis </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/06/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Five-years-of-freedoms.php">Guest comment: Five years of freedoms</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA head of DC, master trusts and lifetime savings, Lizzy Holliday, reflects on five years of pension freedoms and discusses how to move forward in ensuring best outcomes for savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/06/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-A-clear-case-for-cognitive-diversity.php">Guest comment: A clear case for cognitive diversity</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pintent Masons legal director, Michael Jones, discusses the importance of cognitive diversity on trustee boards and how the industry can help to achieve it </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/05/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Schemes-must-help-savers-avoid-poor-decisions.php">Guest comment: Schemes must help savers avoid poor decisions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR chief executive, Charles Counsell, warns that savers are under greater threat from scammers and poor financial decisions amid the Covid-19 crisis </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/05/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Prioritising-members.php">Guest comment: Prioritising members</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ACA chair, Jenny Condron, discusses why strong governance is imperative to ensuring member benefits continue to be paid during the Covid-19 crisis </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/05/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-A-time-for-reflection.php">Guest comment: A time for reflection</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As Tom McPhail leaves the industry, he looks back on the pensions trends he has noticed during his 30+ year career </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/05/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPRs-new-data-gathering-powers.php">Guest comment: TPR's proposed new data gathering powers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Burges Salmon partner, Clive Pugh, discusses TPR's proposed new data gathering powers and why it is important that the pensions industry understands the impact they may have </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/05/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-A-diverse-approach.php">Guest comment: A diverse approach</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> AMNT member, Stephen Fallowell, discusses why changing the recruitment approach could improve diversity on trustee boards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/04/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Local-affairs.php">Guest comment: Local affairs</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute (PMI) director of policy and external affairs, Tim Middleton, highlights the importance of establishing regional pension networks </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/04/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Protecting-savers-in-the-current-climate.php">Guest comment: Protecting savers in testing circumstances</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR executive director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice, David Fairs, discusses the ways in which the regulator is helping trustees and sponsors protect savers during the Covid-19 crisis </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/04/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda.php">BLOG: Shoulda, woulda, coulda</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As the Covid-19 crisis continues, Pensions Age reporter, Sophie Smith, looks at the impact the pandemic has had on auto-enrolment savings, and the missed opportunities to protect low earners' pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/04/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Part-2-Tackling-DC-challenges-posed-by-Covid-19.php">Guest comment: Part 2 - Tackling DC challenges posed by Covid-19</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In part two of its advice to trustees, PLSA head of DC master trusts and lifetime savings, Lizzy Holliday, discusses the key challenges facing DC schemes and what areas trustees should be focusing on </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/04/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Navigating-DB-challenges.php">Guest comment: Part 1 - Navigating the challenges facing DB schemes</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA head of DB, LGPS, and standards, Joe Dabrowski, outlines what DB scheme trustees should be focusing on in these uncertain times in part one of the PLSA's advice to schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/04/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-meets-Mothering-Sunday.php">Blog: Pensions meets Mothering Sunday</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In the build up to Mother's Day, Pensions Age reporter Duncan Ferris discusses the impact of motherhood on pension savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/03/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Difference-of-definitions.php">Guest comment: Difference of definitions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> AMNT member, Stephen Fallowell, explains why consumer definitions are important for pension engagement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-DC-consolidation-beware-the-legal-pitfalls.php">Guest comment: DC consolidation - beware the legal pitfalls</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Burges Salmon director, Catrin Young, and associate, Charlotte Osmond, discuss the legal hurdles trustees should be aware of in DC scheme consolidation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Regulatory-changes.php">Guest comment: Regulatory changes</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR chief executive, Charles Counsell, discusses potential changes to the regulator's powers and DB funding code in 2020 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Pensions-in-2020.php">Guest comment - Pensions in 2020</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA director of policy and research, Nigel Peaple, discusses whether the new government's pensions vision matches the organisation's </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Turning-back-the-clock-with-increased-regulation.php">Guest comment: Turning back the clock with increased regulation</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals DC committee member, Ian Neale, explains why the growing complexity of regulations is setting pensions back </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Settling-in-at-Pensions-Age.php">Blog: Settling in at Pensions Age</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Age reporter Duncan Ferris discusses his first few weeks as a pensions journalist and why he's nothing like Jake Gyllenhaal </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Additions-to-Pension-Schemes-Bill-likely.php">Guest comment: Additions to Pension Schemes Bill likely</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI head of technical, Tim Middleton, discusses the "strong possibility" of additional initiatives to the Pension Schemes Bill </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Diverse-opinions.php">BLOG: Diverse opinions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Age reporter Sophie Smith discusses how schemes with diverse trustee boards can improve member engagement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/02/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-financial-mis-selling-market-in-2020.php">Guest comment: The financial mis-selling market in 2020 </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> APJ Solicitors compliance solicitor, Andrea Murray, discusses the key events of 2019 and what she expects to dominate the financial mis-selling market in 2020 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 31/01/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Switching-focus.php">Guest comment: Switching focus</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI policy adviser in long-term savings, Reuben Overmark, explains why focus should be switched from simpler annual benefit statements to dashboard development </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/01/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Trustees-should-act-before-tidal-wave-of-GMP-work.php">Guest comment: Trustees should act before 'tidal wave' of GMP work hits</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> SPP administration committee member, Barry Mack, urges trustees to work with their administrator before the "tidal wave" of GMP work hits </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/01/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Generation-X-faces-saving-challenge.php">Guest comment: Generation X faces saving challenge</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI associate policy researcher, Anna Brain, discusses why generation X need to be proactive in saving for retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/01/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Single-dashboard-could-restrict-savers.php">Guest comment: Single dashboard could restrict savers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI long-term savings policy adviser, Matt Burrell, discusses why multiple dashboards are necessary to give people control over their savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/01/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Vegan-pensions.php">BLOG: Vegan pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> A vegan man is taking landmark legal action in a tribunal which is expected to decide for the first time whether veganism should be protected by law </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/01/2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Talking-about-money-shouldnt-have-to-be-a-fight.php">BLOG: Talking about money shouldn’t have to be a fight… </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Reporter Sophie Smith discusses why initiatives such as the Money and Pensions Service's 'Talk Pensions, Talk Money' week are a good start in getting people engaged with their finances, but more needs to be done </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/11/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Solving-the-future-of-DC.php">Guest comment: Solving the future of DC</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI head of policy research, Daniela Silcock, discusses how concerns about contributions, investments and fees could be addressed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/11/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Ten-years-of-risky-business.php">Guest comment: Ten years of risky business</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> APJ Solicitors solicitor, Glyn Taylor, discusses the timeline of the Carey Pensions case so far and what they expect to happen from the court ruling when it does arrive </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/11/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Time-to-get-GMP-ready.php">Guest comment: Time to get ready for GMP equalisation</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals legislation committee member, John Wilson, calls for the industry to get ready for GMP equalisation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/11/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Dashboard-could-give-big-shock-to-savers.php">Guest comment: Dashboard could give big shock to savers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) supports