All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 27
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OpinionWhy ‘Alexa’ could help solve the pensions crisis
The power of artificial intelligence should be harnessed to increase pension saving levels, Robert Gardner from consultancy Redington argues.
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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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OpinionThe limitations of financial advice
Quantum Advisory’s Phil Farrell argues that apathetic members are unlikely to reach the retirement they desire, even with the help of regulated financial advice.
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OpinionA 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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OpinionCheck 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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NewsGauke 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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NewsLady 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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OpinionThe 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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OpinionPensions must not be a matter of luck
The minimum contribution levels for auto-enrolment risk making adequate pensions as rare as winning the lottery, says the Pensions Management Institute’s Tim Middleton.
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OpinionWhat to expect on pensions from the new government
Ruth Bamforth from Walker Morris looks at some of the pensions policies we might see more of under a new government.
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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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OpinionPension 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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OpinionBring 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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OpinionNaming 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.