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Guided retirement is one of the most important pension initiatives currently underway, argues NatWest Cushon director of policy and research Steve Watson. But if we want more employees to engage with their options, we need to stop designing around products and regulations, and start putting people first. 

Fragmented working lives due to parenting, caring or simple career breaks, are challenging longstanding assumptions about workplace pensions. Laura Stewart Smith, head of pension engagement at Aviva, discusses the impact this is having on savings.

Today, pension saving is often far from linear – life happens. But what does that mean for retirement savings and what are employers doing to ensure employees save adequately? REBA’s roundtable event aimed to find out.

Workplace savers are getting much-needed help from a Money and Pensions Service-inspired coalition of employers, policymakers and industry stakeholders intent on tackling a persistent problem.

For many employees, pensions can feel distant and abstract so it's up to employers to help them engage with their investments in the real world. 

Recent research shows UK workers are less likely to be able to save as high food, energy and housing costs continue to bite into disposable income.

 The cost of living and key life events are having a disproportionate impact on women’s finances. Here’s what employers can do to help boost women’s financial wellbeing – whatever life moments they’re facing.

From April 2029, the tax treatment of pension salary sacrifice is changing. But it’s a misconception that it will no longer be viable or worth it, says Steve Watson.

Building employee financial resilience continues to provide reward and benefits leaders with challenges and opportunities. REBA’s content writer, Sarah Haselwood, outlines some of the latest research to highlight how employers can do more to support employees' financial wellbeing. 

Public markets are the backbone of DC investing. Even so, recent market swings have prompted employers and advisers to look for diversification that can better support members’ long-term returns.

The ongoing consultation on the Value for Money framework is undoubtedly moving in a positive direction. NatWest Cushon director of policy and research argues that the proposals have one notable and concerning omission - a way to meaningfully measure saver engagement.

When it comes to pensions communications, choosing the right words is everything.

Nominating a pension beneficiary is a simple step but a useful one to get your team to consider whether they are aligned with their financial goals.

Women in the UK would need to work nearly two extra decades to retire with the same financial security as their male counterparts.

How will the UK Government’s Advice Guidance Boundary Review impact workplace financial wellbeing support?