A free seminar from the Pensions Policy Institute, kindly sponsored by Phoenix Group.
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Location: Central Hall Westminster, Dinsdale Young Room, Storey’s Gate, London, SW1H 9NH
Pensions are important, but can be very confusing.
We can help with this
The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) would like to invite you to join us for an introduction to the UK Pensions System. This seminar, which is free to attend and kindly sponsored by Phoenix Group, is open exclusively to all staff working within Parliament who have an interest in pension policy.
There is no getting away from it, the current UK Pensions system can be confusing. This seminar, delivered by the PPI’s Senior Leadership Team, will provide a high-level overview of the current system, and the issues faced by industry, policymakers, and those saving for and in receipt of income in retirement.
Specific topics which will be covered include:
- The State Pension – historical background and where we are today
- Automatic enrolment – historical background and where we are today
- Adequacy
- Retirement income – comparisons with the rest of the world
- Private pensions – what is available, where we are today with CDC, industry challenges and the changing landscape
- The Gender Pensions Gap – differences and explanations
- Investment – Mansion House, Illiquids, ESG
- New developments – Dashboards, Small Pots, and Lost Pensions
Why choose this seminar? Our Independence sets us apart: The PPI focuses on the facts. The Knowledge Sharing Seminars will be delivered from the PPI’s independent perspective and will provide you with the facts on the UK Pensions System.
We hope you can join us, and we look forward to unravelling the world of pensions for you!
Please feel free to forward this invite to colleagues within Parliament who may be interested in attending this free seminar.

The Pensions Policy Institute: is an educational research institute. Our aim is to improve information and understanding about pensions policy and retirement income provision through research and analysis, discussion, and publication.

Phoenix Group: You may be aware of Phoenix’s customer brand, Standard Life, who together with their other brands make Phoenix one of the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business.