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Will auto-enrolment obligations limit what I can invest in my private pension?

The Irish Times | 18 Jan 2026

Most of my income comes from self-employment. I also have a salaried role that earns just over the auto-enrolment threshold. I have a private pension to which I contribute the maximum amount each year. Will the auto-enrolment contributions, including my employer’s contributions, have any impact on the amount I can invest in my own private pension?

I must pay income tax on my two tiny private pensions: What do I need ...

The Daily Mail | 14 Jan 2026

The state pension means I am below the personal allowance. However, I also have workplace pensions which will take me above it. How, then, do I pay tax? Do I get sent a bill? ...

Private pension policy in focus

ECNS | 08 Jan 2026

A tour bus for AIA's national private pension talk show tour makes a stop in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Dec 21, 2025. (ZUO DONGCHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY) Three years after its launch, China's private pension system has made steady progress, with rising account participation, an increasingly diverse product lineup and broadly stable returns, but

T�rkiye lowers state support for private pension plans to 20%

Daily Sabah | 07 Jan 2026

T�rkiye has lowered the state contribution rate in its private pension system (BES) to 20% from 30%, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on Wednesd ...

EIOPA flags financial stability risks related to private credit, a weakening dollar and global interconnectedness (EIOPA - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority)

Public Technologies | 15 Dec 2025

) The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its December 2025 Financial Stability Report in which it analyses the risks and vulnerabilities facing European insurers and occupational pension funds in a period marked by economic fragility, subdued growth and high uncertainties about the future of international

DAX pension funds ramp up private markets as DC overhaul reshapes demand

IPE | 11 Dec 2025

Mercer expects German corporate pension funds�to boost private markets exposure, combining�core infrastructure and senior private debt ...

Why doesn't Chancellor raid public sector pensions instead of always coming after private sector workers? ...

The Daily Mail | 09 Dec 2025

Those of us who saved hard risk seeing the rug pulled from under us, being left financially vulnerable. We don't have the luxury of income certainty in retirement ...

Trustees urged to upskill as pension funds embrace private markets

IPE | 01 Dec 2025

Private market allocations have nearly tripled across UK pension schemes since 2019’, says Pensions Management Institute guide ...

Reeves has just destroyed the case for private sector pensions

AOL | 28 Nov 2025

In a little-noticed paragraph in the Budget, the Chancellor said something relatively innocuous at first glance, but which upends anything resembling a fair pensions system. Rachel Reeves said: “We are ensuring that people only in receipt of the basic or new state pension do not have to pay small amounts of tax through Simple Assessment from April

Budget blow to salary sacrifice schemes will add more pain to private sector pensions

This is Money | 26 Nov 2025

The attack on salary sacrifice schemes threatens private sector pensions while the public sector emerges unscathed, experts warn. They claim the move could dent savers’ retirement pots and lead companies to

EXCLUSIVE: Perth private school teachers told accept pension cuts or face redundancy

The Courier | 26 Nov 2025

Educators at the �20,000-a-year school told The Courier they earn less than their council counterparts. ...

EPFO Pension Calculator: Worked 30 Years In A Private Job? Here's How Much You’ll Get

News18 | 22 Nov 2025

The minimum age to start receiving a pension is 58, provided the employee has completed at least 10 years of service. A reduced pension can also be taken from the age of 50 ...

People taking money out of private or workplace pensions could be due �3,800 tax refund

Daily Record | 21 Nov 2025

More than 13,000 tax refund forms were processed between April and June. ...

DWS urges pension funds to rethink cashflow strategies as private markets shift

IPE | 19 Nov 2025

Alternatives can diversify pension portfolios, but private credit currently offers limited extra returns,�DWS says ...

FCA pension scheme invests less in UK stocks than private sector peers

Financial Times | 19 Nov 2025

Low allocation comes as the government and FCA encourage fund managers to put more money in domestic market ...