the pension dashboard initiative as a great advance in helping individuals to ultimately see their total pension savings in one place </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/11/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Smaller-organisations-have-had-little-voice-in-USS-negotiations.php">Guest Comment: Smaller organisations have 'had little voice' in USS negotiations </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Institute of Development Studies, director of finance and operations, Tim Catherall, responds to a guest comment by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) director of professional services, Christopher Williams on smaller organisations' involvement with USS negotiations </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Why-TPR-should-be-congratulated-for-AE-success.php">Guest Comment: Why TPR should be congratulated for AE success </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI technical consultant Tim Middleton discusses why The Pensions Regulator should be congratulated for its success at enforcing automatic enrolment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-Comment-How-the-pensions-sector-could-benefit-from-digital-IDs.php">Guest Comment: How the pensions sector could benefit from digital IDs</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead lifetime savings George Currie discusses how the pensions sector could benefit from the introduction of digital IDs </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Vision-without-sight.php">Guest comment: Vision without sight</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Told by his parents to get a job that was pensionable, President of BESTrustees Alan Pickering has worked at the interface of pensions, business and politics for more than 40 years. He was born with an inherited and progressive sight condition and lost the majority of his sight by the age of 30. Never one to let his sight or the attitudes of others towards it become a barrier to success, Alan has become one of the biggest influencers in the world of pensions. Here he shares his views on living with sight loss in London today and his thoughts on the Vision Foundation’s ambitions for the future </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Be-careful-what-you-wish-for.php">Blog: Be careful what you wish for</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The government may once again be turning its attention towards pensions, but Laura Blows warns of the need for a long-term viewpoint </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Kicking-the-can-down-the-road.php">Blog: Kicking the can down the road</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray calls for an end to the delays in implementing many much-needed changes within the pensions sector </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-UCU-contribution-proposal-unworkable-for-smaller-organisations.php">Guest comment: UCU pension contributions proposal unworkable for smaller organisations</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ODI director of professional services, Christopher Williams, explains why the increased employer contribution levels for the USS would put smaller organisations under serious financial pressure </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-Poetry.php">BLOG: Pensions Poetry </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In honour of National Poetry Day on 3 October, <i>Pensions Age</i> showcases poems written about pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Changes-in-the-master-trust-landscape.php">Guest comment: Changes in the master trust landscape</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI vice president, Tim Phillips, analyses the changes that DC master trusts have undergone following the regulator's authorisation process </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/10/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Early-ill-health-linked-to-lower-old-age-wealth.php">Guest comment: Early ill-health linked to lower old-age wealth</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI senior policy researcher, Lauren Wilkinson, discusses the link between ill-health early in life and lower wealth in retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/09/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-State-pension-shortfall-day-highlights-pensioner-poverty.php">Blog: State pension shortfall day highlights pensioner poverty</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Four months before the new year, state pension reliants are running out of cash. Jack Gray `looks at the issue of pensioner poverty </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/08/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-GMP-Equalisation-the-issues-trustees-face.php">Guest Comment: GMP Equalisation - the issues trustees face</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> SPP’s Legislation Committee member Christopher Stiles writes about the issues trustees face over GMP equalisation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/08/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-PPI-Danielle-Baker.php">Guest Comment: Pensions today - how we ended up here </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI head of membership and external engagement, Danielle Baker, looks at the origins of the pension system </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/08/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-TPR-tougher-approach-with-trustees.php ">Guest Comment: TPR's tougher approach with trustees </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator, executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, David Fairs, on how the regulator is taking a new approach with trustees that don't engage </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/08/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment.php">Guest comment: Govt must press ahead with Social Care green paper</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI long-term savings policy adviser, Holly Singleton, examines the demand for a social care saving policy amid Brexit delays </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/07/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Dont-let-pensions-be-a-pawn-of-current-political-purgatory.php">BLOG: Don’t let pensions be a pawn of current political purgatory</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Age senior reporter Theo Andrew gives his views on the current situation engulfing pensions and politics as he says goodbye to <i>Pensions Age </i> </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/07/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Pensions-Bill-still-some-way-off.php">Guest comment: Pensions Bill still some way off</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI president Lesley Carline discusses the latest delay to the Pensions Bill and what impact it may have on the industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/07/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-downsides-to-having-a-professional-trustee-on-every-board.php">Guest Comment: The downsides to having a professional trustee on every board </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals president Paul McGlone expresses his concerns about having a professional trustee on every board </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/07/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Using-data-to-engage.php">Guest comment: Using data to engage members</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers policy adviser, Matt Burrell, on how the right data can be used to engage members </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/07/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Why-HMRC-withdrew-its-Hymanson-appeal.php">Guest comment: Why HMRC withdrew its Hymanson appeal</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Wedlake Bell LLP Solicitors pensions partner Clive Weber, considers why HMRC have withdrawn their appeal in 'Hymanson', the future for similar "mistake" cases and the status of HMRC's guidance on payments made in error </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/07/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Governance-sea-change-imminent.php">Guest comment: Governance sea-change imminent</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI technical consultant, Tim Middleton, explores the governance changes that are likely to take effect over the next few months </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/06/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Active-funds-are-so-passive-whats-going-on.php">Guest comment: Active funds are so passive – what’s going on?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Communications and Content managing director, David Butcher, discusses how active managers can wrest more control over the active versus passive debate </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/06/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Repayment-of-the-overseas-transfer-charge.php">Guest Comment: Repayment of the overseas transfer charge </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> SPP legislation committee member Peter Scott discusses the repayment of the overseas transfer charge </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/06/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-impact-of-Pension-Credit-changes-on-mixed-income-couples.php">Guest Comment: The impact of Pension Credit changes on mixed-income couples </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI senior policy researcher Mark Baker discusses the impact of the Pension Credit changes on mixed-income couples </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/06/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Pensions-reshuffle-likely-as-Rudd-and-Opperman-split-support.php">Blog: Pensions reshuffle likely as Rudd and Opperman split support</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> So far, the contenders have managed to avoid anything remotely pensions related, however, the likelihood of a shake up in the Department for Work and Pensions is now looking increasingly probable </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/06/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Industry-must-unite-over-transfers.php">BLOG: Industry must unite over transfers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Senior reporter Theo Andrew argues that the industry must unite over transfers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/05/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Celebrating-commiserating-equal-pension-day-144-days-too-late.php">BLOG: Celebrating (commiserating) equal pension day – 144 days too late </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Today marks equal pension day; deputy editor Natalie Tuck looks at the reasons why the day has come so late, and what can be done about it </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/05/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-The-ins-and-outs-of-Burgess-and-others-v-Bic.php">Guest comment: The ins and outs of Burgess and others v Bic</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Trowers and Hamlins partner Martin McFall dicusses the intricacies of the groundbreaking case Burgess and others v Bic </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/05/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Why-the-pensions-industry-can-make-a-difference-to-people-mental-health.php">BLOG: Why the pensions industry must play its part in supporting mental health </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The old saying ‘money can’t buy you happiness’ is now more often than not extended to include ‘but a lack of money can cause misery’ </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/05/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-DC-consolidation-will-be-key.php">Guest comment: DC consolidation will be key</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pensions Professionals council member Gregg McClymont, explores the benefits of consolidation on the DC pensions market </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/05/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-DC-consolidation-drives-efficiency.php">Guest comment: DC consolidation drives efficiency</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI policy adviser, long-term savings, Reuben Overmark analyses how defined contribution consolidation will improve efficiency within the industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/05/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-tpr.php">Guest comment: Establishing a long-term funding target</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, David Fairs, explores the affects the regulator's Annual Funding Statement will have on schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/04/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-PLSA-Caroline-Escott.php">Guest Comment: The value of the workforce </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead, investment and stewardship Caroline Escott discusses how important it is for pension fund investors to continue to push for better information from companies on how well they train, motivate and develop their workers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/04/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-The-youth-of-today.php">BLOG: The youth of today</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Reporter Jack Gray argues that the pensions industry cannot alone solve the engagement issue that young people have with saving for retirement . </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/04/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Govt-must-act-quicker-to-increase-spread-of-auto-enrolment.php">Blog: Govt must act quicker to increase spread of auto-enrolment</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Over the past week or two, my inbox has been flooded with press releases in preparation for the jump in auto-enrolment contributions, due to take place tomorrow (6 April) </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/04/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Company-success-relies-on-motivated-and-productive-employees.php">Guest comment: Company success relies on motivated and productive employees</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) policy lead, investment and stewardship, Caroline Escott explains the findings of the PLSA's updated Hidden Talent report </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/04/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Dashboard-must-be-secure-and-regulated.php">Guest comment: Dashboard must be secure and regulated</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI policy adviser, long-term savings, Matt Burrell explains that there are more dashboard options than just between single and multiple </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/03/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-The-financial-cost-of-invisible-illness.php">BLOG: The financial cost of invisible illness </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Deputy editor Natalie Tuck looks at research from Standard Life, which highlights the financial cost of women living with the invisible illness, Endometriosis. </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/03/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Working-towards-a-third-way-for-pension-schemes.php">Guest Comment: Working towards a third way for pension schemes</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion Guy Opperman reveals the government’s intentions for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/03/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Superfunds-to-provide-security-for-vulnerable-DB-scheme-members.php">Guest Comment: Superfunds to provide security for vulnerable DB scheme members</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association head of DB, LGPS and standards, Joe Dabrowski, details the improved security that superfunds could offer to vulnerable DB scheme members </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/03/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Teachers-pensions-view-from-a-school-governor.php">Guest Comment: Teachers' pensions - view from a school governor </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme in September 2019 set to rise, one pensions expert and school governor discusses the complexity of the situation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/03/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-risk-of-DB-superfunds.php">Guest Comment: The risk of DB superfunds</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers policy adviser, long-term savings, Hetty Hughes discusses the regulation that superfunds will need to be subject to </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/02/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-plsa-dashabord.php">Guest comment: Getting what you need from the pensions dashboard</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association policy lead on engagement, EU and regulation, James Walsh, discusses what he wants to see from the pensions dashboard </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/01/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-abi-self-employer.php">Guest Comment: Getting the self-employed to save </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI policy adviser, retirement and savings policy, Reuben Overmark, on why the ABI is looking forward to working with the government to get more self-employed people saving for retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/01/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Frank-Field-day-at-TPR-expense.php">Blog: Frank’s Field day at TPR’s expense</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray argues that the Work and Pensions Committee chair, Frank Field, should give the incoming chief executive to The Pensions Regulator, Charles Counsell, a chance </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/01/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-TPR-outlines-superfund-expectations.php">Guest comment: TPR outlines superfund expectations</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, David Fairs, explains TPR's expectations for DB scheme consolidation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/01/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Pension-court-cases-that-will-hit-the-headlines-in-2019.php">BLOG: Pension court cases that will hit the headlines in 2019</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> From cases such as the Lloyds GMP ruling, Barnardo’s indexation to the Pension Protection Fund being told by the Court of Justice of the European Union that it must pay at least 50 per cent of members’ pension entitlement, 2018 was packed full of court cases that affect the pensions industry. With that in mind, we take a look at what to look out for in 2019 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/01/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-New-year-revolutionary-pensions.php">Blog: New year, revolutionary pensions?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In a week in which state pensions celebrates its 110th birthday, and the day that kick starts pensions for the year ahead, could 2019 be a revolutionary one for the industry? </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/01/2019</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-A-busy-festive-period-for-TPR.php">BLOG: A busy festive period for TPR</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray discusses the increased enforcement activity by TPR in the build up to the holidays </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/12/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-My-whirlwind-introduction-to-the-world-of-pensions.php">BLOG: My whirlwind introduction to the world of pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Jack Gray looks back over his first months as a pensions journalist and his initial thoughts on the issues facing the industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/12/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Implementing-TPRs-new-funding-standards.php">Guest comment: Implementing TPR's new funding standards</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Professional Pensions legislation committee member Shayala McRae considers how TPR will deliver its new funding standards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/12/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-tpr.php">Guest Comment: TPR on being clearer, quicker and tougher</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR executive director of frontline regulation Nicola Parish discusses the impact of being clearer, quicker and tougher </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/12/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Uncertain-times-for-savers.php">Guest comment: Uncertain times for savers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute director Chris Curry discusses the uncertain times ahead and the issues facing savers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/12/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-PLSA-policy-lead-engagement-EU-and-regulation-James-walsh.php">Guest Comment: The Brexit draft deal's relevance for pensions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead: engagement, EU and regulation, James Walsh discusses the Brexit draft deal and its impact on pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/12/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Brexit-uncertainty-continues-to-surround-UK-pensions-industry.php">Guest Comment: Brexit uncertainty continues to surround UK pensions industry</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Member Nominated Trustees co-chair, David Weeks, discusses how Brexit will impact the UK pensions industry and the preparations trustees are making </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 30/11/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Brexit-not-top-of-pension-schemes-agenda.php">Guest comment: Brexit not top of pension schemes' agenda</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead: engagement, EU and regulation James Walsh discusses how the uncertainty of Brexit is pushing it down pension schemes' agenda </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/11/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-DC-around-the-globe.php">Guest Comment: DC around the globe </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Administration Standards Association deputy chair Kim Gubler writes about her recent experience discussing DC at pensions conference in Bahrain </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/11/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-SPP-Brexit-debate.php">Guest Comment: How should pension schemes should prepare for Brexit? