Great new piece from Neil Duncan-Jordan - a leading MP calling for greater ambition from the gov's landmark pension reforms! He rightly highlights 3 priorities for the current Pension Schemes Bill too: worker representation, fossil fuel phase out and funding for the green transition.

Great to have MPs like Simon Opher supporting @thefinancelab.bsky.social's amendment to the Pensions Schemes Bill. Help us build support for greener, fairer pensions. Write to your MP today: justmoney.eaction.online/better-pensi...

Today marks the launch of the Financial Inclusion Strategy. The Strategy must be seen as an important first step that sets the direction of travel to ending the poverty premium and financial exclusion. Read our full statement here: fairbydesign.com/response-uk-...

"A commitment to a Fair Banking Act...would have shown that the government is serious about driving change at scale, rather than just hoping that banks will step up”. Read our response to the government's Financial Inclusion Strategy. #FairBankingForAll bit.ly/47FSceO

Response from @thefinancelab.bsky.social to the government's new Financial Inclusion Strategy 👇 #FairBankingForAll financeinnovationlab.org/financial-in...

"A commitment to a Fair Banking Act...would have shown that the government is serious about driving change at scale, rather than just hoping that banks will step up”. Read our response to the government's Financial Inclusion Strategy. #FairBankingForAll bit.ly/47FSceO

Whether you're retiring next year or after 2050, we all need stable pensions on a stable planet. This letter to pension funds is clear: stop gambling with everyone's futures. #FutureProofPensions This is about ALL of us 🤝 bit.ly/FutureProofPensions

In December 2024, the Government committed to a Financial Inclusion Strategy. Since then, officials, regulators, and consumer groups have worked in subcommittees developing the Strategy. With the Strategy’s launch imminent the question remains: will it be bold enough?

Whose side are they on? Just when we are meant to be reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, the government has been increasing their interaction with the sector.

Coal use continues to rise because banks and investors continue to finance it.

The market will chase profit, even if that means driving us all over the edge of a cliff. It’s up to governments to step in to change course

British pensions could be worth far less if we ignore climate risk. Without action, an estimated 20–30% will be wiped off our savings by 2040. But the Pension Schemes Bill can tackle fossil fuel exposure to protect savers’ futures. filab.uk/49dNEOY

Fascinating piece from Lab Associate David Fagleman on the role of cash — and why a fully ‘cashless society’ is still a long way off. We need to understand where and who still relies on cash — and make sure access remains.

filab.uk/42GU05v “Efforts to protect forests don’t stand a chance as long as our economic system keeps rewarding quick profits from forest destruction,” Since the Paris agreement banks have made $26bn from financing deforesting companies. @ClimateFocus.bsky.social

filab.uk/46UAMvN The climate crisis means more and worse flooding, heatwaves and extreme weather. The UK needs to invest now to future proof against the impacts of climate change. Inaction will cost much more.

bit.ly/48nJhAC Increased flooding due to climate change means that towns across the UK are going to be unable to access insurance. That is going to have a massive impact for them - and for our whole financial system.

filab.uk/4nLSE1J Investing our pensions in renewables is common sense, and it’s popular across the political spectrum. Nearly 80% of Britons want their pensions invested in renewables. We can’t retire on a planet on fire!

Could you help @thefinancelab.bsky.social transform the financial system for the better? Apply to join our board of trustees! Find out more and apply. Closes this Wednesday. filab.uk/3ILzERJ

📢Trustee recruitment📢 Could you help @thefinancelab.bsky.social transform the financial system for the better? Previous board experience not required, and you’ll have a ‘board buddy’ to support you. Find out more and apply. Closes 15 October 2025. filab.uk/3ILzERJ

Last year we questioned whether the govt’s ambitious goals had a plan behind them. A year on, it’s time to see how far they’ve come - and what’s next.

The Labour Party Conference kicks off today - our team is in Liverpool and ready to get to work.

📢Volunteer recruitment📢 Could you help @TheFinanceLab transform the financial system for the better? Apply to join our board of trustees! Find out more and apply. Closes 15 October 2025. filab.uk/3ILzERJ

📢Volunteer recruitment📢 Could you help @TheFinanceLab transform the financial system for the better? Apply to join our board of trustees! Find out more and apply. app.beapplied.com/apply/yg7lao... Closes 15 October 2025.

The UK has responsibility and opportunity to help lead the fight against dirty money. 💰🌍 We join calls for David Lammy & @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social to deliver the planned Summit on Countering Illicit Finance so tackling corruption stays a core govt priority. 🔗

Last week a committee of MPs began scrutinising the Pension Schemes Bill - new rules that'll change the way our pensions are invested. @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @johnmilnehorsham.bsky.social + @kirstysnp.bsky.social raised climate change - the biggest threat to our retirements

Last week we met @mchshe.bsky.social @skinnock.bsky.social & Kate Pender to talk about why #AffordableCredit matters in strengthening communities & driving economic growth - & the need to scale #CreditUnions & #CDFIs which provide vital lifelines for communities & businesses. #FairBankingForAll

Last Thursday marked #GenderPensionGap Day – the point in the year when retired women have, in effect, stopped receiving a pension compared to men. That’s a £7,600 annual shortfall – over 4 months without income. Time to fix this.

