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Workplace pensions

  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Pensions industry
    Our pension funds are not quasi-government money

    New legislation pushing the mandatory allocation of investments into private assets conflicts with the fiduciary duty of trustees

    Patrick Jenkins
    Members of the House of Lords seated on red leather benches during debate on the Pension Schemes Bill, with one member standing to speak.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Why do I have so much in UK equities?

    British pension schemes will soon be forced to support my portfolio

    Stuart Kirk
    A collage-style illustration of one hand dropping a coin into another hand, with green and yellow bar chart columns and a blue background resembling the UK flag.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Pensions industry
    UK pension funds face ‘huge’ costs to sell private assets

    Industry regulator has written to 58 schemes to warn about their exposure to hard-to-sell investments

    The Pensions Regulator website homepage displaying its logo, navigation menu, and illustrated gears with a pound symbol and clock.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    UK property
    BlackRock to boost investment in NHS property

    Asset manager teams up with Greater Manchester Pension Fund for £1bn joint venture as government seeks more private finance

    A yellow warning sign reading "Construction site keep out" is attached to a fence in front of an NHS hospital entrance.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Pensions
    Don’t let your employer pocket your pension fund surplus

    Some schemes are sitting on excess funds averaging £50,000 per member

    Jonathan Guthrie
  • Friday, 6 March, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    Are you financially ‘prepped’ for higher inflation?

    Don’t panic about gyrating markets, work through this personal finance checklist instead

    Claer Barrett
    Montage image of a thermostat, a house, a £50 banknote, and ticks from a checklist
  • Tuesday, 24 February, 2026
    Reform UK
    Reform UK plans to use £500bn of council pension assets to invest in British businesses

    Deputy leader hails ‘huge opportunity’ to create sovereign wealth fund, but experts give sceptical response

    Richard Tice delivers a speech at a podium with Reform UK branding and the phrase ‘Britain is Broken’ visible on a blue background.
  • Saturday, 21 February, 2026
    Personal Finance
    High tax rates overshadow bonus season in the City

    FT survey reveals continuing frustration over tax thresholds — with many thinking of moving abroad

    Illustration of a woman holding a case of cash and rushing down one of a few paths
  • Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
    Anglican Church
    Church of England pension fund tempts an earthly reckoning

    The fund is in surplus after a period of high interest rates, but it is heavily invested in risky assets

    John Ralfe
    Dame Sarah Mullally stands smiling at the front of a group of clergy in ceremonial robes on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral.
  • Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
    Public sector pensions
    Explainer. Are the UK’s public sector pensions unaffordable?

    The Reform party has set its sights on unfunded schemes — but not everyone agrees they are a ‘major problem’

    Montage shows Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice with the Treasury logo against a data backdrop
  • Monday, 9 February, 2026
    Remuneration
    FT bonus survey: your last chance to enter

    Are you expecting a bigger payout this year? Tell us by midnight tonight

    Stacks of coins on a scale, a luxury handbag, a wristwatch, and part of a yellow sports car, with colorful confetti on a blue background.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    UK tax
    Millions more UK workers to be hit by Reeves’ salary sacrifice changes

    Fiscal watchdog predicts companies will lower wages on back of chancellor’s Budget measure

    Motion-blurred commuters walk across a sunlit bridge at sunset, casting long shadows and surrounded by orange lens flares.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Universities Superannuation Scheme
    Has USS’s investment strategy worked?

    High-profile losses prompt questions over transparency at the UK’s biggest private pension fund

    An illustration showing a Thames Water worker, a broadband router, the USS logo with a bar chart, and a Northvolt prismatic cell battery.
  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Generation Z
    Gen Z trend for ‘admin nights’ is worth following

    Finding time to collectively focus on your finances pays dividends

    Claer Barrett
    Three young adults sit together on an orange couch looking at a laptop, appearing engaged and collaborative.
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Reform UK
    Reform in ‘ferocious battle’ with council officers over pension cuts, says Tice

    Party’s deputy leader warns planned reductions in contributions risk being too cautious

    Richard Tice seated at a table in an office, wearing a suit and light blue tie.
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Bank bonuses
    Banks poised for bumper bonuses this spring

    Complete the FT’s bonus survey and see how your payout will measure up

  • Friday, 16 January, 2026
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Alphaville. Is the US about to screw SWFs?

    Taxing times

  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Pensions industry
    FCA to implement four-point ‘traffic light’ system to show pension fund performance

    UK regulator updates reforms in drive for better retirement outcomes

    Sign for the Financial Conduct Authority is displayed on glass at the organization's head office, with building reflections visible.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Pensions industry
    Pensions not a ‘plaything’ in domestic investment drive, governments warned

    Industry figures fear using more retirement pots to kick-start economic growth could run counter to savers’ interests

    Commuters walk past the Bank of England, some looking at their phones, with blurred lights in the foreground.
  • Wednesday, 31 December, 2025
    Pensions industry
    Netherlands overhauls its €1.8tn pension system

    Switch from defined benefit to defined contribution model aims to ensure long-term sustainability

    People walk across a bridge over the Keizersgracht canal in Amsterdam with bicycles parked nearby.
  • Sunday, 21 December, 2025
    Retirement
    Royal Mail’s new pension scheme falls 5% in first six months

    Pioneering CDC product underperforms benchmark index by a percentage point

    A Royal Mail employee in a red and black uniform sorts mail at the back of a delivery van displaying the Royal Mail logo.
  • Friday, 12 December, 2025
    Public sector pensions
    MPs’ pension scheme makes ‘mockery’ of Reeves investment push

    Fund has lower than average weighting to UK stock market

    Elizabeth Tower and the Houses of Parliament silhouetted at dusk, with a glowing clock face and pink clouds in the sky.
  • Friday, 5 December, 2025
    UK tax
    Reeves’ salary sacrifice changes to hit 3.3mn pension savers

    HMRC data points to impact of UK government’s crackdown on tax advantages of workplace schemes

    Several British one-pound coins resting on a dictionary page showing the definition of ‘pension fund’.
  • Thursday, 4 December, 2025
    Retirement
    Alphaville. UK pension funds sell UK equities shocker

    In charts

  • Thursday, 4 December, 2025
    Final salary schemes
    Aberdeen takes on Stagecoach’s pension scheme in ‘landmark’ deal

    Asset management group will actively manage surplus distributed to transport company’s scheme members

    Several blue Stagecoach buses are parked at a depot, with a sign in one window reading "Timetable changes in operation."
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