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Information about the widening gap between public- and private-sector pension provision is presented. It is believed that this gap is fuelling the clamor for reform from the CBI, the Institute of Directors, and assorted think-tanks. Unions that represent public-sector employees also believe that nobody will benefit from a leveling down of public-sector provision.

The UK's state pension system has come under scrutiny after an industry report placed it last in Europe for the second year running. In a report by Aon Consulting measuring [...]

Pension benefits in the UK have been ranked worse than Estonia and Latvia with consultants predicting the state of UK provision will slip even further behind its EU counterparts. The [...]

The National Pension Savings Scheme (NPSS) will not work because the government is incapable of running a computer system efficiently and consumers do not feel confident enough to make investment [...]

Industry professionals are being asked to show off their creative side by entering the Art of Pensions 2004. Pendragon Professional Information is calling for views of the current pensions world [...]

AXA Corporate Benefit Solutions and FT Business recently hosted a lunchtime discussion on current pensions issues for a selection of leading pensions and benefits advisers. For anyone interested in seeing [...]

A survey of employees in Southeast England was conducted to determine how the availability of an occupational pension effects employee loyalty and motivation. The survey showed that while employees appreciated pension plans provided by their employer, it was just one of multiple pension options available and its effect on an employee's loyalty to the company was weak.

PricewaterhouseCoopers partner John Shuttleworth - a supporter of insurance for pension schemes - said the experience of the Pensions Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) in the US did not discredit the [...]

Chris Daykin, the sometimes outspoken government actuary, branded the minimum income guarantee as cumbersome and complicated last week. He then urged professionals to push government for higher state pensions, suggesting [...]

Accountants have accused Alan Pickering of failing to address consumer confidence in his simplification review. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) said it had failed to come up with [...]

The current debate around the state of the national funds is getting hotter and we now await news on how much of Alan Pickering's review of pension regulation out last [...]

A panel of experts discusses the motion on whether a 29-year old should have no confidence in pensions are presented. The experts are Hogan Lovell's Ed Brown, Goldman Sachs Doug Watt, Financial Times' Sophia Greene, Pensions Policy Institutes' Niki Cleal, Hewitt's Kevin Wesbroom, and Hymans Robertson's Ronnie Bowie.

Information about inaccurate statements about public sector pay and pensions which are often found in the media is provided. Some believe that public sector pensions are gold plated, taxpayers pick up the cost of all public-sector pensions, and public sector workers are paid more than their counterparts in the private sector. However, these myths are actually out of touch with reality.

The results of a recent study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) show that there is widespread ignorance about pensions among employees and employers. Because of this, the government will need to mount an awareness campaign to overcome this problem.

A JLT Benefit Solutions Ltd survey shows that 41% of employees said that they are afraid they will have to depend on a State pension or believe they are not doing enough to invest in their retirement. Findings show that less than four in 10 respondents are confident that their pension will be sufficient for the future. Employees' use of retirement planning is also discussed.

PENSIONS are in need of a radical overhaul according to more than two-thirds of employers. Some 67% believe that proposed and implemented UK pension changes are not radical enough. Just [...]

WEBSITE STRAWPOLL Are you happy with proposals in the new Pensions Bill? Happy 28% Unhappy 8% Don't know what the changes are 64% The simplification process of UK pension schemes [...]