David Kingman looks at some recent analyses which show how changes to the size and shape of the British state are having an adverse impact on intergenerational fairness
Category: Pensions
Are we too short-termist when it comes to pensions?
David Kingman looks at some recent research which suggests that the pensions system fails to encourage people to think long-term
IFS: “Those now in their 20s, 30s and 40s may well end up with lower incomes in retirement than their parents”
David Kingman reports on a recent lecture given by Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which warned that the UK’s recent success in improving pensioner living standards looks unlikely to last
Friends Provident Foundation announces a Journalist Fellowship to promote an understanding of new economics
Danielle Walker Palmour, Director of Friends Provident Foundation, explains how the Journalist Fellowship 2016 came about and why it is important for journalists to have a better understanding of the economic debates underpinned by the Foundation’s work in building long-term, resilient and ethical economies
Is auto-enrolment helping young people build up pensions?
David Kingman looks at what impact the new auto-enrolment system is having on young peoples’ ability to save towards pensions
We Pensioners Have Done Well…
Lawrence Lockhart, IF supporter, suggests how the National Health Service and the social care system could be better funded
Is Edi Truell the man to save public sector pensions?
Tom Anderson, who is working at IF under the Oxford Internship scheme, welcomes the recent warning from Edi Truell that public sector pensions are becoming unsustainable
Dignity and security for all ages
Tom Anderson, who is working at IF under the Oxford Internship scheme, examines a new report on pensioner living standards that shows pensioner poverty is reaching record lows, but possibly at the expense of future generations
Are the government’s latest pension reforms short-termist?
David Kingman asks whether recent changes to private pension-saving could benefit the government today at the expense of the longer term
Raising number of older workers could boost GDP by £100 billion, according to PwC
David Kingman looks at a new report from the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which suggests Britain could reap a huge economic dividend if older people stayed in the workforce for longer