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Our thinking on government policy and regulation that’s impacting pensions.

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State Pension age Review: the £5trn bedrock of pension adequacy

The State Pension age (SPa) Review can be the start of improving pension adequacy if the government balances long-term sustainability with intergenerational fairness.

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Publication: Adequacy begins at SPa

Hymans Robertson responds to the third State Pension age review consultation. It highlights bold, practical ideas for a fairer, more sustainable UK State Pension. Discover our recommendations for future-proofing retirement.

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Policy paper: The untapped potential of pensions

Hundreds of billions of pounds could be unlocked from pensions for UK growth through a package of policy changes we’ve outlined in a new paper The untapped potential of pensions.

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Phase two launch: Commission is a go

On the eve of the House of Commons’ summer recess, the UK
Government announced (with an unseasonal blizzard of publications)
the formation of a new Pensions Commission, tasked with bringing
forward proposals for improving outcomes for future pensioners.

The Commission’s inauguration fulfils the promise of a ‘Phase Two’ to the Pensions Review, focusing on adequacy of benefits. A review of
Pensionable Age (SPA) will operate alongside it.

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The untapped potential of pensions video series

Join Calum Cooper, our Head of Pension Policy, in a video interview series where he speaks with each author behind our policy paper: the untapped potential of pensions. Discover the ideas shaping the future of pensions.

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Including self-employed workers in pensions

Hannah English and Calum Cooper

Tax changes on pensions

Emma Kyte and Calum Cooper

Enchasing auto-enrolment

Hannah English and Calum Cooper

Investment where it's needed

Chris Arcari and Calum Cooper

Using pensions surplus for UK investment

Sachin Patel and Calum Cooper

Collective pension savings

Kathryn Fleming and Calum Cooper

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State pension age review

Calum Cooper is joined by Hannah English and Emma Kyte to explore the government’s state pension age review and our response to it. In this short video series, they break down the key issues and share our views on what needs to change to make the system fairer and more sustainable.

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