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SPP warns of unintended consequences in ‘light touch’ LGPS reforms


By Callum Conway

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has raised concerns about potential unintended consequences within the government’s technical consultation on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), while welcoming some movement from earlier proposals


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Looking back: Top 20 most read stories of 2025

Pensions Age takes a look back at the top 20 most read stories on the website this year

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‘Growing minority’ of pension savers turning to newer digital channels

A "growing minority" of pension savers want to receive information through newer digital channels, although traditional methods remain the most popular, according to new research from Pensions UK

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Border to Coast deploys more than £1bn across private markets programme

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has committed a further £1bn across infrastructure, private equity and private credit as part of its £18bn private markets programme

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Looking back: The Pensions Age 2025 DEI focus

The end of 2025 also marks the conclusion of PensionsAge’s year-long focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), which examined how the pensions industry is responding to inequality, representation and inclusion across governance, investment and member outcomes

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This week in pensions: 15-23 December

The past week - or ten days, for this Christmas edition - has brought a flurry of announcements, consultations and transactions as the industry heads into the festive period

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Looking back: 2025 - The year of the big pension overhaul

Pensions Age reporter, Paige Perrin, reflects on the key policy announcements and reforms that have made this year a landmark period for pension overhaul

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Blog: What’s on the pensions industry’s wish list?

Reporter, Paige Perrin, looks at what is on the industry's pensions wish list for Father Christmas this year
Hargreaves Lansdown announces 'multi-million pound' Keystone investment

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has unveiled a multi-million-pound, multi-phase technology partnership with the pensions administration platform, Keystone
Unnamed healthcare pension scheme completes £189m buy-in with Canada Life

An unnamed healthcare sector pension scheme has completed a £189m buy-in with Canada Life, covering the benefits of over 1,100 deferred members and more than 600 members already receiving pensions
Utmost sells BPA business to JAB Insurance for undisclosed amount

Utmost Group has agreed to sell its bulk purchase annuity (BPA) business, Utmost Life and Pensions (ULP), to JAB Insurance for an undisclosed amount

Minimum wage rise set to bring more part-time workers into AE threshold

Part-time workers on minimum wage could qualify for workplace pension auto-enrolment by working as little as 15 hours per week from April 2026, according to analysis from Standard Life
Over half of UK savers relying on non-pension assets for retirement

Over half (57 per cent) of UK pension savers are building up retirement savings outside of their pension, with a heavy reliance on cash, raising concerns about long-term outcomes, research from Interactive Investor has revealed


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As consumer technology races ahead, pensions are still struggling to deliver digital experiences that feel intuitive, responsive and engaging. Callum Conway explores whether pension apps are finally closing the gap

Sizing up the social mobility challenge

Paige Perrin investigates why social mobility in the UK pensions industry remains limited, and how apprenticeships, DEI initiatives, and smarter recruitment could finally open the doors to a more diverse workforce, in the latest for Pensions Age’s special focus on DEI

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Going private: The asset class gathering pace

As the Mansion House Compact and Accord take hold, UK pension schemes are stepping up allocations to private markets. Sandra Haurant reports

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

The challenge for the pensions industry to spot AI-generated ‘deepfakes’, and the role they may play in identity fraud

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As the number of self-employed continues to rise, what changes are required to better assist them in their retirement saving?

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Employer Covenant Practitioners Association chair, Luke Hartley, explores the continued importance of the employer covenant throughout this period of great change

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Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) pensions operations and services executive,

Stephen Worthington, explains how the UK’s largest private pension scheme has made member experience central to its operations

Cheap and cheerful?

The debate between cost and value has continued to persist, as whilst increased scale has allowed providers to negotiate better fees, not all are convinced that this is delivering the best value for savers

Closing the disability pensions gap

Many people with disabilities are unable to accumulate significant occupational or private pension savings, in part because of the difficulties to find work and the struggles they may face within the workplace. David Adams looks at what the pensions industry, employers and policymakers might do to help ensure more disabled people can enjoy a better income in retirement

Multi-employer CDC in practice – from drawing board to delivery

After years of planning, the first multi-employer CDC pension schemes could be launched as early as 2027, with regulators set to publish rules this autumn

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Laura Blows discusses the role of private market investment within DC schemes with Aviva Director of Investments, Maiyuresh Rajah

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Pensions Age speaks to BlackRock managing director and head of its DB relationship management team, Andrew Reid, about the DB pensions landscape 

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In the latest Pensions Age podcast, Francesca Fabrizi speaks to Capita Pension Solutions global practice leader & chief revenue officer, Stuart Heatley, about who matters most in pensions and how to best meet their needs

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