David Kingman reports on the recommendations that were made by the Work and Pensions select committee’s inquiry into intergenerational fairness
Category: Pensions
The Cridland Review of the State Pension age: Part 2 – Issues and challenges
David Kingman takes an in-depth look at the issues facing the Cridland Review of the State Pension age over the course of two blogs
The Cridland Review of the State Pension age: Part 1 – Framing the discussion
David Kingman takes an in-depth look at the issues facing the Cridland Review of the State Pension age over the course of two blogs
Review: Analysis – Breaking Promises, BBC Radio 4
David Kingman reviews a recent Radio 4 documentary which included contributions from IF co-founder Angus Hanton
The IFS: millennials have half the wealth of those born a decade earlier
David Kingman looks at the latest economic research into the plight of the millennial generation
The Elephant in the Room: Is it inevitable that the “DB Pension Promise” will be broken?
Pensions expert and IF supporter Daryl Boxall explains why Defined Benefit pensions are likely to prove unsustainable – and why younger generations may not want to carry the burden of funding them
Who pays for low interest rates?
Tom Anderson, a second year PPE student, examines the intergenerational impact of the Bank of England’s interest rate cut
Does increased longevity have to mean greater costs?
Welcome though increased longevity might be, it also implies longer retirement, with economic burdens that society is ill-prepared to meet. But as IF co-founder Angus Hanton suggests, there are ways to soften the impact
Parliamentary report into BHS highlights problems with defined-benefit pension schemes
David Kingman looks at what the House of Commons Work and Pensions select committee inquiry into the collapse of BHS had to say about defined benefit pension schemes
New government inquiry to consider “radical” solutions to final salary pensions crisis
David Kingman reports on the initiation of a new government inquiry into final salary pension schemes