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals investment committee member Christy Jesudasan looks at how, with regards to investments, pension schemes should prepare for Brexit </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/11/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Brexit-the-elephant-in-the-room.php">Guest Comment: Brexit - the elephant in the room</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI director Chris Curry takes a look at what Brexit means for private pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/11/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-pmi-blog.php">Guest Comment: The 'ominous precedent' set by the ECJ's PPF ruling </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI technical consultant Tim Middleton looks at the "ominous precedent" set by the European Court of Justice's ruling on Pension Protection Fund compensation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/10/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-A-look-back-at-the-PLSA-AC-2017.php">BLOG: A look back at the PLSA AC 2017</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck reflects on the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's annual conference of 2017, as the 2018 conference kicks off today </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/10/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Younger-generations-need-engagement-support.php">BLOG: Younger generations need engagement support</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Engagement with pensions is an issue that everyone should be able to agree on, says Pensions Age reporter Jack Gray, but he looks at why it seems to have taken a backseat </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/10/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Equality-over-equity.php">BLOG: Equality over equity</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Today, thousands of women affected by the changes to the equalisation of the state pension age are expected to march through London in protest of the changes; Natalie Tuck looks at the human cost of the policy change </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/10/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-a-fair-and-transparent-regulator.php">Guest comment: A fair and transparent regulator</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator executive director of frontline regulation, Nicola Parish, discusses the regulator's latest compliance and enforcement numbers and how it is using its powers to great effect </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/10/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Divisive-Field-would-be-loss-for-pensions.php">Blog: Divisive Field would be a loss for pensions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Reporter Theo Andrew looks at why the divisive Work and Pensions Committee chair, Frank Field, is vital within the industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/09/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-Retire-to-the-sunny-south.php">Blog: Retire to the sunny south</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Living in Brighton for nearly all of my 24 years I know the appeal of relaxing on the south coast of England </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/09/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-There-an-app-for-that.php">Blog: There’s an app for that </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With news that people check their reward card balances more than their pension savings, Natalie Tuck looks at what the pensions industry can do to increase engagement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/08/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-A-welcome-review-of-pensions-tax-relief.php">Guest Comment: A welcome review of pensions tax relief </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute director Chris Curry says it is welcome news that the government will be reviewing pensions tax relief for individuals </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/08/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-valuing-volunteer-trustees.php">Guest Comment: Valuing volunteer trustees</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Once I retired from full time work I have never been so busy’. This is often said by retired people, myself included, and though I suspect it is somewhat of an exaggeration, it does reflect the fact that we find ourselves in demand to take up new opportunities </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/08/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Working-together.php">Guest Comment: Working together </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR head of master trust authorisation and supervision Kim Brown on the regulator's Code of Practice for Master Trust Authorisation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/08/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-james-walsh-plsa.php">Guest Comment: Why the self-employed's pension savings should be top on the PM's to do list</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead, engagement, EU and regulation, James Walsh discusses why the self-employed's pension saving should be at the top of the Prime Minister's 'to do' list </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 30/07/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-were-all-going-on-a-pensions-holiday.php">BLOG: We’re all going on a pensions holiday</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Summer, a time to go on holiday, relax, and for many, escape Britain’s soaring heat </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/07/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-take-care.php">Blog: Take care</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In her final soapbox piece for <i>Pensions Age</i>, Talya Misiri asks why we don't take more care in our approach to saving for retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/07/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-retirement-challenge.php">Guest Comment: The retirement challenge </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals PR Committee member Gareth Davies discusses the challenge of retirement, and how the pensions industry can help people make the right choices </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/07/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-giving-pensions-the-platform.php">Guest Comment: Giving pensions a platform</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI senior policy adviser Lucy Forgie talks about the evolution of platforms and why they are vital to the retirement market </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/07/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Making-pensions-easy.php">Guest Comment: Making pensions easy</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead: engagement, EU and regulation James Walsh discusses how technology can help engage and simplify the pensions landscape </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/07/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-importance-of-whistleblowers.php">Guest Comment: The importance of whistleblowers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> TPR director of automatic enrolment Darren Ryder discusses the importance of whistleblowers when investigating employers that aren't complying </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/06/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-England-reach-semis-in-Pension-World-Cup.php">BLOG: England reaches semis in Pension World Cup</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The good news for England fans is that our pension system is considerably better than our football team, or so analysis by Scottish Widows would have you believe </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/06/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Should-I-stay-or-should-I-go-now.php">BLOG: Should I stay or should I go now? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Reporter Theo Andrew examines the recent coverage of The Pensions Regulator and CEO Lesley Titcomb's departure </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/06/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-triangle-of-pension-scheme-governance.php">Guest Comment: The triangle of pension scheme governance</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> AMNT co-chair David Weeks discusses the triangle of pension scheme governance and why The Pensions Regulator should consider working with associations to help effect change </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/06/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Pooling-European-Pensions.php">Guest Comment: Pooling European pensions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead: engagement, EU and regulation James Walsh considers the similarities among pensions across Europe and how the UK’s auto-enrolment policy leads as an example for workplace retirement saving </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 30/05/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-The-rise-of-the-forgotten-stakeholder.php">Blog: The rise of the forgotten stakeholder </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With such a big focus on corporate social responsibility, many companies operate under the stakeholder style of management, Natalie Tuck asks whether pension schemes been forgotten and weighs up the stakeholder vs shareholder theory </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/05/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Pension-freedom-results-a-waiting-game.php">Guest Comment: Pension freedom results - a waiting game </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI policy researcher Lauren Wilkinson looks at why we won't know whether the pension freedoms have been successful for many years </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/05/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-aim-of-the-state-pension.php">Guest Comment: The aim of the state pension</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Policy Institute head of policy research Daniela Silcock looks at why the aim of the state pension needs to be clarified </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/05/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-How-boozy-Brits-can-increase-their-pension-income.php">BLOG: How boozy Brits can increase their pension income</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> It’s no secret that the rest of the world, especially our European neighbours, view the British as binge drinkers and lager louts, but some number crunching by Hargreaves Lansdown has revealed how the nation’s boozy Brits could boost their pension income </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/05/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-My-pension-is-invested-in.php">BLOG: My pension is invested in... </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The pensions landscape is quickly changing and the industry has an obligation to ensure that the thinking that accompanies this is also adapted, writes Talya Misiri </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/04/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-UKs-EU-pension-liabilities-to-rumble-on.php">BLOG: UK's EU pension liabilities to 'rumble on'</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA, policy lead for engagement EU and regulation, James Walsh, discusses the UK's share of pension liabilities after Brexit </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/04/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-lets-not-play-administration-blame-game.php">BLOG: Let's not play administration 'blame game' </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute president, Robert Branagh, discusses the details behind the headlines on the latest pensions administration story </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/04/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-PLSA-IC-2018-what-we-learnt.php">BLOG: PLSA IC 2018 – what we learnt</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As you would expect, this year’s Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Investment Conference tackled all the top issues facing the pensions system, from how to make the defined benefit sector more robust, to increased trustee consideration on ESG issues and what next for defined contribution after auto-enrolment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/03/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Being-a-female-pension-trustee.php">BLOG: Being a female pension trustee</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As we celebrate International Women’s Day, 2020 Trustees’ Naomi L’Estrange talks about her experience as a pensions trustee, and encourages other women to think about becoming one </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/03/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Will-the-Spring-Statement-be-overshadowed-by-the-DB-white-paper.php">BLOG: Will the Spring Statement be overshadowed by the DB white paper? