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New survey reveals widespread concern over pensions ability to deliver retirement income and respond to escalating climate risks

Increases to the cost of living and changes to the UK’s public expectations have caused the Retirement Living Standards (RLS) to rise for the second consecutive year, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said.

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In the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA's) regular column for Professional Pensions, the trade body’s director of policy and advocacy takes a closer look at some of the policy initiatives that kept the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) busy over the last year.

In November, Professional Pensions assembled a panel of experts to discuss the PPI’s latest DC Future Book, pensions adequacy and the potential for future policy to address this.

In the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA's) regular column for Professional Pensions, the trade body’s director of policy and advocacy explains why it is leading calls for all political parties to commit to pension reform in their forthcoming general election manifestos.

Paul Maynard has been appointed as minister for pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Pension industry commentators, who have voiced disappointment there was no Pensions Bill in the recent Kings Speech, nevertheless suggest Maynard will still have plenty on his plate.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA), the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Age UK were among signatories calling on major UK political parties to prioritise pension reform in their manifestos ahead of the next General Election.

Eleven organisations have joined forces to sign a charter calling for major reforms to improve outcomes and create an “adequate, fair and affordable pension savings system for all”.