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Pensions and Personal Finance

Amid an ever-changing economic landscape, pensions and personal finance are facing new risks, demands and opportunities. We take a closer look at these shifts and how those in the profession can respond.

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Getting the data right for impact investing

As we reach consensus around sustainability reporting standards, impact investors have done a great deal to define what good data looks like.
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How does high inflation impact savings and pensions?

Inflation is finally starting to come down in the UK, but not as fast as hoped. That isn’t great news for pensions – but neither is it a complete disaster.
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How green are your pension funds?

For all businesses aiming to strengthen their sustainability credentials to make a serious impact on climate change, pensions are the new frontier.
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Pensions are not the only game in town when it comes to saving for retirement – but how effective are the most favoured alternatives as potential substitutes?

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26 Jun 2023
UK pensions superfund could halt pensions decline

The UK’s first “superfund” proposes to undo years of capital market decline through the creation of large pension funds.

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23 Jun 2023
Plugging the pensions generation gap

Cost-of-living pressures are ramping up the focus on young people’s low engagement with pensions. What will help to improve the picture, and who should be leading the charge?

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21 Jun 2023
Mind the gender pensions gap

The gender pensions gap today stands at 35%, yet women contribute a higher proportion of their pay into their pension than men. We analyse some of the potential solutions to achieving pensions equity.

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19 Jun 2023
Pension woes worsen as interest rates rise

Fourteen years of very low interest rates were bad for pensions. Now rates are rising, but the bond market is collapsing – and it’s worse.

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