Private sector retirees get a pension-powered lifeline

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain | 15 Nov 2025

Private sector retirees can now apply for a new commutation loan every two years — a scheme that lets them take part of their future pension as an advance lump sum and repay it through monthly pension deductions — without needing to clear previous loans first. A parliamentary proposal enabling this change has

Corporate Adviser | Data Infrastructure Must Keep Pace with Pension Funds’ Private Market Ambitions (Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc)

Public Technologies | 13 Nov 2025

) The announcement that Legal & General, AustralianSuper and Nest will collectively invest £3bn in UK private markets is a welcome sign of renewed confidence in Britain's long-term growth strategy. The focus on infrastructure, housing and high-growth companies reflects the structural need for long-duration capital to power the real economy. Yet

Banca Transilvania and BT Investments have received ASF approval for the acquisition of BRD Pensii and the BRD mandatory private pension fund (Banca Transilvania SA)

Public Technologies | 13 Nov 2025

) Banca Transilvania and BT Investments have received the approval of the Financial Supervisory Authority for the acquisition of BRD Pensii and the BRD mandatory private pension fund (pillar 2). The transfer of the

Swiss pension funds pursue domestic private equity amid scepticism

IPE | 12 Nov 2025

Swisscanto’s new domestic private equity fund draws strong pension fund interest as scepticism on the asset class grows ...

Italy’s pension funds deepen private markets drive amid search for diversification

IPE | 11 Nov 2025

Several Italian pension schemes are expanding allocations to private markets to boost diversification and returns ...

Will pension rules catch me out after transfer from public sector to a private sector job?

The Irish Times | 11 Nov 2025

I worked as a public servant for over 25 years and took early retirement to pursue another career. I have a reduced Civil Service pension and paid reduced rate PRSI for my career in that sector. I am now working in the private sector and paying full rate PRSI. I understand that I need minimum of 10 years’ PRSI contributions to be eligible for any

Retirement News

Captain of Knott End ferry Tony Cowell retires after 21 years

BBC News | 20 Jan 2026

The captain of the Fleetwood to Knott End ferry has said he feels "proud and privileged" to have been part of the service for more than two decades, as he retires and hands over the wheel to his son. For the last 21 years, Tony Cowell, from Fleetwood, has transported passengers across the Wyre Estuary and he is still involved with the

Gina Tudela is now interim GCC president as Mary Okada begins retirement

Guam Pacific Daily News | 20 Jan 2026

By Julianne Hernandez Pacific Daily News Julianne Hernandez Author email Jan 20, 2026 1 hr ago 1 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Guam Community College's Gina Tudela, second from left, with retiring GCC President Mary Okada, third from left, in this July 2025 file photo, with University of Guam President Anita Borja Enriquez, center, and

Super Bowl LX possibilities: Would Matthew Stafford retire if Rams win it all?

The Daily Gazette | 20 Jan 2026

LOS ANGELES — We've seen these movies before, or at least most of them. With the NFL's conference championship games set — the Rams at Seattle following New England at Denver — three of the four possible Super Bowl permutations ...

Saina Nehwal Retires: Olympic Medallist Ends Iconic Career After Knee Injury

Zeenews | 20 Jan 2026

Saina Nehwal announces retirement from badminton at 35, citing chronic knee injury and arthritis after 20 years in the sport. ...

Five retired ministers lauded - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer | 20 Jan 2026

Five retired ministers lauded

Even in retirement, O’Connor continues to fight good fight

The Vindicator | 20 Jan 2026

Maureen O'Connor Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice and former Lt. Gov. Maureen OConnor is certainly not resting quietly in her retirement. Though she left her seat on the court in 2022 because of age limits, she is still active in matters such as redistricting and protecting the judiciary from politicization. It’s easy to understand

Retired entrepreneur loses Rs22cr to biggest cyber fraud so far in city

The Times of India | 20 Jan 2026

Pune: The Pune Cyber police have launched an investigation into the biggest cyber fraud to have been reported so far in the city in which an 85-year-old retired entrepreneur from Hadapsar lost Rs22.03 crore between Oct last year and Jan 12 this year to crooks in an online share-trading scam.'In a little over three months, the elderly victim

Retired extravehicular spacesuit returns to Earth via Shenzhou-20 spaceship

Xinhua | 20 Jan 2026

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Aug. 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (Xinhua/Li Yanchen) JIUQUAN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng

