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Inheritance tax and pension savings

In this article, we look at the government plans to include unused pension savings and pension death benefits within an individual’s estate for inheritance tax purposes.
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Expanding our range of sustainable funds

We’ve expanded our range of sustainable funds. This means more choice for employees who want to align their investments with their views on environmental and social issues, while supporting their financial goals within their risk appetite.
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Why we’ve introduced the Royal London Stocks and Shares ISA

Discover why Royal London has introduced a Stocks and Shares ISA to help build workforce resilience.
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Royal London announces BPA transaction with Premdor Crosby Pension Plan

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, has completed a £16 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction with the Premdor Crosby Pension Plan.

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The importance of member care in bulk purchase annuities

Insurers have an important part to play in the delivery of member outcomes from the very first day of the buy-in, not just from the date of buyout.
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How our pension and Stocks and Shares ISA work together for your employees

Employers offering a Royal London workplace pension can offer your employees access to our tax-efficient Stocks and Shares ISA too at the same competitive charge.

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Changes to our target lifestyle strategies

Following a recent review of our Governed Range investment solutions, we’ve made some changes to our target lifestyle strategies, including our default investment solution, the Balanced Lifestyle Strategy (Drawdown).
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Help employees make more of their pension

Our Workplace Pension Director, Rory Marsh, sits down with Debbie Lovewell-Tuck from Employee Benefits for their latest podcast, focusing on helping employees make the most of their pension savings.
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Our improved video pension statements and new communication toolkit

Building upon our previous announcement of the introduction of video pension statements, we're excited to provide further details on how you can ensure your employees benefit from this improved digitalised experience.
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Royal London announces transaction with the Stora Enso UK Group Pension Scheme

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, has completed a bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction with the Stora Enso UK Group Pension Scheme.

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Royal London completes buy-in with the Pandrol Group Pension Scheme

Royal London, the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, has secured a £45m bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction with the Pandrol Group Pension Scheme.
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Royal London secures BPA transaction with Milliken Industrials Limited Pension Plan

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, continues its momentum in the Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) market with this buy-in transaction with the Milliken Industrials Limited Pension Plan.

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Royal London completes its largest external BPA transaction to date with the Grant Thornton Pensions Fund

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, has secured its largest external Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) transaction to date with a £275 million buy-in completed with the Grant Thornton Pensions Fund.

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Royal London completes BPA transaction with the London Waste Limited Pension Scheme

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider, has secured its latest Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) transaction with a £22m million buy-in with the London Waste Limited Pension Scheme.

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Royal London continues BPA business momentum reaching £1bn of liabilities insured

Royal London continues to grow its Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) business with a £85 million buy-in completed with The College of Law Pension and Assurance Scheme.
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Why mutuality matters

Royal London's BPA Origination Lead Moin Patala, discusses what mutuality means for Royal London and highlights the benefits of the ‘mutual mindset’ for bulk purchase annuities.
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Royal London hits the ground running in 2025 with Lufthansa UK Pension Trustee BPA transaction

Royal London hits the ground running in 2025 with Lufthansa UK Pension Trustee BPA transaction.
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Royal London enters bulk purchase annuity market

Royal London, the UK's largest life, pensions and investment mutual, confirms its entry into the bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market.
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Are your employees retirement ready? Support for this year’s Pension Awareness Week.

Join our host, Robbie Adair, along with Head of Proposition, Catherine Stewart and Marketing Manager, Abbie Shaw as they support you with engaging your employees and helping them get on track for the lifestyle they want in retirement.​ 
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Building financial resilience together. Guidance for employers.

Continuing with our quarterly webinar series, this session offers support and guidance on financial wellbeing and resilience for both you and your employees.
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Tasks, tips and tricks for managing your scheme at tax year end

We've created this new series to run quarterly, covering a variety of helpful topics throughout the year to support you in managing your pension scheme.
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We’re restructuring our Target Lifestyle Strategies

We’re making some changes to the structure of some of our Target Lifestyle Strategies to ensure we can operate more efficiently as the Governed Range grows.
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We’ve made further enhancements to our auto-enrolment (AE) dashboard

We’ve now introduced some changes to enhance your contribution submission journey. 
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The minimum pension age is changing

The government is increasing the minimum pension age from 55 to 57 on the 6 April 2028. This will be the earliest age that most people will be able to access their pension savings.
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How salary exchange can help offset the increase in National Insurance contribution rate for employers

Our pension expert, Justin Corliss, outlines what the increase in National Insurance (NI) contributions means for employers and how salary exchange could help lessen the impact.

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Budget summary: this year’s changes explained

We explain what you need to know about the government’s annual budget and how it could impact employers.
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Articles

Our team of experts will help you keep up to date with the latest pensions and Royal London news, as well as providing insight into key topics that can help build your employees financial resilience.
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Our financial resilience report

Clare Moffat, our pension expert, looks at our 2024 cost of living and financial resilience research, what it means for different age groups and how you might be able to help your employees.
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Menopause: how this can have a fundamental affect on retirement

As it can take many years for women to go through the perimenopause and then the menopause it's important that employers offer the support required to help them continue to work.
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Taking steps towards fairer retirement benefits for all

Alexandra Kitching, Pensions Manager, outlines the steps Royal London are taking to close the gender pension gap.
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What does starting a family mean for your employee's financial future?

Our pension expert, Clare Moffat, discusses why having children could have an impact on your employee's retirement.
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How to bring retirement income needs to life

The PLSA's Retirement Living Standards are a fantastic introduction to income needs in retirement, especially for employees who may not receive individual financial advice and are looking for guidance about how much they may need in retirement.
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The Pensions Regulator is asking you to change the information you send to us each month

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) requires providers and employers to monitor the contributions paid into their workplace pensions schemes. Employers have a responsibility to ensure contribution amounts are accurate and in line with any contractual agreements they have with their employees.
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Premium Relief At Source (PRAS) changes

Were making a few changes to our auto enrolment (AE) dashboard and the information provided to workers and scheme members when there's a change to their personal details.
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We're enhancing our Automatic Enrolment Dashboard

We're pleased to provide more detail about the enhancements that will help ensure you remain compliant with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) rules on monitoring contributions to pension schemes.
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Research reports

Stay informed with what's happening on the pensions landscape, as well as global developments that affect the financial industry.

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Tools and calculators

Our range of tools and calculators can help you support your employees with their retirement planning.

Salary exchange calculator

Use our calculator to see how much you and your employees could save by setting up a salary exchange arrangement. You can produce statements detailing total savings, pension contributions and take-home pay for each of your employees.

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Useful tools for your employees

Your employees have access to a range of tools and calculators to help them see if they're on track for the retirement they want.

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