Publications - January 2012

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Purple Book 2011(pdf)

The Pension Protection Fund - 31st January 2012

Purple Book The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and the Pensions Regulator (the regulator) today (Tuesday) published the latest version of the Purple Book.
This is the sixth edition of the publication which focuses on the risks faced by predominantly...

Public sector pensions and pay(pdf)

Institute of Fiscal Studies - 31st January 2012

Institute of Fiscal Studies Latest public pension reforms unlikely to save money over longer term; Four-year pay squeeze returns publicprivate differential to pre-recession level.
These are two headline findings from an in-depth analysis of this government’s public pensions...

International Pension Plan survey 2011(pdf)

Towers Watson - 28th January 2012

Pension Plan survey This report summarises the results of our annual survey on International Pension Plans (IPPs) covering design, membership criteria, investment and other key areas of interest. The 2011 survey covers 337 IPPs sponsored by over 300 companies. The survey participants include...

Attitudes to age in Britain 2010/11(pdf)

Department for Work and Pensions - 26th January 2012

Department for Work and Pensions Britain’s population is ageing rapidly. Record numbers of centenarians are predicted over the coming years and life expectancy, overall, is steadily increasing. These events will pose a number of challenges to Britain. One of these is age discrimination, which prevents the social...

What are the lessons from KiwiSaver for automatic enrolment in the UK?(pdf)

Pensions Policy Institute - 17th January 2012

Pensions Policy Institute Following provisions legislated for in the Pensions Act 2008 (upon recommendations from the Pensions Commission that reported in 2005) employers will start to automatically enrol their qualifying employees into a workplace pension from 2012. The Government has set up the...

Attitudes to age in Britain 2010/11(pdf)

Department for Work and Pensions - 13th January 2012

Attitudes to age in Britain Britain’s population is ageing rapidly. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) predict record numbers of centenarians over the coming years and life expectancy, overall, is steadily increasing. These events will pose a number of challenges to Britain. One of these...

Our Retirement Nation(pdf)

MGM Advantage - 12th January 2012

The report paints a wonderfully colourful picture of the rich diversity of the 11.8 million people who make up our Retirement Nation and why they deserve our respect and attention for the contribution they make to society.
But it also portrays a worrying picture about...

The NEST phrasebook - Clear communication about pensions(pdf)

Nest - 10th January 2012

The NEST phrasebook NEST research shows pension jargon could damage people's chances of saving for retirement
In the year that millions will start saving for their retirement for the first time, new research by NEST shows that very few people think...

The implications of ending the effective requirement by age 75(pdf)

Pensions Policy Institute - 22nd December 2011

Pensions Policy Institute Until recently, people with Defined Contribution (DC) pension savings were effectively required by Government regulations to purchase an annuity with their pension fund by the time they reached age 75. Since April 2011 the Government has lifted the effective...

Understanding the Older Entrepreneur(pdf)

International Longevity Centre - 22nd December 2011

International Longevity Centre Given that we know that people are going to have to work for longer under the impacts of increased longevity and inadequate pension provision, this report delves into whether entrepreneurship could be a valid continuing career option for those approaching state...