Press Releases

Gemma Collins stars in parody beauty ad for year three of the Pension Attention campaign 06 September 2024 The industry-led engagement campaign is coordinated by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and funded by a large proportion of the pensions industry. The campaign sees Gem... Read more

PLSA identifies practical solutions to make UK growth assets more investable for pension funds 12 August 2024 Since early 2023 there has been considerable debate about whether and how pension funds can be supported to allocate more to emerging – but higher risk – sectors that could drive UK economic growth. The PLSA set out six ways to achiev... Read more

Zoe Alexander to join PLSA as Director of Policy and Advocacy 07 August 2024 Alexander is currently Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs at NEST, chairs the PLSA’s Master Trust Committee and sits on its Policy Board. Before joining NEST, she led the HMT team that set up the national pensions guidance ser... Read more

PLSA welcomes DB Funding Code and superfunds guidance 29 July 2024 DB Funding Code “TPR has taken a balanced approach. The final draft code provides greater clarity and flexibility in relation to the low dependency investment allocation (LDIA), particularly around the definition of ‘matching assets’ ... Read more

PLSA welcomes Pension Schemes Bill in King's Speech 17 July 2024 Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the PLSA, said: “We are pleased to see a pensions bill in the King’s Speech. No time has been wasted in bringing forward existing regulatory initiatives that already have the backing of... Read more

PLSA calls for Pensions Bill in King’s Speech 16 July 2024 Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the PLSA, said: “Given that everyone agrees pensions policy needs reform, and having already confirmed it will conduct an independent review of pensions, the Government should keep up t... Read more

PLSA welcomes Government plan for National Wealth Fund 09 July 2024 Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the PLSA said: “In examining the role pensions might play in providing additional investment in UK growth assets, the PLSA recommended last year that the Government take steps, alongsid... Read more

Gregg McClymont joins PLSA Board as Independent Non-Executive Director 09 July 2024 The former Labour politician, who was UK Shadow Pensions Minister 2011-15, joins at a pivotal time for pensions, with all sides of politics committed to a greater role for pension funds in supporting UK economic growth. McClymont is c... Read more

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME BRACED FOR SIGNIFICANT REFORMS OVER NEXT DECADE BUT UNCERTAIN ON WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS 18 June 2024 The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is the national pension scheme for people working in local government or working for other employers that participate in the scheme. It is the largest funded defined benefit (DB) pension sche... Read more

PLSA PUBLISHES INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO LGPS FOR NEW COUNCILLORS 06 June 2024 The LGPS is the largest funded defined benefit (DB) pension scheme in the UK, and one of the biggest in the world. It has 7.1 million members, over 15,500 employers, and assets totalling more than £425 billion. Published ahead of the ... Read more

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