The number of centenarians in the UK in 2025 reached 16,400, almost twice the 8,700 recorded in 2005 and up 20.2% since 2015, according to new figures published by the ONS.

Pension savers withdrew more than £91bn from their retirement pots in 2025/26, according to the FCA’s latest Retirement Income Market Data.

The State Pension looks set to rise by 3.9% next April after the average earnings figure for the three-month period ending July 2026, published by the ONS today, came in at 3.9%.

The 10 largest wealth management firms accounted for 89% of all UK wealth management clients in 2024/25, according to figures published by the FCA today.

Women lag behind men in workplace pension saving despite some progress in narrowing the gender pension contribution gap, according to the latest DWP annual research on trends in workplace pension participation.

The total value of taxable payments withdrawn flexibly from pensions was £22.4bn in 2025/26, a 20% rise year-on-year, according to data from HMRC.

Responding to today’s Mills Review, the FCA's examination of the impact of AI on financial services, pension consultancy Broadstone has warned that consumers must be protected, “from bad pension decisions driven by good-looking AI answers.”

The number of firms authorised to provide regulated claims management services has fallen markedly in recent years, almost halving since the FCA took over regulation of the sector from the Claims Management Regulator in April 2019.

Today’s interim Pensions Commission report has been broadly welcomed by the industry, with some urging the Commission to take 'meaningful action' that leads to 'structural change'. 

A new report published today by the Department for Work and Pensions ahead of the Pensions Commission report expected later this week has highlighted a widening gender pensions gap.

The number of Britons aged 85 years and over is set to make up 4.9% of the total UK population by 2049, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.

The Pensions Schemes Bill has completed its journey through Parliament following a compromise being reached on controversial mandation powers.

There were surges in lump sum withdrawals from private sector DC pensions in Autumn 2024 and 2025 as savers acted in anticipation of rumoured Budget changes.

The Government has published an amendment to the Pension Scheme Bill to limit the extent to which it can ‘mandate’ how defined contribution pension schemes invest.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is to return to its original role as a fast, impartial complaints body under landmark reforms announced today by the Treasury.

The aggregate surplus of DB pension schemes climbed to £265.6bn at the end of January, according to the latest Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index.

The Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) has warned of the “highly uncertain” reaction to salary sacrifice reforms from both employers and pension savers.

The cost of living remains a hugely pressing priority according to the latest data from the ONS, meaning people are focusing their finances on living rather than planning, according to Broadstone.

The years of huge compensation payouts for pension transfer redress look to be easing after the latest Broadstone DB Redress Tracker revealed DB pension transfer compensation remained nil in the majority of cases in 2025.

Reaction to the FCA’s new targeted support proposals announced today has been positive, particularly in relation to the effect it will have on people's attitude to pensions.