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No single AE reform can protect all low earners as fiscal drag ‘blurs’ policy aims - PPI


By Callum Conway

No single reform to automatic enrolment (AE) thresholds can protect every low earner from both retirement inadequacy and financial vulnerability during their working lives, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has warned.

The PPI’s final report in its From Payslip to Pension: Life Course Impacts on Retirement Saving Among Low Earners series found that the financial circumstances and retirement risks facing low earners were too diverse to be addressed through one blanket policy change


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DB scheme trustees face ‘crowded agenda’ with dashboards and endgame top priorities

Defined benefit (DB) pension scheme trustees are facing an ‘agenda overload’, with preparing for pensions dashboards and endgame planning seen as the top priorities, according to a report from TPT Retirement Solutions

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FTSE 100 DB schemes hold £55bn surplus as endgame choices grow

The aggregate surplus of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes was around £55bn at the end of June 2026, according to LCP’s Pensions Explorer

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Expected future retirement living standard rises in Q1

Defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members are set to see an improvement in their expected future living standard in retirement, as the Aon UK DC Pension Tracker rose in the first quarter of 2026

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HSBC-backed scheme completes £10m buy-in with Royal London

The trustees of the Crédit Commercial de France - London Branch Pension and Life Assurance Scheme have completed a £10m buy-in with Royal London, securing members’ benefits and supporting their long-term administration

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Majority of DC savers have multiple pension pots

Almost two thirds (62 per cent) of UK workers with a defined contribution (DC) pension have more than one pension pot, research from Wealth at Work has shown

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John Healey appointed as Chancellor; McFadden remains W&P Secretary

Former Defence Secretary, John Healey, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer following the departure of Rachel Reeves, while Pat McFadden has kept his job as Work and Pensions Secretary

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Increasing AE contributions to 12% could cut low earners’ take-home pay by 4%

Increasing automatic enrolment (AE) contributions to 12 per cent of earnings from the first pound could reduce low earners’ take-home pay by 4 per cent if higher employer costs ultimately feed through into lower wages, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned
Smiths Industries Pension Scheme completes £760m buy-in with M&G

The Smiths Industries Pension Scheme has completed a £760m buy-in with M&G, securing the benefits of over 10,000 members and their dependents
DB schemes increase hedge fund allocations amid endgame planning and market volatility

UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are continuing to increase their exposure to hedge funds as they seek liquid diversification, downside protection and greater flexibility around their endgame strategies, Aon has said
Pension transfer times hold at two-year low of 10 days

Average pension transfer times have remained at 10 days, maintaining their quickest level in almost two years, the latest Origo Transfer Index (OTI) has revealed

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Over half of pension decision-makers ready to be CDC early adopters

More than half (52 per cent) of employers, trustees, and pension professionals would be comfortable being an early adopter of collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes, research from Gallagher has shown
Grandparent support could cost retirees an extra £58k in pension savings

Grandparents expecting to provide regular financial support to their grandchildren could need an extra £58,000 in pension savings to maintain a moderate standard of living in retirement, analysis by Skipton Building Society has found


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