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Holly Roach

Holly Roach

Deputy Editor

Holly Roach is Deputy Editor at Professional Pensions. She joined the magazine as correspondent in 2018 after completing her undergraduate degree in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She held the role of senior correspondent between 2020 and 2022 and was news editor between 2022 and 2025. Outside of pensions, Holly enjoys dance, visiting restaurants and spending time with friends and family.

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Salary sacrifice protections overturned by House of Commons

Pensions

Salary sacrifice protections overturned by House of Commons

Commons overturns Lords amendment to increase cap to £5,000 from initial £2,000 proposal

clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
Pensions minister Torsten Bell: Trust in pensions is 'too low'

Pensions

Pensions minister Torsten Bell: Trust in pensions is 'too low'

Minister confirmed retirement CDC ‘will happen this year’

clock 12 March 2026 • 1 min read
Pension experts supportive of VfM proposals but warn 'challenges remain'

Regulation

Pension experts supportive of VfM proposals but warn 'challenges remain'

Responses to consultation on VfM framework for DC schemes

clock 10 March 2026 • 6 min read
Scottish Widows launches investment options to boost DC private market opportunities

Pensions

Scottish Widows launches investment options to boost DC private market opportunities

Unveils Lifetime Investment Plus and Lifetime Investment Extra funds

clock 04 February 2026 • 2 min read
Annuity rates rose to 7.51% by end of 2025

Income

Annuity rates rose to 7.51% by end of 2025

Rise worth an extra £7,000 to £9,000 in lifetime income for a 65-year-old

clock 28 January 2026 • 2 min read
FCA launches consultation on adapting to a 'changing pensions market'

Pensions

FCA launches consultation on adapting to a 'changing pensions market'

Outlines regime for digital pension planning tool

clock 11 December 2025 • 3 min read
No change to tax-free lump sum is 'welcome' move

Pensions

No change to tax-free lump sum is 'welcome' move

The chancellor chose to leave the tax-free lump sum unchanged in the Autumn Budget

clock 27 November 2025 • 3 min read
Pensions industry slams salary sacrifice changes as 'counterintuitive' and 'deeply misguided'

Pensions

Pensions industry slams salary sacrifice changes as 'counterintuitive' and 'deeply misguided'

Responding to the chancellor’s decision to cap salary sacrifice for pensions at £2,000

clock 26 November 2025 • 9 min read
Budget 25: Rumours, possibilities and predictions

Pensions

Budget 25: Rumours, possibilities and predictions

The industry speculates on the Budget and discusses the impacts of possible reform

clock 25 November 2025 • 8 min read
UK pension funds join forces with government to launch Sterling 20 initiative

Pensions

UK pension funds join forces with government to launch Sterling 20 initiative

Chancellor joins 20 pension providers and insurers to drive growth across the UK

clock 20 October 2025 • 5 min read