From the blog: In recent months, much attention has been given to the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
This has brought the issue of gender inequality in pension legislation into sharp focus.
But John Cridland’s review of the state pension age noted that while the new state pension will deliver equally for both men and women, it is in fact occupational pensions that are providing men with higher total pension income than women.
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.
From the blog: Auto-enrolment has proven to be a big success. Millions of hitherto pension-less employees are now saving for their retirement and opt out rates are low.
The hope is this will continue. However, success has not been achieved easily.
Despite having considerable in-house resource and being able to call upon the services of expert advisers and consultants, the large companies that have staged so far have had to learn fast.
Planning, picking, payroll: Now Pensions' Morten Nilsson shares some of the key areas to focus on to enjoy a smooth-sailing auto-enrolment experience.
Now Pensions' Morten Nilsson discusses the problems with insurer-backed mastertrusts, and how employers can stop themselves falling for false promises, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
Most employees of large companies are sticking with pensions. Morten Nilsson from Now Pensions comments on the scheme's own low rates and why they are not the be-all and end-all, in the latest Informed Comment.
