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    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      Is there a pot of pension money to rehabilitate UK plc?

      Even if there is, suitable infrastructure projects to invest in are lacking

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      Pensions industry
      Gilts crisis undermines drive to use pension funds for economic growth

      Much-flagged government initiative at risk as retirement funds wary of illiquid assets

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      National Health Service
      NHS chiefs call for ‘urgent changes’ to UK pension tax rules to ease waiting lists

      Health leaders urge Treasury to review allowance limits for doctors to avoid extra work being declined because of inflation

    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
      State pension
      UK state pension payment system ‘not fit for purpose’, MPs warn

      Spending watchdog accuses government over £1bn in underpayments to 134,000 mostly female pensioners

    • Sunday, 26 September, 2021
      Pensions industry
      Pension funds balk at No 10 appeal to fuel UK investment boom

      Call to back government plans with retirement schemes’ cash raises concerns on cost and complexity

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      John Ralfe
      Cut the gap between public and private sector pensions

      Reform now to reduce inequalities and taxpayers’ bill

    • Friday, 28 May, 2021
      Armed forces high earners breach UK pension allowance

      Senior officers ‘question their commitment’ to forces in light of tax charges

    • Monday, 26 October, 2020
      InterviewFTfm
      The senator shaking up Australia’s A$3tn pensions sector

      Jane Hume is reforming the superannuation system after a career in private sector finance roles

    • Friday, 9 October, 2020
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Pensions: We’re not all in this together

      Whatever keeps politicians up at night, it won’t be retirement planning

    • Sunday, 31 May, 2020
      Pensions crisis
      US pension plans warned they will run out of money by 2028

      Seven struggling public funds could have a severe impact on state finances as their funded ratio drops

    • Friday, 24 April, 2020
      Public sector unions take government to court over pension reform

      Judicial review sought over alleged breach of 2015 law, claiming cost benefits should go to scheme members

    • Monday, 16 March, 2020
      California Public Employees' Retirement System
      Calpers battles former board member over real estate investment values

      California pension fund accused of refusing to disclose details to avoid bonus cuts

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Pensions tax relief on a slippery slope

      You might not like the thought of paying tax on your pension contributions — but it’s coming 

    • Monday, 9 December, 2019
      InterviewFTfm
      Calpers investment chief talks about private equity and yoga

      Ben Meng on managing the retirement savings of nearly 2m Californians

    • Monday, 11 November, 2019
      Passive Investing
      Dutch pension funds set to pivot from passive to active management

      Strong demand for sustainable investments prompts plans to restructure portfolios

    • Saturday, 2 November, 2019
      Private equity
      US pension plans dodge queries on  healthcare holdings

      Schemes from California to Oregon invest in Blackstone and KKR deals that are being probed by US Congress

    • Saturday, 14 September, 2019
      Pensions industry
      Government pension scheme under pressure to drop active managers

      UK officials contact the £275bn LGPS asking for a switch into passive management

    • Friday, 16 August, 2019
      Army pensions watchdog wades into taper tax battle

      Calls for concessions mooted for NHS to be extended to Army medics

    • Friday, 9 August, 2019
      Personal Finance
      The future for the pensions taper

      Will the NHS pensions row result in major surgery for unpopular tax trap?

    • Wednesday, 7 August, 2019
      Unions threaten legal challenge over pension measures

      Demand that flexibility offered to NHS doctors be extended to other public sector workers

    • Monday, 17 June, 2019
      National Health Service
      UK government accused of ‘jumping the gun’ on NHS pension changes

      Health secretary pre-empts findings of own advisory board on controversial proposals

    • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
      FTfmMichael Mendelson
      Maybe this time the Sage should have held his tongue

      Warren Buffett’s arithmetic is right but he forgets why pensions and endowments exist

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
      News in-depthPensions
      Stagecoach rail franchise ban puts focus on pension funding gap

      Transport group refused to bear responsibility for shortfall of up to £6bn

    • Friday, 29 March, 2019
      Pensions crisis
      Diagnosing the NHS pensions problem

      Senior doctors stung with hefty tax bills for busting pension limits

    • Sunday, 17 March, 2019
      Retired UK civil servants face pension cuts after payment errors

      Letters to be received saying ‘we have been paying you too much’

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