Rachel Reeves’s radical pension reforms risk putting retirements in danger and leaving taxpayers “on the hook” if investments go wrong, experts have warned. The Chancellor says she is “going for growth” with major reforms she will announce on Thursday in a Mansion House speech.

While her changes may constitute the biggest overhaul of the pensions sector in decades, some in the City say the truly radical option remains firmly in the back pocket.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to set out what she is calling the "biggest pension reform in decades" in an attempt to boost growth. The government wants to merge the UK's 86 council pension schemes into a handful of "pension megafunds".

THE government is set to announce huge plans to create “pension megafunds” in a bid to boost both savers’ retirement pots and investment in the UK. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the UK will introduce legislation next year to pool £1.3 trillion ($1.7 trillion) of pension savings into a series of “megafunds,” as the new Labour government tries to deliver on its pledge to boost private investment and economic growth.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning what she calls the "biggest pension reform in decades" in an attempt to boost economic growth. The government wants to merge the UK's 86 council pension schemes into a handful of "pension megafunds".

Rachel Reeves will tear up workplace pension rules as part of a broader shake-up that the Chancellor claims will unlock up to £80bn in investment.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the UK will introduce legislation next year to pool £1.3 trillion ($1.7 trillion) of pension savings into a series of “megafunds,” as the new Labour government tries to deliver on its pledge to boost private investment and economic growth.