PPI articles
Niki Cleal's article in FT Fund Management on public sector pensions
19/11/2012Read the Pensions Policy Institute's article for the Financial Times Fund Management on 'Reforms to greatly reduce value of public pensions' ... Read Full Article
Niki Cleal's chapter in Policy Solutions for the Under-Pensioned - Smith Institute pamphlet
01/09/2011Read the Pensions Policy Institute's chapter on winners and losers under the present state pension system ... Read Full Article
Niki Cleal Soapbox Article for the Actuary Magazine
01/07/2011Read the Pensions Policy Institute's article on page 8 regarding the effective requirement to annuitise at age 75 ... Read Full Article
The House Magazine article by Niki Cleal on Lord Hutton's Interim report
01/11/2010The future of pensions in the public sector is currently in the spotlight. Niki Cleal looks ahead to Lord Hutton’s final recommendations on public sector pensions, and predicts that scheme holders and taxpayers will share more of the risk. ... Read Full Article
Article for the House Magazine - Will the Government's pension reforms deliver?
04/02/2008The Government has set out a wide-ranging package of reforms for both state and private pensions. The question is will these reforms deliver? ... Read Full Article
Article for Pensions Management 'Getting Personal'
01/04/2007While the introduction of personal accounts in 2012 will benefit certain groups such as the young, others will need advice on whether to opt out. ... Read Full Article
Is the White Paper good for women?
01/05/2006An initial assessment of whether the White Paper reforms are a good deal for women ... Read Full Article
Policy matters before design
01/03/2006Although the design details of the NPSS are hot topics, the policy environment into which NPSS could be introduced is the priority ... Read Full Article
Women's pensions: central to the debate
17/11/2005Why women get less pension than men, and will continue to do so unless there is reform. ... Read Full Article
Can we afford compulsion?
01/09/2005Better pensions will cost us more, however the system is reformed. ... Read Full Article
BritSaver - filling the auto-enrolment gap?
01/07/2005A new idea to spread the benefits of auto-enrolment more widely. ... Read Full Article
What should the balance of state and private pensions be?
01/05/2005The '60:40' switch is unlikely to happen, so how big should state and private pensions be? ... Read Full Article
Pension reform moves a step closer
01/03/2005As the Government signals it is considering reform, where is the consensus for the future direction of pensions? ... Read Full Article
Is there still a role for contracting-out?
01/12/2004This article looks at two different approaches to reforming contracting-out. ... Read Full Article
The right questions to get the state in order
01/11/2004Now that the Government recognises there should be reform of the state pension system, here are some critical questions that should be asked. ... Read Full Article
How much will Pension Credit cost?
01/10/2004The future cost of Pension Credit is not certain, and this matters for individual and Government planning. ... Read Full Article
How to make pensions boring again
01/09/2004Can we ever get a political consensus on pensions? This article suggests some possible mechanisms to reduce the influence of short-term politicking on pension policy. ... Read Full Article
Employers embrace later working
01/08/2004Two recent pension proposals from employer organisations suggest both retirement age and pension age should increase. ... Read Full Article
Could contracting-out be abolished?
01/07/2004To reform state pensions, contracting-out could be abolished. But what would be the impact? ... Read Full Article
Can property replace pensions?
01/06/2004Why does investing in property grab all the headlines, and does it mean that pensions are being sidelined? ... Read Full Article
Are we actually saving enough?
01/05/2004New evidence from overseas suggests people are actually rational savers. ... Read Full Article
Caught in the trap
01/04/2004Why means-testing pension benefits don't help saving for retirement. ... Read Full Article
What do we really, really want?
01/03/2004Feedback from experts on what would really make a positive difference to UK pensions. ... Read Full Article
Have the Kiwis got it right?
01/02/2004New Zealand's Citizen's Pension could work well in the UK. ... Read Full Article