Rev. Wilkerson retires from St. Luke's

Daily Gate City | 20 Jan 2026

Rev. Bonnie Wilkerson is adjusting to retirement. Again. She retired the first time from her career as a bookkeeper in 2004. She and her husband, Paul, lived in Missouri at that time and they decided they wanted to be closer to family so returned to Paul’s hometown of Fort Madison, in July of 2006. Bonnie Wilkerson is a ‘cradle Episcopalian,’ that

Presentation Material (Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Business) PDF (Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc)

Public Technologies | 20 Jan 2026

) Part II Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Business Takashi Iida Managing Executive Officer Business Head, Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Self-Introduction Takashi Iida Managing Executive Officer Business Head, Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Apr. 1994 Joined Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr. 2016 General

Coming out of retirement to scare fish

The Chester News & Reporter | 20 Jan 2026

We’d all like to retire one day, but what if retiring was dependent on being really bad? That is actually the case when it comes to hurricane names. I’ve never quite understood why we give human names to large, scary storms. It seems like “That real bad’n back in ‘68” would suffice, but whatever. They are given names like they are your cousin or

‘I thought it’s enough. I can’t push it anymore’: Saina Nehwal confirms retirement from badminton

The Hindu | 20 Jan 2026

The former world No. 1 said the decision was forced by a severe degeneration of her knee, which made sustained high-intensity training impossible ...

Retired extravehicular spacesuit returns to Earth via Shenzhou XX spaceship

China Daily | 20 Jan 2026

JIUQUAN -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou XX spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Monday, bringing back a valuable retired extravehicular spacesuit as part of its return cargo. The suit, dubbed extravehicular spacesuit B, is the first of its kind on

'Convince': Travis Kelce retirement talk grows louder as NFL insider reveals why Kansas City must act fast

The Times of India | 20 Jan 2026

Travis Kelce's retirement talk has shifted from quiet whispers to a full league wide debate, and Kansas City suddenly finds itself at the center of it. The Chiefs are not chasing another Lombardi Trophy this January. Instead, they are watching the postseason unfold from home while one question looms larger than any offseason move. Will their most

Fiduciary Retirement Planning – Frankie Guida’s Newly Released Book Offers a Comprehensive Roadmap for Turning ...

GetNews | 20 Jan 2026

Lexington, Kentucky, USA - January 19, 2026 - Certified Financial Planner and retirement expert Frankie Guida has released his book, A Better Way to Retire: How a Fiduciary Retirement Planner Can Be the Key to Financial Success. The book is a highly valuable retirement-planning guide and an educational resource on personal finance. With a

It’s enough. I can’t push it anymore: Badminton star Saina Nehwal announces retirement

Deccan Herald | 20 Jan 2026

<p>New Delhi: Trailblazer Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who has been out of action for the last two years due to a chronic knee condition, has

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Captain of Knott End ferry Tony Cowell retires after 21 years

BBC News | 20 Jan 2026

The captain of the Fleetwood to Knott End ferry has said he feels "proud and privileged" to have been part of the service for more than two decades, as he retires and hands over the wheel to his son. For the last 21 years, Tony Cowell, from Fleetwood, has transported passengers across the Wyre Estuary and he is still involved with the

Gina Tudela is now interim GCC president as Mary Okada begins retirement

Guam Pacific Daily News | 20 Jan 2026

By Julianne Hernandez Pacific Daily News Julianne Hernandez Author email Jan 20, 2026 1 hr ago 1 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Guam Community College's Gina Tudela, second from left, with retiring GCC President Mary Okada, third from left, in this July 2025 file photo, with University of Guam President Anita Borja Enriquez, center, and

Super Bowl LX possibilities: Would Matthew Stafford retire if Rams win it all?

The Daily Gazette | 20 Jan 2026

LOS ANGELES — We've seen these movies before, or at least most of them. With the NFL's conference championship games set — the Rams at Seattle following New England at Denver — three of the four possible Super Bowl permutations ...

