All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 31
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NewsRegulator’s approach withstands first AE judicial review
A High Court ruling has approved the Pension Regulator’s approach to itinerant employees working overseas, providing the industry with clarification on a “grey area” of auto-enrolment legislation.
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Opinion
A year of many firsts lies ahead
Editorial: Happy new year! It started with a bang – a stock market slump, circuit breakers suspending trading in China, China suspending the circuit breakers, and the FTSE falling sharply on Monday and Thursday last week.
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News
Regulator warns small employers with new year AE reminder
The Pensions Regulator has written to small and micro employers across the country reminding them of new workplace pension requirements, but experts say it will need to take a harder line to drive up compliance.
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Opinion
Indecision and fear: tax changes threaten the role of pensions in employee benefits
From the blog: More than half of schemes are considering offering a cash allowance to members affected by pension tax changes, as alterations to the lifetime allowance threaten to drive high-earners away from workplace pensions.
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OpinionKick ageism out of workplace pensions
From the blog: With economists virtually unanimous that extending working lives is essential if the UK is to tackle its demographic time-bomb, politicians have been working to remove barriers to later-life employment.
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Opinion
Tax, cyber crime and covenant guidance: what to look out for in 2016
The pensions industry has had to deal with changes across many fronts in the recent past. 2015 was no exception, bringing proposals for Local Government Pension Scheme pooling, the introduction of freedom and choice and the beginning of re-enrolment.
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OpinionHow can you communicate re-enrolment to your members?
With the first schemes starting to re-enrol, Andy Partridge from communications specialist Like Minds looks at the value of convincing your opt-outs that pensions are a good thing.
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OpinionAE for smaller employers: Have a plan and tackle it early
The number of small and micro businesses due to start auto-enrolling employees is set to increase dramatically next year. Mastertrust Now Pensions’ Morten Nilsson explains how they should prepare for this change.
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OpinionGuidance should be the ‘aperitif’ of the wider advice process
Good guidance around the point of retirement will not be enough to ensure individuals manage the shape of their income in later life effectively, industry commentators have said.
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News
Voluntary saving is vital to avert poor pension outcomes
Data Analysis: Auto-enrolment and voluntary pension saving are critical to ensure good outcomes for UK retirees, a report looking at international replacement rates has this week has warned.
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OpinionRisk of retrospective fury
Editorial: The pension items touched on in Wednesday’s Autumn Statement may not have been as tectonic as the industry has become accustomed to in recent years, but it was further confirmation – if ever it was needed – that a break from ‘progress’ is not on the cards.
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OpinionNest: We ‘can handle whatever numbers come to us’
Talking Head: Nest’s Nick Sex explains how the mastertrust is staying one step ahead to meet capacity demands.
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NewsAutumn Statement gives pensions industry a breather
The pensions industry has learned to brace itself for surprise over the last couple of years, so was relieved to escape relatively unscathed in Wednesday’s Autumn Statement.
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OpinionAutumn Statement uncharacteristically quiet(ish)
From the blog: Once again the pensions industry pleaded with the chancellor to hold off on any further profound changes, only this time it looks like it got its wish… sort of.
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News
Auto-enrolment pause button 'unhelpful' for momentum
An "emergency pause" could be triggered if auto-enrolment frameworks become overwhelmed by surging demand, but industry commentators say the government’s contingency plan “damages the momentum” behind the rollout of the initiative.
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NewsM&S completes re-enrolment, experts warn of governance risks
Marks & Spencer Pension Scheme has successfully completed re-enrolment, having reached the three-year staging anniversary, but experts say schemes should review their processes to avoid tripping over nuances in the rules.
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Opinion
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman – 3 takeaways from the latest data
I’m sure Tammy Wynette didn’t have pensions in mind when she sang these lyrics in that classic country dirge.
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OpinionCharities feel the weight of auto-enrolment and wage hikes
Employer contributions for auto-enrolment and the planned hike in the living wage will put charities with DB schemes under increased financial strain, finds Spence & Partners’ David Davison.
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Opinion
The great auto-enrolment review is in train
From the blog: The Public Accounts Committee has launched an inquiry into the risks associated with registering smaller employers for auto-enrolment and how this translates into higher retirement incomes for members.
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OpinionNext-gen auto-enrolment support for smaller employers
As nearly 2m smaller employers reach their auto-enrolment staging dates, Smart Pension’s Griselda Williams asks what is being done to support them?