All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 26
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Opinion
Bin or bring in – which laws are needed and which have to go?
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.
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News
Industry push to increase pensions engagement
With Pension Awareness Day fast approaching, experts explain how employers and a positive approach to retirement saving and communications can help.
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News
Employer contributions key to AE popularity with millennials
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.
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Opinion
The limitations of financial advice
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.
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Opinion
A pensions system to support everyone
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.
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Opinion
Check for early warning signs of pension mistakes
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.
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News
Taylor review urges action on increasing AE coverage
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.
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Opinion
In numbers: TPR, ombudsman, Nest
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?
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News
Nest unveils sidecar savings trial plans
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
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
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.
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Opinion
The challenge of moving from inert to engaged
Gavin Perera-Betts from Nest on what is needed for auto-enrolment to continue to be a success story.
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Opinion
Pensions must not be a matter of luck
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.
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Opinion
What to expect on pensions from the new government
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’.
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Features
Addressing career flexibility could help tackle gender pensions gap
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.
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News
Webb: Tories 'terrified' of AE contribution hike
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.
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Opinion
Pension priorities for the general election
Graham Vidler, director of external affairs at the PLSA, calls on the next government to make improvements to the state pension and auto-enrolment.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q2 (part 2): The limits of DC
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.
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Opinion
Bring the self-employed in from the cold
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.
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Opinion
Naming those who won’t comply with the law
The Pensions Regulator’s Charles Counsell says employers who flout the laws on auto-enrolment do so at their own peril.