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Pensions industry

  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    UK to make it easier for companies to access pension surpluses

    Ministers want to release billions of pounds for investment

    One pound coins and pension pay advice
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    UK confirms powers to force pension funds to back British assets

    Chancellor hopes plan to establish ‘megafunds’, circumscribed by binding allocation targets, will drive returns for savers

    UK chancellor Rachel Reeves
  • Monday, 26 May, 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

    The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec headquarters in Montreal
  • Sunday, 25 May, 2025
    Canadian pension giant to invest more than £8bn in UK

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

    A woman walks by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec building in Quebec city
  • Friday, 23 May, 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

  • Wednesday, 21 May, 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

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  • Wednesday, 21 May, 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

    A montage of Donald Trump, the logos of Blackstone, KKR and Apollo and $100 bills on a yellow background
  • Saturday, 17 May, 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

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  • Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
    Lex
    Reeves is picking a needless fight over pension mandates Premium content

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

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

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

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  • Tuesday, 13 May, 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

    Montage shows Reform leader Nigel Farage against a data backdrop
  • Monday, 12 May, 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

    Rachel Reeves
  • Saturday, 3 May, 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

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Mansion House speech last year
  • Friday, 2 May, 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

    Illustration of a person stood on a compass with two paths ahead towards the sunset
  • Tuesday, 29 April, 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

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Mansion House speech
  • Tuesday, 22 April, 2025
    Pension groups cut back on pioneering private equity investments

    Canadian pension funds are increasingly favouring partnerships with buyout firms

    A woman walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • Monday, 21 April, 2025
    Workplace pensions
    Fall in UK company pension contributions sparks calls for review

    Concerns mount over whether businesses are failing short in supporting retirement

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  • Sunday, 13 April, 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

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  • Saturday, 12 April, 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

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  • Sunday, 6 April, 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

    The Clara Pensions website
  • Tuesday, 1 April, 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

    Pension Protection Fund chief executive Michelle Ostermann and Kate Jones, its chair
  • Sunday, 30 March, 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’

    APG Asset Management chief executive Ronald Wuijster
  • Thursday, 27 March, 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

    Nest chief investment officer Liz Fernando
  • Sunday, 16 March, 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

    Ian Brown wants greater investment by pension funds in green projects, such as wind turbines
  • Saturday, 15 March, 2025
    Annuities
    Joint-life annuity rates at 17-year high

    Income offered on retirement products highest since global financial crisis

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