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the Spring Statement in just one week’s time, one would expect the rumour mill to be working overtime, whether that be changes to pensions tax relief, or further pooling of Local Government Pension Funds. This year, however, the Chancellor is aiming to tone down the Statement, having moved it from the autumn. Natalie Tuck looks at whether the DB white paper may take centre stage instead </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/03/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-How-to-solve-the-issue-of-pensions-and-the-lagging-ladies.php">BLOG: How to solve the issue of pensions and the ‘lagging ladies’? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With next Thursday, 8 March, being International Women’s Day, Natalie Tuck looks at how the industry, and government, can help boost women's pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/03/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-March-of-the-pension-savers.php">BLOG: March of the pension savers </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> People may be more familiar with penguins marching, but the month of March sees a march of pension savers checking up on their retirement funds </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/02/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Are-we-the-baddies-Fund-management-reputation-in-question.php">GUEST COMMENT: Are we the baddies? Fund management reputation in question</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the reputation of fund managers in question, Communications and Content director and founder David Butcher looks at what needs to change so they're no longer seen as the baddies </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/02/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-New-Year-new-savings-strategy.php">Blog: New Year, new savings strategy?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> New Year, new you. We’ve all been there, and whether you’re one to make a mockery of the yearly ritual or take it as gospel, you can’t deny that you will have, at some point, woken up in the New Year and at least sniffed at the opportunity for a better you </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/01/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Bothered.php">BLOG: Pensions - should we really be bothered</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Senior Reporter Talya Misiri argues that simplicity is the best way to approach to member engagement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/01/2018</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-A-month-in-pensions.php">BLOG: A month in Pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> I challenge anybody to recall a better month to start your career in the pensions industry. Having joined the wonderful <i>Pensions Age</i> team at the end of November 2017, the news has been flowing thick and fast, somewhat of a baptism of fire for a newbie pensions reporter </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/12/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Top-of-the-class.php">BLOG: Top of the class</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As we approach the end of the year, Natalie Tuck reflects on the hard work seen in the industry and explains why she thinks the Work and Pensions Committee should be top of the class for 2017 </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/12/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Advising-transfers.php">Guest Comment: Advising transfers </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ACA chairman Bob Scott discusses the complexities and costs of advising DB transfers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Hoping-for-an-unsurprising-Budget.php">BLOG: Hoping for an unsurprising Budget </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Ahead of tomorrow's budget, Talya Misiri discusses industry's hopes for the lack of any shock announcements in the pensions sector </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-A-look-back-at-Budgets-gone-by.php">BLOG: A look back at Budgets gone by</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As the country and pensions industry prepares for the Budget on Wednesday, <i>Pensions Age</i> looks back at the top policy announcements from Budgets over the past few years </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Fresh-communications.php">Guest Comment: Fresh communication </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead for engagement, EU and Regulation James Walsh considers how the industry can improve pension communications for members </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Budget-wishes-from-the-PMI.php">Guest Comment: Budget wishes from the PMI </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI president Robert Branagh talks about the Budget rumours circulating the industry and the wishes of the Pensions Management Institute </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Tackling-poverty.php">Guest Comment: Tackling poverty</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In light of Living Wage Week, Catherine Howarth reveals how pension funds can use their influence as shareholders to address challenges facing low-paid people </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-sweet-taste-of-pensions.php">Guest Comment: The sweet taste of pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Archive Trust chairman Alan Herbert looks at why pension funds should consider archiving, citing confectioners archives as an example </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-importance-of-net-performance.php">Guest Comment: The importance of net-performance</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> We all know that contribution levels are critical to the outcomes from defined contribution pensions and the length of time we invest is another of the big factors. But what else matters? </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/11/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-DB-Complexities.php">Guest Comment: DB complexities </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ACA chairman Bob Scott discusses the difficulties defined benefit schemes are facing </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 31/10/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-State-pension-age-increases.php">Guest Comment: State pension age increases</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI technical consultant Tim Middleton discusses why it was inevitable that the government decided to bring the increases to the state pension age forward </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/10/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-YOLO-vs-retirement.php">BLOG: YOLO vs retirement </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck argues that despite the industry's best efforts, young people are never going to prioritise saving for retirement over things in the near future </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Musings-of-an-MNT.php">Guest Comment: Risks worth taking </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Royal Bank of Scotland Group Pension Fund MNT Stephen Fallowell discusses attitudes towards risk and the risks of DB schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Regulating-professional-trustees.php">Guest Comment: Regulating professional trustees </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> One of the growing trends in pensions governance has been the use of professional trustees. PMI technical consultant Tim Middleton discusses the importance of regulation for these trustees </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-ABI-to-develop-industry-guide-on-good-practice.php">Guest Comment: ABI to develop industry guide on good practice </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Developments in the retirement market have created new challenges for all customers; challenges that may be more pronounced for those who are potentially vulnerable. Association of British Insurers policy adviser Henry Thompson discusses how this can be addressed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-CPI-Impact.php">Blog: CPI Impact </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri explores the industry’s views as to how stagnant inflation rates will impact pensions and investments </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Delivering-the-dashboard.php">Guest Comment: Delivering the dashboard </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals Council member Darren Philp expresses the SPP’s views on the pensions dashboard and what needs to be done to ensure its success </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Change.php">Blog: Change</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Adam Cadle reflects on over half a decade in the pensions industry </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Clear-communication.php">Guest Comment: Clear communication </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead for engagement, EU and international James Walsh discusses the need for clearer pensions coimmunications and the FCA's consultation on transfers out of DC schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/09/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Is-retirement-really-so-grim-up-North.php">BLOG: Is retirement really so grim up North? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck looks at why there are no Northern counties in the top five of the Prudential Quality of Retirement Index </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/08/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Live-longer-No-thanks-the-state-pension-age-will-go-up.php">BLOG: Live longer? ‘No thanks the state pension age will go up’ </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The title of this blog is in tribute to the many comments left by Facebook users in response to the prospect of living longer... </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/08/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-look-back-at-pension-fund-asset-allocation-over-50-years.php">BLOG: A look back at pension fund asset allocation over 50 years </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> In the global, modern world that we live in, it is second nature for pension funds to spread their investments across a range of different assets, but this wasn't always the case. Natalie Tuck looks back at pension fund asset allocation over 50 years, and asks, what does the future hold </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/08/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-How-will-the-UK-ban-on-petrol-and-diesel-cars-impact-pensions.php">BLOG: How will the UK’s ban on petrol and diesel cars impact pensions? