"Private pensions will increasingly form the bedrock of retirement income"- Canada Life

As we approach our next Masterclass, speaker Andrew Tully, Technical Director at Canada Life, encourages journalists to help readers understand the tax advantages of saving via pensions, as private pensions will increasingly form the bedrock of retirement income.
Can you give a quick overview of what your Masterclass session will cover?
An overview of the pensions system, covering state pension, Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, tax, retirement options including drawdown and annuities.
What are the challenges surrounding your topic you would like journalists to help their readers understand? How will you be discussing this at the Masterclass?
Making the pensions system as simple as possible in the time available.
Any general tips for money writers covering your sector?
Private pensions will increasingly form the bedrock of retirement income and yet the tax advantages of saving via pensions continue to confuse.
What would you like to change about how journalists cover your area of expertise?
Journalists already do a brilliant job. We need more people to value quality journalism by buying newspapers.
Tell us about the big stories in your sector in the past few months. Could these be rolling stories?
Budget 2023, changes to state pension age and knock-on effect for minimum pension age, the unretirement generation.
Finally, why is it important for journalists to have access to initiatives such as Headlinemoney Masterclasses?
An opportunity for journalists to take the time out and dive into relevant topics in-depth, challenging and questioning subject experts along the way.
Andrew Tully, Technical Director at Canada Life, will be speaking at the upcoming Headlinemoney Masterclass on 20 April 2023, along with other industry experts giving succinct overviews of their sectors for financial journalists. Find out more and book a place.