Saina Nehwal Retires: Olympic Medallist Ends Iconic Career After Knee Injury

Zeenews | 20 Jan 2026

Saina Nehwal announces retirement from badminton at 35, citing chronic knee injury and arthritis after 20 years in the sport. ...

Five retired ministers lauded - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer | 20 Jan 2026

Five retired ministers lauded

Even in retirement, O’Connor continues to fight good fight

The Vindicator | 20 Jan 2026

Maureen O'Connor Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice and former Lt. Gov. Maureen OConnor is certainly not resting quietly in her retirement. Though she left her seat on the court in 2022 because of age limits, she is still active in matters such as redistricting and protecting the judiciary from politicization. It’s easy to understand

Retired entrepreneur loses Rs22cr to biggest cyber fraud so far in city

The Times of India | 20 Jan 2026

Pune: The Pune Cyber police have launched an investigation into the biggest cyber fraud to have been reported so far in the city in which an 85-year-old retired entrepreneur from Hadapsar lost Rs22.03 crore between Oct last year and Jan 12 this year to crooks in an online share-trading scam.'In a little over three months, the elderly victim

Retired extravehicular spacesuit returns to Earth via Shenzhou-20 spaceship

Xinhua | 20 Jan 2026

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Aug. 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (Xinhua/Li Yanchen) JIUQUAN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng

Rev. Wilkerson retires from St. Luke's

Daily Gate City | 20 Jan 2026

Rev. Bonnie Wilkerson is adjusting to retirement. Again. She retired the first time from her career as a bookkeeper in 2004. She and her husband, Paul, lived in Missouri at that time and they decided they wanted to be closer to family so returned to Paul’s hometown of Fort Madison, in July of 2006. Bonnie Wilkerson is a ‘cradle Episcopalian,’ that

Presentation Material (Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Business) PDF (Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc)

Public Technologies | 20 Jan 2026

) Part II Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Business Takashi Iida Managing Executive Officer Business Head, Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Self-Introduction Takashi Iida Managing Executive Officer Business Head, Retirement, Savings and Asset Management Apr. 1994 Joined Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr. 2016 General

Coming out of retirement to scare fish

The Chester News & Reporter | 20 Jan 2026

We’d all like to retire one day, but what if retiring was dependent on being really bad? That is actually the case when it comes to hurricane names. I’ve never quite understood why we give human names to large, scary storms. It seems like “That real bad’n back in ‘68” would suffice, but whatever. They are given names like they are your cousin or

‘I thought it’s enough. I can’t push it anymore’: Saina Nehwal confirms retirement from badminton

The Hindu | 20 Jan 2026

The former world No. 1 said the decision was forced by a severe degeneration of her knee, which made sustained high-intensity training impossible ...

Retired extravehicular spacesuit returns to Earth via Shenzhou XX spaceship

China Daily | 20 Jan 2026

JIUQUAN -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou XX spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Monday, bringing back a valuable retired extravehicular spacesuit as part of its return cargo. The suit, dubbed extravehicular spacesuit B, is the first of its kind on

'Convince': Travis Kelce retirement talk grows louder as NFL insider reveals why Kansas City must act fast

The Times of India | 20 Jan 2026

Travis Kelce's retirement talk has shifted from quiet whispers to a full league wide debate, and Kansas City suddenly finds itself at the center of it. The Chiefs are not chasing another Lombardi Trophy this January. Instead, they are watching the postseason unfold from home while one question looms larger than any offseason move. Will their most

Fiduciary Retirement Planning – Frankie Guida’s Newly Released Book Offers a Comprehensive Roadmap for Turning ...

GetNews | 20 Jan 2026

Lexington, Kentucky, USA - January 19, 2026 - Certified Financial Planner and retirement expert Frankie Guida has released his book, A Better Way to Retire: How a Fiduciary Retirement Planner Can Be the Key to Financial Success. The book is a highly valuable retirement-planning guide and an educational resource on personal finance. With a

It’s enough. I can’t push it anymore: Badminton star Saina Nehwal announces retirement

Deccan Herald | 20 Jan 2026

<p>New Delhi: Trailblazer Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who has been out of action for the last two years due to a chronic knee condition, has

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