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Following in the footsteps of France, the British government announced last week its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040. But how will this impact pension schemes? </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/08/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Not-another-Pensions-Minister.php">GUEST COMMENT: Not another Pensions Minister</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Molins UK Pension Fund MNT director Steve Wickham gives his views on the Pensions Minister and how he is looking forward to attending more industry events upon his retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-How-many-presenters-does-it-take-to-plug-theBBCs-pension-deficit.php">BLOG: How many presenters does it take to plug the BBC's pension deficit? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri compares the recently revealed BBC presenters' salaries with the growing BBC pension deficit </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-post-brexit-pensions-action.php">Guest Comment: Post-Brexit pensions action </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Society of Pension Professionals DC committee member Ian Neale outlines the key pensions issues still to be addressed in the post EU referendum climate </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-transfers-and-reregistrations.php">Guest Comment: Transfers and re-registrations: what happens behind the curtains? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers policy adviser Lucie Forgie discusses the transfer and re-registration process and how these can be made clearer for consumers </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Political-Predictions.php">Guest Comment: Political predictions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PLSA policy lead for EU and international James Walsh discusses predictions for Brexit following the UK General Election </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 24/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Musings-of-an-MNT.php">Guest Comment: Musings of an MNT </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Royal Bank of Scotland Group Pension Fund member-nominated trustee Stephen Fallowell explores why the government might not be asking the right questions when it comes to pensions savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-The-PMI-on-extending-pension-saving.php">GUEST COMMENT: The PMI on extending pension saving </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Management Institute president Kevin LeGrand looks at how auto-enrolment can be extended to cover the self-employed </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-the-nine-month-minister.php">BLOG: The nine month Minister</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Steve Webb served as Pensions Minister for five years, followed by Ros Altmann at just 13 months, and Richard Harrington at 11 months. Natalie Tuck looks at why Guy Opperman may be the nine month Minister </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-a-GCSE-students-view-on-financial-advice.php">BLOG: A GCSE students’ view on financial advice </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Age’s latest recruit, 15 year-old work experience student Thisbe Titley, discusses her week in the industry, her views on financial education and advice </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-the-right-result.php">BLOG: The right result </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Laura Blows discusses the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling in favour of same-sex couples' pension benefits and why this is long overdue </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Pensions-from-a-15-year-old-perspective.php">BLOG: Pensions from a 15 year old’s perspective </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Pensions Age’s latest recruit, 15 year-old work experience student Thisbe Titley, writes about her lack of financial education in school and after one day in the industry, what she thinks of pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/07/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-A-legal-update.php">Guest Comment: A legal update </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Norton Rose Fulbright senior knowledge lawyer Lesley Harrold talks us through new draft regulations for money laundering, terrorist financing and transfer of funds </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 26/06/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Derivatives-market-in-Europe.php">GUEST COMMENT: Derivatives market in Europe</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> James Walsh considers the impact of the European Commission’s recent announcement on regulation of the derivatives markets </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/06/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Importance-of-a-consistent-Pensions-Minister.php">Guest Comment: Importance of a consistent Pensions Minister </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Tim Middleton discusses the importance of having a consistent Pensions Minister in the changing climate </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/06/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Consumers-behaving-sensibly-with-pension-freedoms-ABI.php">GUEST COMMENT: Consumers 'behaving sensibly' with pension freedoms - ABI</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Tiffany Tsang discusses the ABI's latest analysis on how people are using the pension flexibilities, how well product supply fulfils consumer needs and demands and what actions stakeholders can take to address challenges that pose significant risks to consumer outcomes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/06/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-FTSE-100-high.php">BLOG: FTSE 100 high</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck considers industry views on whether the FTSE 100's record highs in May were beneficial or damaging for pension schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/06/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Cold-hard-cash.php">BLOG: Cold, hard cash </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri discusses the perceived lack of tangibility around pensions and why people may not feel in control of their retirement savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 31/05/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Is-your-employer-life-assurance-arrangement-a-hidden-liability.php">Guest Comment: Is your employer life assurance arrangement a hidden liability?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Trowers & Hamlins senior associate Rebecca McKay questions whether employer life assurance policies within pension schemes are a hidden liability </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/05/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-changing-role-of-the-pensions-trustee.php">Guest Comment: The changing role of the pensions trustee - PMI </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI CEO Gareth Tancred discusses the role of the pensions trustee and how it has changed over time </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/05/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Round-and-round.php">BLOG: Round and round….</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As usual, pension policy is being used as a tool by political parties in the run up to the snap general election. Laura Blows muses on why this will always be the case, despite the need to provide a stable long-term saving environment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/05/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Pension-power.php">BLOG: Pension power! </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> <i>Pensions Age </i>deputy editor Adam Cadle reflects on the importance of pension issues within the upcoming General Election </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/05/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Ready-or-not-a-new-data-protection-regime-is-coming.php">GUEST COMMENT: Ready or not – a new data protection regime is coming</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation next year, Gowling WLG partner Jason Coates looks at the key changes for pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/04/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Take-a-chance-on-the-dashboard.php">BLOG: Take a chance on the dashboard</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With the possibilities that could come from creating the pensions dashboard, Natalie Tuck explains why everyone needs to get involved </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/04/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-The-burden-of-responsibility.php">GUEST COMMENT: The burden of responsibility </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Former member-nominated trustees of the Oracle UK Pension Plan, Peter Lewis and Steve Seymour discuss the greatest responsibility of a pension trustee </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/04/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Trustee-expectations.php">GUEST COMMENT: Trustee expectations</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Andrew Warwick-Thompson explains how TPR’s<i> 21st Century Trustee </i>initiative will improve pension scheme governance </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/04/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-Taking-action.php">Blog: Taking action </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri discusses the gender pay gap and pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/03/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Water-the-driving-force-of-nature.php">BLOG: Water - the driving force of nature</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> As we mark World Water Day, Natalie Tuck looks at the opportunities for pension funds to invest in water </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/03/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Musings-of-an-MNT-a-dad-lecture.php">Guest Comment: Musings of an MNT – a ‘dad lecture’ </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Royal Bank of Scotland Group Pension Fund MNT Stephen Fallowell on why not to give a 'dad lecture' to pension fund members </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/03/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Regrettable-news-for-pensions.php">BLOG: Regrettable news for pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck discusses the top regrets people claim to have at 50 and why saving for a pension should be higher on the list </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/03/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-future-of-auto-enrolment.php">Guest Comment: The future of auto-enrolment </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI assistant director, head of retirement policy Rob Yuille looks at how the self-employed and those working in the gig economy could be brought into auto-enrolment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/03/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Auto-enrolment-are-you-compliant.php">Guest Comment: Auto-enrolment - are you compliant? </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The introduction of auto-enrolment, now over four years ago, signified one of the biggest changes to pension provision in the UK for decades but the complex and unfamiliar requirements mean that some employers have inevitably not complied with the legislation throughout the implementation process discusses DLA Piper partner Claire Bell </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/03/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Get-on-board-with-the-pensions-dashboard.php">Guest