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  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
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  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
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  • Friday, 16 January, 2026
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  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
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    FCA to implement four-point ‘traffic light’ system to show pension fund performance

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  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
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    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

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  • Wednesday, 31 December, 2025
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    Netherlands overhauls its €1.8tn pension system

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  • Sunday, 21 December, 2025
    Royal Mail’s new pension scheme falls 5% in first six months

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  • Friday, 12 December, 2025
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    Fund has lower than average weighting to UK stock market

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  • Friday, 5 December, 2025
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    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

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  • Thursday, 4 December, 2025
    UK pension funds sell UK equities shocker

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

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

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  • Friday, 28 November, 2025
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    Salary sacrifice shake-up: what it means for staff and employers

    From 2029, workers will only be able to pay £2,000 into the scheme and receive tax relief

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  • Thursday, 27 November, 2025
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    Reeves to rush pensions tax raid into law to reassure markets

    Legislation on salary sacrifice schemes expected to be introduced in weeks, even though it will not take effect until 2029

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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    Final salary schemes
    Millions face lower pensions after salary sacrifice changes

    Cap on national insurance relief set to raise £4.7bn in 2029-30 and £2.6bn in 2030-31

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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    Claer Barrett
    A horrid Budget for the ‘Henrys’

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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
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    UK savers and investors hit by Budget tax raid

    Tax on dividends and savings will rise in unexpected move

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  • Saturday, 22 November, 2025
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    Brace yourselves for a Budget doomed to failure

    Smorgasbord of tax rises is riskier for chancellor, our personal finances and the UK economy

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  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    UK Autumn Budget 2025
    UK Budget’s pensions tax raid to raise over £3bn

    Expected move by chancellor Rachel Reeves next week faces strong pushback from businesses

  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    Third of employers would cut staff pensions if salary sacrifice capped

    Survey of HR directors shows how consequences of Budget move would hit workers’ future pensions pots

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  • Thursday, 20 November, 2025
    State pension triple lock
    Breaking triple lock could double pensioner poverty, data shows

    New disclosures on the cost of UK state pension protection highlight inadequate retirement saving

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  • Wednesday, 19 November, 2025
    Jonathan Guthrie
    Will AI devour my pension?

    Disruption to business models could leave corporate sponsors too stretched to cover DB scheme liabilities

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