Pensions & Retirement
South East pension pots outpace rest of UK, gender gap remains – PensionBee
Women’s average pots increased by nearly 11% to £16,169, while men’s grew over 9% to £25,652.
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Lower fees could add £59,000 to retirement savings, says Vanguard
They advised checking current pension fees, as 57% of people did not understand what they pay.
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Third of adults have voluntarily increased pension contributions – Standard Life
One in ten (10%) have made a one-off lump sum payment into their pension.
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Standard Life and Aviva among providers to achieve gold in 2025 pension ratings
Aviva received gold for all three of its offerings: Workplace ARC, Designer, and My Money.
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DB pension scheme surplus drops as funding ratio improves – PPF
Assets dropped to £1,090.5bn, a decrease of 1.9%, while liabilities fell by 2.2% to £851.6bn.
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Rothesay completes £105m buy-in for Mativ Holdings
The transaction secures the pensions of 1,341 members across both schemes.
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Shift to DC cuts retirement outcomes across generations – Hymans Robertson
Research revealed a wide gap in pension savings between generations, which could get worse if nothing is done.
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Royal London completes £45m buy-in for Pandrol Group Pension Scheme
Barnett Waddingham gave actuarial, administration, and investment advice, as well as risk transfer support.
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Chancellor could face backlash if pension tax relief is cut, warns LCP
Tim Camfield, principal at LCP, said: “Any such change could undermine pension saving and confidence in the system and should be avoided.”
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PensionBee urges savers to press MPs for faster pension transfers
The provider launched a letter template to help people write to their MPs about transfer delays, following thousands of signatures on its petition for reform.
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Most British workers understand payslips but struggle with tax and pensions – PayFit
Pension contributions were confusing for 19%, and 18% said they worried about not spotting underpayments.
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Ross Kemp and Bola Sol launch Pension Attention campaign
Coordinated by the ABI and Pensions UK, the campaign uses a fitness theme to encourage the public to check their pension plans.