All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 8
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PodcastsPodcast: Spring Statement - Missed opportunity to support savers
Podcast: A light Spring Statement on pension topics meant that important issues such as financial education and support for institutional investors are still missing from the government’s agenda, argued Callum Stewart, head of defined contribution investment at Hymans Robertson, and Charlotte O’Leary, chief executive and executive director at Pensions for Purpose.
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NewsIndustry split on auto-enrolment reform timetable
On the go: Experts are split on whether increasing auto-enrolment contributions to 12 per cent can be achieved by the end of the decade.
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NewsPensions allowance tax charges hit record highs
On the go: The number of savers breaching annual and lifetime allowance limits reached new records in 2019-20, according to figures from HM Revenue & Customs.
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OpinionRoadmap to tackle the gender pensions gap
There may be some in the pensions industry who are unsure of whether the gender pensions gap is a problem at all.
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NewsPensions industry fires back at Opperman criticism
Stalwarts of the pensions world have responded to pensions minister Guy Opperman’s suggestion that the industry lacks long-term vision.
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NewsEvri couriers to be auto-enrolled into pension scheme
Twenty-thousand couriers for Evri, the delivery company that rebranded itself this month from Hermes, will be automatically enrolled into a pension by the end of 2022 after it reached an agreement with the GMB union.
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NewsIndustry anger as new FCF levy goes ahead costing MTs £130mn
The government is to press ahead with an increase to the Fraud Compensation Fund levy, which will see master trusts brunt the majority of the costs paying an extra £130mn over the next nine years, despite their members being the least likely to benefit from it, experts have warned.
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PodcastsPodcast: Is this really the right time for auto-enrolment expansion?
Podcast: Expanding auto-enrolment is a great idea in theory, but with sky-high inflation, a cost of living crisis and the potential for a global recession to exacerbate it, is now the right time to pursue it? LCP partner Mary Spencer and Cartwright’s director of investment consulting Sam Roberts debate the merits, discuss pension schemes’ reaction to war in Ukraine, and explore the industry’s readiness for long-term inflation.
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NewsIWD: Mountain still to climb on the way to pensions parity
Research published ahead of International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8, indicates that women are struggling to keep up with men in the UK when it comes to saving for their retirement.
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NewsEight out of 10 young adults demand earlier pension saving
On the go:More than eight in 10 young people want pension saving to begin before individuals reach the age of 22 — the default age from which employees are automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.
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NewsPension giants call govt to adopt AE expansion
Some of the UK pension industry’s big beasts have joined forces to demand an expansion of auto-enrolment to capture young people, part-time workers and those on lower incomes.
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NewsAE reform unlikely to get through in time for Queen’s Speech
On the go: Pensions minister Guy Opperman has said the auto-enrolment reform bill will not get through in time for the Queen’s Speech in May.
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PodcastsPodcast: Universal charges could harm master trust competition
Podcast: The intent behind universal charges on default funds is sound, but the method — such as the introduction of flat fees — risks harming the master trust sector and restricting access to pensions, according to The People’s Pension’s director of policy Phil Brown. He his joined by his colleague, head of pensions policy Tim Gosling, to discuss charge structures, decumulation solutions, and baffling pensions jargon.
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NewsEarnings trigger remains unaltered in auto-enrolment expansion bill
A bill to expand automatic enrolment, to be debated in parliament on February 25, will not look to remove the £10,000 earnings trigger contrary to initial expectations.
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NewsMPs told AE contribution rates need to rise to 12%
On the go: Auto-enrolment contributions need to rise to 12 per cent of earnings from the current 8 per cent, but this change should not be rushed through, MPs have been told.
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NewsRoyal Mail moves ahead with CDC scheme after consultation
On the go: Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union and Unite have agreed to progress plans to introduce a new collective defined contribution scheme, the first of its type in the country, following a consultation with members.
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NewsEmployers and union at loggerheads as USS deadline looms
Employer representatives have again criticised the University and College Union as the deadline for avoiding “unaffordable” contribution rate hikes in the Universities Superannuation Scheme approaches.
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NewsOpperman fires back over universal DC charging structure
Pensions minister Guy Opperman stood his ground over the government’s expected move to introduce a single flat charge for defined contribution workplace pensions, after master trust providers criticised the proposal earlier in the week.
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PodcastsPodcast: Government must set a timeline for auto-enrolment expansion
Podcast: Auto-enrolment could bring significant benefits to the young, the low-paid and women, and the government must commit to a date to expanding coverage, according to Now Pensions’ head of PR and campaigns, Samantha Gould. She is joined by Linklaters pensions partner John Sheppard to discuss AE, pensions dashboards, and illiquid investments by defined contribution schemes.
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NewsSurvey finds ‘overall lack of trust’ in the pensions industry
On the go: Last year saw a small rise in members’ trust in pensions, but almost a third (31.5 per cent) still have “no or very little trust” in the industry, according to a Trafalgar House survey.