Future of pensions

Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes are set to reshape workplace pensions by pooling risk and simplifying retirement income. With providers preparing to launch in 2027, CDC offers employers a way to deliver better expected outcomes for staff without the long-term liabilities of defined benefit. This explainer breaks down how CDC works, what makes it different, and what employers should consider next.

09 Sep 2025

Pension Schemes Bill: What employers need to know

Avantus offers a practical guide for HR to navigate risks, costs and opportunities of the Pension Schemes Bill.

Members only

01 Jul 2025

REBA inside track: How HR holds free solutions to the pensions gap conundrum

A retirement spent in poverty is the potential reality for more than a third of the workforce. Here REBA’s director and co-founder Debi O’Donovan considers the tools employers have at their disposal that can help to make a difference.

REBA inside track

30 Jun 2025

Lost pots and digital assistants: Tech innovations solving pensions’ biggest problem

Digital solutions, such as AI, are helping employees consolidate their pensions to give them a better understanding of their financial future.

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02 Jul 2025

Webinar recording: Homes or pensions: the balancing act to help employees achieve their financial goals

This webinar, with strategic partners NatWest Cushon, considered how a wider financial wellbeing approach can lead to a more engaged and resilient workforce.

Webinars

08 Aug 2025

Shaping decumulation strategies for the future of UK retirement

Hymans Robertson explores decumulation solutions for better retirement incomes as part of its Future of UK Retirement series.

22 Aug 2025

Homeownership or retirement? Rethinking financial wellbeing strategies in the workplace

Barnett Waddingham looks at what constitutes financial wellbeing and how employers can focus on strategies to improve it.

08 Jul 2025

Workplace pensions: Adequacy is the next challenge but is it just about pensions?

Steve Watson talks about pensions adequacy and the balancing act that employees face when weighing up their whole financial position.

10 Jul 2025

Hymans Robertson report: The untapped potential of pensions

In this paper, Hymans Robertson detail how billions of pounds could be unlock from pensions to deliver savings for Treasury, employers and better outcomes.

Industry research & guides

02 Jul 2025

Pensions UK report: 2030 Ready: A strategy for the next five years

Industry research & guides

02 Jul 2025

IFS report: The Pensions Review: final recommendations

Industry research & guides

19 Sep 2024

State of the nation: Hear from REBA co-founder Debi O'Donovan on employers' appetite for pensions change

Speaking at the recent Future of Pensions Summit, REBA’s director Debi O’Donovan, highlights the key pension challenges facing employers, and the potential changes on the horizon.

On demand

19 Sep 2024

Phoenix Insight's Catherine Foot on how employers can improve the UK pensions system

The transition to retirement is not an easy one. In this video Phoenix Insights director Catherine Foot explores the need for cross industry collaboration to ease the process.

On demand

19 Sep 2024

Chris Clark of The Pensions Regulator lays out the direction of DC pensions

Speaking at REBA's Future of Pensions Summit in September 2024, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) policy manager Chris Clark highlights current trends and actions in improving standards and performance of pensions for employers.

On demand

Webinar recording: Homes or pensions: the balancing act to help employees achieve their financial goals