The Big Question: Retirement policy reform

Robert Branagh is managing director for ­administration at RPMI There have been some good ­developments, such as the modifications made to tax relief and auto-enrolment requirements, but other areas of policy reform have not been as well thought out. Notably, the policy relating to the switch of pension increases from RPI to CPI seemed to be rushed and has scope to be to the coalition government what dividend tax credit changes were to Gordon Brown. At this stage, it is probably too early to say whether the pledge to ­“reinvigorate occupational ­pensions” will be met and further detai...