Membership

Pensions UK Membership

Whether you’re an employer who provides a pension for your staff, a trustee of a pension scheme or a provider of services such as investment or advice, there’s something for you at Pensions UK. 

 

Our impact 

Through our industry-wide connections, our policy expertise and our influence with Government and regulators, we shape the pensions conversation and work to create a better pensions system for everyone. 

By working with our members, here are some of our recent achievements: 

  • Lobbied successfully for a reduction in the PPF Levy, saving DB schemes an average of £9,000 each 
  • Secured government commitment to address the Virgin Media / NTL situation 
  • Driven UK investment through the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Pensions and Growth and Mansion House Accord – with all signatories now part of the Sterling 20  
  • Protected schemes from being drawn into paying Inheritance Tax 
  • Published the Small Pots Feasibility Review 
  • Ensured our members’ views were represented in tabled amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill. 

 

Who we are 

Pensions UK is the voice of pensions in the UK, trusted and heard by government and the pensions industry.  

For more than 100 years, we’ve delivered influential thought leadership, practical guidance and research for our members; pro-actively solving the sector’s biggest issues and setting the future direction.  

As a not-for-profit organisation, we exist for the benefit of our members, and to deliver the best possible outcome for savers in the UK, so they can retire in confidence and with dignity. 

 

Pensions UK membership benefits 

Influence policy and make your views heard 

Work with us to shape government and regulatory policy, as we advocate for you and your members to policymakers and drive the conversation with our policy reports. 

Free or discounted conferences and member events 

Explore the hot topics of the day, build your knowledge and network at one of our world-class conferences, events or Policy Insight Webinars with free or discounted registration, depending on your membership category. 

Resources to help you every day 

Make your everyday work easier, whether it’s how to communicate with members or understanding investment trends without the sales pitch, with our practical resources and jargon-free Made Simple Guides. 

Connect with colleagues 

Come together with your peers to tackle common issues through our many networks and 10 Local Groups. 

Exclusive member hub and PolicyWatch newsletter 

Stay on top of everything happening in pensions with practical and insightful content in our member hub, including our fortnightly newsletter PolicyWatch. 

Groundbreaking industry campaigns 

Get access to better tools for communicating with your members and be the first to know about the latest updates to campaigns like Pay Your Pension Some Attention and the Retirement Living Standards. 

 

See each membership category’s page for more details. 

 

Categories of membership 

Click below to find out more about joining, and about the ways in which different organisations benefit from their membership. 

Pension funds 

For pension funds or employers offering a workplace pension for their staff. 

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Local government 

For Funds that are part of the Local Government Pension Scheme. 

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Master trusts 

For organisations offering authorised, DC or CDC ‘monoline’, non-commercial master trusts. 

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Businesses 

For organisations providing services to the pensions industry. 

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Businesses with associated master trusts 

For organisations providing services to the pensions industry, which also operate an authorised DC master trust, categorised as a 'commercial master trust'. 

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We represent

  • Pension schemes that together provide a retirement income to more than 30m savers in the UK and invest more than £1.3trn in the UK and abroad.
  • Asset managers, consultants, law firms, fintechs, and others who play an influential role in people’s financial futures.