• January 21 2026
  Financial ThinkingJonathan Guthrie

  How the pensions triple lock will end

  State pension indexation is very important to retirees — but almost certainly too expensive to survive

  
• January 20 2026
  Stephen Bush

  Intergenerational strife is a losing political strategy

  The lure of pensioner-bashing doesn’t take real life into consideration

  
• January 17 2026
  Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

  How much does the ‘single tax’ hurt your investments?

  Couples are more likely to invest as they get older, but it’s not the same for those on their own

  
• January 16 2026
  Sovereign wealth funds

  Is the US about to screw SWFs?

  Taxing times

  
• January 15 2026
  The Big Read

  Can Europe still afford its generous state pensions?

  Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions

  
• January 14 2026
  Financial services

  Pension fund sues Hermes over ‘existential gamble’ on wind farms

  Claim alleges ‘no competent infrastructure manager’ would have invested in such ‘highly risky’ assets

  
• January 14 2026
  Jonathan Guthrie

  Why life really is cheaper after you retire

  It can be scary without a salary, but savings made in retirement can mount up

  
• January 10 2026
  Clare Munro

  You’ve withdrawn your pension lump sum — now what?

  Make the most of your tax-free cash. Live long, live well and live generously

  
• January 8 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

  
• January 7 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

  
• January 2 2026
  Personal Finance

  UK investment platforms to cut fees in effort to woo customers

  Government push to create ‘nation of investors’ stokes competition between providers

  
• January 1 2026
  Personal Finance

  Five simple ways to reset your finances in 2026

  Resolving to be better with money in the year ahead? Here’s what Claer Barrett recommends

  
• December 31 2025
  News in-depthPensions industry

  Netherlands overhauls its €1.8tn pension system

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

  
• December 21 2025
  Workplace pensions

  Royal Mail’s new pension scheme falls 5% in first six months

  Pioneering CDC product underperforms benchmark index by a percentage point

  
• December 20 2025
  US equities

  Australia’s biggest pension fund to cut global stocks allocation on AI concerns

  AustralianSuper warns of ‘maturing’ US tech cycle and high valuations

  
• December 19 2025
  Ageing Populations

  Over-50s should work for longer to ease pressures of ageing society, say Lords

  Falling fertility rates and rising life expectancy will pose ‘significant economic and fiscal challenges’

  
• December 17 2025
  European Union

  Former EU lawmakers lose case against pension cuts

  Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen would have benefited from a positive ruling

  
• December 15 2025
  BlackRock Inc

  BlackRock loses second Dutch pension mandate over sustainable investing concerns

  €5bn in assets withdrawn by metal and tech workers’ group

  
• December 13 2025
  Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

  Is now really a good time to start investing?

  Government begins push to create a ‘nation of investors’ as AI bubble fears intensify

  
• December 12 2025
  Public sector pensions

  MPs’ pension scheme makes ‘mockery’ of Reeves investment push

  Fund has lower than average weighting to UK stock market

  
• December 12 2025
  India Business Briefing

  Microsoft and Amazon’s multibillion-dollar bets on India

  Also in this newsletter: broader investments for pension funds

  Premium content

  
• December 11 2025
  Private credit

  Beware rushing into private credit deals, warns Canadian pension giant

  CPPIB chief John Graham says institutional investors should ‘know what you’re buying’

  
• December 5 2025
  German politics

  German parliament approves pension bill as Merz quells rebellion

  Chancellor had faced defections in his own ranks that had raised doubts over his coalition’s viability

  
• December 5 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

  
• December 4 2025
  Workplace pensions

  UK pension funds sell UK equities shocker

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