Comment: Get on board with the pensions dashboard </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of British Insurers director of long-term savings and protection policy Yvonne Braun </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 28/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-An-update-from-the-regulator.php ">Guest Comment: An update from the regulator </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator executive director for regulatory policy Andrew Warwick-Thompson provides an update on the regulator's latest activities </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 27/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-consequences-of-groupthink.php">Guest Comment: The consequences of groupthink </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Association of Member-Nominated Trustees association member Lee Allford discusses the problems with collective decision making amongst trustee boards </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-The-unfair-pensions-tax-treatment-of-internationally-mobile-executives.php">Guest Comment: The unfair pensions tax treatment of internationally mobile executives</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Blick Rothenberg partner Mark Abbs and senior tax manager Robert Salter look at how a lack of mobility and clarity on the treatment of pensions penalises internationally mobile employees </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-How-corporate-governance-reform-changes-trustee-stewardship.php">Guest Comment: How corporate governance reform changes trustee stewardship</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Sackers partner Stuart O'Brien looks at the impact of corporate governance reforms on trustee stewardship </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Blog-taking-responsibility.php">BLOG: Taking responsibility </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri considers why people may choose to invest directly in assets rather than through their pension savings </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Out-of-the-dark-ages.php">BLOG: Out of the dark ages </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri questions why it has taken so long for the sector to embrace technology </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Time-to-decide.php">BLOG: Time to decide</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Laura Blows discusses the importance of keeping the pension scheme’s objectives in mind when making decisions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-Comment-Overseas-pension-transfers-the-pitfalls.php">Guest Comment: Overseas pension transfers - the pitfalls</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Wedlake Bell LLP head of pensions and employee benefits Justin McGilloway and trainee solicitor Katie Whitford look at the practical issues for those looking to transfer their pensions abroad as the UK prepares for Brexit </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 03/02/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Appealing-to-feelings.php">BLOG: Appealing to feelings </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Talya Misiri considers how appealing to the emotions of the masses can lead to greater pensions engagement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 31/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-A-positive-start-for-the-pensions-dashboard.php">BLOG: A positive start for the pensions dashboard </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck looks at whether the industry is onside with the idea of compulsory data sharing for the pensions dashboard </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-A-flexible-pensions-age.php">GUEST COMMENT: A flexible pensions age</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The ACA's Bob Scott reveals the findings of its <i>Smaller Firms Pension Survey</i> and why a flexible state pension age may be best for society </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Time-for-collective-DC.php">GUEST COMMENT: Time for collective DC </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The PMI's Tim Middleton explains why collective DC could be the answer to the most common DC problems </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-A-bumpy-ride.php">GUEST COMMENT: A bumpy ride </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The PLSA's James Walsh explains why Brexit is not the only European upheaval ahead for pension funds </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Bearing-the-brunt-of-the-triple-lock.php">BLOG: Bearing the brunt of the triple lock </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Disposable income amongst retired households has risen by 3.8 per cent since 2009/10, new figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed yesterday, reporter Talya Misiri takes a look at the generational divide this is causing </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-forgetting-pensions.php">BLOG: 'Forgetting' pensions </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> With news that the Treasury has not included pensions as a way to save in 2017 from an infographic it has produced, Natalie Tuck looks at why this isn't just a careless omission </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/01/2017</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-in-at-the-deep-end.php">BLOG: In at the deep end</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Reporter Talya Misiri reflects on her first six months in the pensions industry. Looking for a challenge in financial journalism, joining the Pensions Age team at the time that I did, (28 June 2016), was certainly that </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/12/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-The-twists-and-turns-of-2016.php">BLOG: The twists and turns of 2016</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Laura Blows reviews what has been a surprising year for the pensions industry and beyond </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 20/12/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-The-pension-that-stole-Christmas.php">BLOG: The pension that stole Christmas </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> News editor Natalie Tuck looks at why pensions should be forgiven for being seen as 'The Grinch' and rather that companies need to be less like 'Scrooge' </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/12/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Advisers-play-a-key-role-but-trustees-remain-accountable.php">GUEST COMMENT: Advisers play a key role, but trustees remain accountable</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Pensions Regulator's Andrew Warwick-Thompson warns trustees that although advisers play in a key role in scheme governance, it is themselves who are ultimately accountable if anything goes wrong </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/09/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-A-misleading-stereotype-the-hard-up-young-vs-affluent-old.php">GUEST COMMENT: A misleading stereotype – the hard-up young vs affluent old</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The argument of the hard-up young versus the affluent old when it comes to generational debates on fairness is a 'misleading stereotype', argues pensions expert Ken MacIntyre </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 30/08/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Wakey-wakey.php">BLOG: Wakey wakey! </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Deputy Editor Adam Cadle explains why the country needs to start facing reality in same sex pension cases </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/08/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-The-need-for-action-now.php">GUEST COMMENT: The need for action now</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Elborne Mitchell LLP partner Ned Swan explains the need for pension funds to pursue credible, cost-effective legal damages to recover losses from manipulation of financial market benchmarks such as the ISDAFix </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/08/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-The-triple-lock-in-her-own-words-Ros-Altmann.php">GUEST COMMENT: The triple lock in her own words – Ros Altmann </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Former Pensions Minister Ros Altmann sets the record straight on her views about the triple lock and why short-term pensions policy is not the answer </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 02/08/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-The-pension-regulation-pendulum.php">GUEST COMMENT: The pension regulation pendulum</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> There is a tension that lies at the heart of the regulation of occupational pensions; the wish to protect or enhance members' interests, and a concern not to overburden the sponsor, explains Stephenson Harwood head of employment and pensions Mark Catchpole </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/07/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-the-cost-of-saving.php">GUEST COMMENT: The cost of saving</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The Society of Pension Professional's Ian Neale examines the difficulty for UK pensions to 'keep calm and carry on' post Brexit </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/07/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-Time-for-action.php">Guest comment: Time for action</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Law firm Elborne Mitchell's Ned Swan explains why pension funds need to sue for financial market benchmark manipulation damages, or risk law suit themselves, but that the time limit for taking action is soon </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/07/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-what-does-retirement-mean.php">GUEST COMMENT: What does "retirement" mean?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PPI senior policy researcher Daniela Silcock explores the meaning of retirement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/07/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Guest-comment-PMI-40-years-and-counting.php">GUEST COMMENT: PMI – 40 years and counting</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> PMI marketing and client relationship manager Judith Codling looks at what the Institute has achieved as it celebrates 40 years and what the future holds </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 07/07/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-in-it-together.php">GUEST COMMENT: In it together </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> London Business School executive fellow David Pitt-Watson explains the need for a collective retirement income arrangement </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 05/07/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-sorting-out-the-tax-anomaly.php">GUEST COMMENT: Sorting out the tax anomaly</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers look set to miss out on a vital part of their pension unless action is taken to address a growing anomaly in the way pension tax relief is delivered to members of some DC pension schemes </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 23/06/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Sports-Direct-and-WPP-the-case-for-action-from-pension-funds.php .php">GUEST COMMENT: Sports Direct and WPP – the case for action from pension funds </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ShareAction campaigns manager Lisa Nathan discusses the case for shareholder action from pension funds following the revelation of serious governance concerns at Sports Direct and WPP </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 17/06/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Tata-Steel-Goodbye-pension-scheme.php">GUEST COMMENT: Tata Steel - goodbye pension scheme </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The failure to deal with such large schemes in difficulty can be catastrophic, not only for the members but for the business or industry. There is no place for complacency in the UK, we would do well to learn the lessons from across the pond, Doyle Clayton partner Gino Rocco says </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 16/06/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Grasping-the-freedom-choice-opportunity.php .php">GUEST COMMENT: Grasping the freedom & choice opportunity </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> It’s time for the retirement solutions world to grasp this rare and untapped freedom and choice opportunity, ICM Unlimited research director Nick Eul-Barker says </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/06/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-Who-buy-my-annuity.php">GUEST COMMENT: Who'll buy my annuity?