We've written to the Pensions Commission with partners in the Better Pensions Coalition. We celebrate its mandate to tackle inequality and poverty, ask to participate in the consultation process, and make the case for climate change to be considered. Read the letter ⬇️

Hats off to @evertonfc.com for taking this step to guarantee all of their staff security when they retire! #LivingPension Now it’s time for the Pensions Commission to recommend that the government follows suit to ensure that everyone can retire with dignity.

🌟We’re thrilled to announce that @evertonfc.com are the first Premier League football club to achieve Living Pension accreditation! Congratulations to the Toffees for leading the way and proving that true champions look after their people 🙌 Get the full story: www.livingwage.org.uk/news/everton...

A new report from @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social finds that nearly all the gender wealth gap is due to differences in pension wealth - with men holding £67,000 more pension wealth than women on average (a 43% gap). Read more here: filab.uk/450vMn2

Great to see our recommendations included here - as WBG's policy advisor Dr Daniella Jenkins put it: "There is a gender pensions gap for every age cohort. This isn’t an old problem, it is a pernicious and persistent inequality faced by women of every generation entering the labour market."

Tweaks to a broken system won’t fix the UK’s credit crisis. Voluntary market fixes have failed to deliver fair, affordable credit for millions. It's time for bold, systemic change. Read our latest blog: filab.uk/4llAZg8 @fbfacampaign.bsky.social #FairBankingForAll

The government is right. Our pensions system is unfair and inadequate. It’s driving poverty, inequality and climate destruction. Will the newly announced Pensions Commission rise to the challenge? Read our CEO, @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social, take: filab.uk/3Ur0JvI

The new Pensions Commission must tackle the inequality at the heart of the UK’s pension system. ~2/3rds of pension wealth is held by the richest 10%, while millions face hardship in retirement. Read our statement from @marloesnicholls.bsky.social, Head of Advocacy: filab.uk/46YlcPU

filab.uk/3IB9bG6 Climate related crises have increased but so have banks funding fossil fuels. As several banks have left voluntary climate-agreements, their fossil fuel funding has increased.

The sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by Aberdeen shows that we cannot rely on voluntary approaches by profit-driven financial institutions to fix market failures, & that we urgently need solutions like a #FairBankingAct. filab.uk/4llAZg8 @fbfacampaign.bsky.social #FairBankingForAll

Our CEO, @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social, shares his take on the government's new Financial Services strategy. Government are taking a huge gamble with this roll back of financial regulation - risking financial stability and with little evidence of benefit for wider economy

People on low incomes often pay more to borrow. Without affordable credit, many turn to high-cost lenders and spiral into problem debt. @fairbydesign.bsky.social's new report backs a #FairBankingAct to expand access to affordable credit. @fbfacampaign.bsky.social #FairBankingForAll bit.ly/4lpExxQ

Rachel Reeves' plans to deregulate finance are dangerous. Our CEO, @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social, is quoted in this article on the risks. t.co/ouHXi15K3N

Barclays is the bigger financer of coal in Europe - new report. www.stillbankingoncoal.org/report/europe

In a new report, @stepchange.bsky.social finds that 4 in 10 UK adults would not be able to meet all of an unexpected £1,000 expense without borrowing. We need access to affordable credit. We need a #FairBankingAct now. @fbfacampaign.bsky.social #FairBankingForAll

Last year, our polling found that 65% of people think ministers should do more to make pensions tackle climate change. The Pension Schemes Bill is an opportunity for us to use our pensions for good, to tackle climate change, whilst also providing a secure retirement for all. filab.uk/4eLSIei

The UK’s landmark Pension Bill ignores the biggest threat to our futures: climate change 🌍 As MPs debate it in parliament, join us in demanding a change of course. ✍️ Sign the petition:

The Pension Schemes Bill will be debated in parliament on 7th July. MPs must act to stop pensions funding climate chaos. No good retirements on a burning planet. Write to your MP now.

@theifs.bsky.social‬ published the findings of its Pension Review this week. Their proposals could make important improvements that should be enacted - but would still leave many people facing dismal retirements. The Government must be far more ambitious.

Our brilliant former Chair, Kit Beazley, stepped down recently after 6 wonderful years. For the next nine months we’re rotating the position of Chair Read about our decision here: filab.uk/4lyi5SP

The Pension Schemes Bill could play a game-changing role in tackling climate change and protecting our savings. Find out more, including our proposal for government action: bit.ly/444BJjD

Nearly 4 years on, the case for credible transition plans is stronger than ever. Jon Dennis, our Head of Climate & Nature, shares his take on the UK’s new consultation—and why bold implementation matters.

The UK Govt has launched its long-awaited consultation on 1.5°C aligned transition plans. This is an opportunity to show global leadership and to catalyse major changes in the financial system, aligning it with climate and nature goals. A welcome step. #TransitionPlans #SustainableFinance