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Workplace pension news

Are you in a pension savings risk group?

Belonging to an ethnic minority or being a home renter are just two of the factors putting people at risk of insufficient pension savings, according to a new report. We take a deeper look at who is more likely to be retirement-ready, and who may need to save harder. Article by Nick Green.

One in six over-55s have no pension savings yet

Research reveals that a fifth of Brits still have no pension savings at all, and people near retirement aren’t doing much better. But it’s never too late to benefit from pensions, as Nick Green explains.

Women lag behind men in pension planning

Nearly half of women in the UK haven’t thought about how much income they want in retirement, or how much they need to save to get it. New research suggests that women may be less pension-conscious than men – but why?

Women graduates have 30% less workplace pension

The average woman with a degree will be around £5,000 a year worse off in retirement than her male counterpart, according to analysis of new ONS statistics on the gender pay gap.

Over £19 billion ‘lost’ in forgotten UK pensions

UK workers have lost track of up to 1.6 million workplace pension pots, according to the latest estimates. A lack of understanding of how to manage pension savings could result in many people being substantially worse off in retirement.

Will my workplace pension be protected?

If you have a final salary workplace pension scheme, what happens to it if your employer goes into administration? The Pension Protection Fund exists to safeguard the benefits of members in these circumstances - but how reliable is it? Article by Nick Green.

How well do you know your workplace pension?

Many more of us are saving into workplace pensions – good! Very few of us take any further interest in those pensions – bad! By not looking more carefully at how your pension is invested, you could be missing out on tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds in retirement. If you’re employed in

How well do you know your pension?

When you reach 55 you gain your pension freedom – and with great freedom comes great responsibility. How ready are you to make the choices that will shape the whole of your retirement? Find out by taking our not-really-a-quiz below… Ever since April 2015 we’ve all been able to make our own choices about how we access our pensions. But

Self-employed? Don’t forget your pension

They say 'Don't ignore the workplace pension' - but that's exactly what many self-employed people are doing. If you are your own boss, saving into a pension is easy to forget about - but if anything, it's even more important to remember.

Monster! Your workplace pension forecast

Have you seen Workie? We think he’s rather sweet. But love him or loathe him, there’s no ignoring the monster in the room: the need for everyone to start a pension as soon as possible. Why the hurry? Here’s why. He’s been called everything from ‘psychedelic Honey Monster’ to simply ‘childish’, but ‘forgettable’ isn’t on

What's the cost of no advice?

How could one small piece of financial advice make you richer by £15,000? The cost of financial advice deters many UK consumers, but long-term studies support the theory that it's those who take advice who end up better off. Article by Nick Green.