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "It's not hard to see who will cop the flak: the much-maligned financial services industry, vulturous rather than virtuous - a ready-made fall guy if ever there was one," Aries Insight director Ian Neale on the secondary annuity market </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 13/06/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-View-from-the-SPP.php">GUEST COMMENT: Winners and losers</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The SPP's Steve Hitchiner reveals that, despite its 'simplicity', the new state pension system may uncover a number of 'losers' in the long term compared to the old system </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/06/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-out-with-the-old.php">BLOG: Out with the old </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "As I say goodbye to my first pensions tour guide, I’m also happy I can’t pass it on. Now, I’m able to leave the industry knowing everybody has the freedom they deserve and the ability to have the retirement they have always wanted" - News Editor, Lauren Weymouth </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 06/05/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-isas-and-annual-allowances.php">GUEST COMMENT: False hope </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "The pensions industry can breathe a sigh of relief that it has not been hit by [...] a move to flat-rate taxation or a Pensions ISA, but it will be interesting to see how long the Chancellor can or will leave the current level of incentives untouched." </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/04/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-bill-trythall-the-future-of-pensions.php">GUEST COMMENT: The future of pensions</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "Some initial reactions to ‘Lifetime ISAs’ scented the end of dedicated pension provision. But those who believe in the value of savings being secured for retirement should not be so defeatist," says AMNT committee member Bill Trythall </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/04/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-crime-in-pensions-prevention-is-the-aim.php">BLOG: Crime in pensions - prevention is the aim </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The issue of national and international security is of great interest to me. I find the ways in which governments and nations strategically develop ways to combat the threats of this world fascinating and it is always a pleasure to hear of success stories. This can involve areas such as cybercrime, financial intelligence threats and also threats to national and global security. But of course, there are times when one genuinely starts to believe that the method of prevention can be the only defence, as it becomes practically impossible to completely eradicate all threats. </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/04/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-retirement-forget-it.pgp.php">BLOG: Retirement? Forget it</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> After a week of press reports on how we’re all going to have to work until we drop, Natalie Tuck asks, do we really care? </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 04/03/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Flat-is-best.php">BLOG: Flat is best</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Laura Blows explains why, despite some ‘trust issues’ with the government, she is hoping it announces flat-rate pensions tax relief reform in the upcoming Budget, instead of a move to ISA-style taxation </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 01/03/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-The-Wild-Wild-West.php">BLOG: The Wild Wild West </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Deputy Editor Adam Cadle writes about the Wild Wild West of pensions </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-geraldine-brassett.php">GUEST COMMENT: A lifelong love affair with GMPs?</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "Your members will not have had a lifelong love affair with GMPs like some of us and they may not even be aware of something that is potentially a significant component of their benefit entitlement" </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 25/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/GUEST-COMMENT-A-need-for-greater-care.php">GUEST COMMENT: A need for greater care</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> “There needs to be a great deal of care taken before further pension tax changes are made,” says ACA chairman David Fairs </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 19/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-tim-middleton-a-messy-legacy.php">GUEST COMMENT: A messy legacy</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "Whatever may – or may not – happen next month, it is already clear that our existing pensions tax regime is now broken to the point where radical reform is necessary", says PMI technical consultant Tim Middleton </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 18/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-james-bridge-financial-advice.php">GUEST COMMENT: Enhancing financial advice</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> ABI head of conduct regulation and assistant director James Bridge assesses the importance of financial advice and highlights some potential improvements that need to be made in this arena </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-What-Waspi-want.php ">BLOG: What Waspi want</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> After speaking to a co-founder of Women Against State Pension Inequality, Natalie Tuck looks into what the Waspi women are aiming for </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 15/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-nest-smes-auto-enrolment.php">GUEST COMMENT: How SMEs have really dealt with auto-enrolment</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Nest executive director of product and marketing Gavin Perera-Betts looks at how small and micro employers have dealt with the challenges triggered by auto-enrolment </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 12/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Making-sense-of-the-Waspi-campaign.php .php">BLOG: Making sense of the Waspi campaign </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Natalie Tuck pieces together the different arguments of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign and asks for clarity from the campaign group </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 09/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/guest-comment-janice-turner-trustees-responsibility.php">GUEST COMMENT: A trustee's responsibility </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> "At this moment, when the world’s governments have just made a historic agreement on climate change, it is everyone’s responsibility to stand up and be counted," argues AMNT co-chair Janice Turner </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/02/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Quality-is-ageless.php">BLOG: Quality is ageless</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Laura Blows explores how older people's work within the entertainment industry is valued by consumers, and how this respect needs to be extended to older people across all workplaces </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 29/01/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-pensions-tax-relief-is-just-a-panto-teaser.php">BLOG: A flat rate of tax relief is just a teaser for the govt's latest panto</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> The government's latest theatre production of 'the Budget' is set to take to the stage in March, but Lauren Weymouth questions whether the speculation around a move to a flat rate of tax relief is merely just a teaser for the show </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 22/01/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-the-state-isnt-to-blame-for-our-inertia.php">BLOG: The state isn’t to blame for ‘intergenerational unfairness’, we are</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> While the government debates 'intergenerational fairness' and the state pension, Lauren Weymouth argues the younger generation are just being spoon-fed excuses for inertia </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 14/01/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Altmann-limited-role.php .php">BLOG: Altmann’s limited role </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Yesterday there was a debate in the House of Commons on the rapid increase of women’s state pension age </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 08/01/2016</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-Pensions-guidance-for-Santa.php .php">BLOG: Pensions guidance for Santa </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Dear Santa, at <i>Pensions Age </i>we know this is a very busy time of year for you; I’m sure you, your elves and reindeer are making the final preparations for the big trip. </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 21/12/2015</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Out-of-date-and-left-behind.php">BLOG: Out of date and left behind</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Deputy Editor Adam Cadle talks about the 'saviour' that could be the secondary annuities market </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 11/12/2015</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/blog-fighting-the-beast.php">BLOG: Fighting the beast</a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Laura Blows asks how the industry can possibly tame the pension scam 'beast' when even those with authority are aggravating it </div> <div class="jsblogbottomwrap"> <div class="jsblogdate"> <span class="jsblogposted"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Posted:</span> 10/12/2015</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jsblogwrap"> <div class="jsblogtitlewrap"> <a class="jsblogtitle" href="http://www.pensionsage.com/pa/BLOG-Osbornes-AE-contribution-increase-delay-questioned.php">BLOG: Jamming the machine </a> </div> <div class="jsblogdescription"> Delivering his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of changes affecting the pensions industry. 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