• May 26 2025
  Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

  Private equity portfolios underperform at big Canadian investors

  Three large pension plans lagged their benchmarks over the past year

  
• May 25 2025
  Canadian pension giant to invest more than £8bn in UK

  Government plans for infrastructure are ‘huge opportunity’, says CDPQ chief

  
• May 23 2025
  Ask ShrimsleyRobert Shrimsley

  Should Rachel Reeves manage my money?

  The chancellor’s got designs on our pension pots and she won’t stop there

  
• May 21 2025
  Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

  Canada’s largest pension plan has nearly 50% of assets invested in the US

  Increase in Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s exposure comes despite geopolitical tensions

  
• May 21 2025
  Donald Trump

  Trump considers order to open US retirement plans to private equity

  Move would pave the way for savers to access funds focused on corporate buyouts and other high-octane deals

  
• May 17 2025
  Financial Advice

  Is it time for a ‘mid-retirement MOT’?

  Giving your finances a check-up can be vital for those who embarked on retirement on an unsustainable financial footing

  
• May 13 2025
  Lex

  Reeves is picking a needless fight over pension mandates Premium content

  Too heavy-handed approach risks sending a chilling message to investors

  
• May 13 2025
  Pension funds resist Reeves’ ‘backstop’ plan to force UK investment

  Industry executives warn against proposal ‘mandating’ companies to push more cash into economy

  
• May 13 2025
  Public sector pensions

  Brace for Reform UK’s war on ‘woke’ pension investments

  Farage & Co could make a big splash at the pool party

  
• May 12 2025
  UK unveils ‘backstop’ plan to force pension funds to invest in private assets

  Chancellor Rachel Reeves threatens to mandate retirement schemes if they fall short of voluntary targets

  
• May 3 2025
  Reeves’ pension overhaul smacks of ‘desperation’, says shadow chancellor

  Mel Stride’s comments come as funds warn plans to make them invest more in UK could leave members worse off

  
• May 2 2025
  Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

  How can we choose the best pathway through retirement?

  Plans to introduce ‘default’ pathways sound risky, but the risk of doing nothing is even greater

  
• April 29 2025
  Ministers threaten new pensions law if funds fail to fulfil UK investment pledge

  ‘Voluntary’ deal to be agreed next month ahead of Mansion House speech in July

  
• April 22 2025
  Pension groups cut back on pioneering private equity investments

  Canadian pension funds are increasingly favouring partnerships with buyout firms

  
• April 21 2025
  Workplace pensions

  Fall in UK company pension contributions sparks calls for review

  Concerns mount over whether businesses are failing short in supporting retirement

  
• April 13 2025
  Trump chaos prompts big pension funds to cool on US

  Rethink comes as tariffs and talk of territorial expansion stoke market instability and geopolitical tension

  
• April 12 2025
  Personal Finance

  How to plan for retirement when markets are in turmoil

  Trump’s chaotic trade policy has caused many to question their pension strategy — FT Money went looking for answers

  
• April 6 2025
  Pension Protection Fund

  UK ‘superfund’ Clara Pensions to invest more than £3bn into private markets

  Move is a boost to government attempts to help kick-start growth in British economy

  
• April 1 2025
  Pension Protection Fund vows to invest more in ‘juicy’ UK assets

  Britain’s £32bn lifeboat scheme says it will invest in infrastructure and scale-up companies if allowed to grow

  
• March 30 2025
  Interview

  Dutch pensions to invest €100bn in risky assets boosting Europe’s defence efforts

  APG boss says largest part of investment to be within bloc owing to ‘attractive valuations’

  
• March 27 2025
  InterviewNest Corp.

  Nest pension fund says pledge to invest 30% in private markets ‘not guaranteed’

  State-backed retirement scheme will not compromise on value to meet target

  
• March 16 2025
  Pension funds do not take ‘enough risk’, says UK wealth fund executive

  Ian Brown of NWF says managers need to back infrastructure projects before construction under wider net zero push

  
• March 15 2025
  Annuities

  Joint-life annuity rates at 17-year high

  Income offered on retirement products highest since global financial crisis

  
• March 14 2025
  Moira O'Neill

  Even A-list actors couldn’t convince us to green our pensions

  Filmmaker Richard Curtis’s campaign has bitten the dust — an unfortunately predictable ending

  
• March 11 2025
  UK politics

  UK minister in ‘active discussions’ with pension funds to invest more in private markets

  Torsten Bell says government is ‘encouraging, not instigating’ investment in wider range of assets