All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 26

  • Opinion

    Bin or bring in – which laws are needed and which have to go?

    2017-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: We asked five experts to nominate one law or regulation they would scrap, and another they would introduce. This is what they said.

  • News

    Industry push to increase pensions engagement

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    With Pension Awareness Day fast approaching, experts explain how employers and a positive approach to retirement saving and communications can help.

  • News

    Employer contributions key to AE popularity with millennials

    2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Recent research has shown that millennials are welcoming auto-enrolment, prompting industry figures to highlight the positive role of employer contributions and the continued need for improved understanding of retirement saving. 

  • Phil Farrell
    Opinion

    The limitations of financial advice

    2017-08-21T00:00:00Z

    As with most things in life, there is rarely a single, unequivocal answer to a pensions issue such as how to prepare for retirement. The other factors preventing us from navigating a clear and simple path to the later life we desire are our own personal biases.

  • Guy Opperman
    Opinion

    A pensions system to support everyone

    2017-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Having spent nearly three months as the minister for pensions and financial inclusion, I have been struck by how much we have recently achieved to help the public to think more smartly about retirement, but also the challenges we must face in improving our pensions saving system. 

  • Steve Butler
    Opinion

    Check for early warning signs of pension mistakes

    2017-08-14T00:00:00Z

    From the blog: It's the nightmare scenario: the Pensions Regulator is due to visit and everyone at the company is filled with dread. What's worse, it turns out they were right to be concerned.

  • News

    Taylor review urges action on increasing AE coverage

    2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The Matthew Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices highlights ways in which self-employed people could be helped to save for retirement, but questions remain.

  • Opinion

    In numbers: TPR, ombudsman, Nest

    2017-07-10T00:00:00Z

    From the blog: Monday saw the Pensions Regulator, the Pensions Ombudsman and Nest all issue their annual reports, so what were the key figures they revealed?

  • News

    Nest unveils sidecar savings trial plans

    2017-07-07T00:00:00Z

    The research arm of mastertrust Nest is planning to trial a new savings product in 2018, which will split contributions between a pension pot and a “rainy day” fund, in an effort to improve short-term financial health.

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    News

    Gauke calls for government and industry collaboration

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    In his first speech as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, David Gauke called for consensus and collaboration to ensure a positive future for pensions, but admitted that it will take time to address some of the more challenging policy issues, from pensions tax relief to extending auto-enrolment to the self-employed.

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    News

    Lady Judge: Employees want pensions in benefit package

    2017-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Small and medium-sized employers who underestimate the value placed on pension benefits by employees are hindering their ability to attract and retain staff, former Pension Protection Fund chair Lady Barbara Judge has warned.

  • Gavin Perera-Betts
    Opinion

    The challenge of moving from inert to engaged

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Gavin Perera-Betts from Nest on what is needed for auto-enrolment to continue to be a success story.

  • Tim Middleton
    Opinion

    Pensions must not be a matter of luck

    2017-06-19T00:00:00Z

    The scheduled review of auto-enrolment will have many interesting issues to address, but there has already been some industry criticism that its scope is too narrow. 

  • Ruth Bamforth
    Opinion

    What to expect on pensions from the new government

    2017-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The electorate has again had its say and, with apologies to Charles Dickens, all we can add is that ‘it was the best of results, it was the worst of results’.

  • Features

    Addressing career flexibility could help tackle gender pensions gap

    2017-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The gender pay gap is a multi-faceted problem that needs a multi-pronged approach, experts say — from financial education to adapting the pensions system to assist flexible working. 

  • News

    Webb: Tories 'terrified' of AE contribution hike

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    The Conservative party is “terrified” to make changes that will safeguard pensions adequacy and enable older savers to leave work when they want, former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has said.

  • Graham Vidler
    Opinion

    Pension priorities for the general election

    2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Graham Vidler, director of external affairs at the PLSA, calls on the next government to make improvements to the state pension and auto-enrolment.

  • Opinion

    DC Debate Q2 (part 2): The limits of DC

    2017-05-23T00:00:00Z

    In the second DC Debate of 2017, seven defined contribution specialists discuss why schemes will look for more delegation, whether member engagement can be counterproductive, and if auto-enrolment should be extended.

  • Darren Philp
    Opinion

    Bring the self-employed in from the cold

    2017-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The number of self-employed people in the UK has seen rapid growth in recent times: in 2015, 4.6m people fell into this category, up from 3.8m in 2008, the Office for National Statistics estimates.

  • Charles Counsell
    Opinion

    Naming those who won’t comply with the law

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Regulator’s Charles Counsell says employers who flout the laws on auto-enrolment do so at their own peril.