Pensions History
Dame Jane Newell Talking Pensions
PAT's president, Dame Jane Newell, is the latest guest on the Talking Pensions podcast
A brief history of workplace pensions – Part 2
This is the second instalment in a series on the history of workplace pensions, covering the 1940s to the 1960s. We hope you find it enjoyable reading and that it assists in increasing ...
Back to School
... or back to the future?
A brief history of workplace pensions – Part 1
This is the first instalment in a series on the history of workplace pensions. We hope you find it enjoyable reading and that it assists in increasing recognition of the benefits of learning ...
The politics of change
Reflections on the history of general elections and pensions
Perennial Pensions
Some pensions issues arise time and again, popping up like garden perennials.
Simplicity is not that simple
Good intentions and simple principles lead to complexity in pensions. Who'da thunk it?
April: all change
April is the cruellest month - for pensions administrators more than most
The pensions battleground
30 years ago, pension disputes rarely figured as concerns of employers and trustees, let alone made news headlines. Times have changed.
There’s nothing like a review
In February 1996, pensions professionals were working out how to implement a new regulatory framework. The Pensions Act 1995 had been introduced with general support following a comprehensive ...
A New Start
On New Year’s Day 1909, the first British old age pension funded out of general taxation became payable. Well over 600,000 people were expected to be eligible.
Pension by-ways
The archives of the Pensions Archive Trust contain unexpected insights into our pensions past. Take for example our collections relating to nurses’ pensions. In 1887, with active encouragement ...
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