All NOW Pensions articles – Page 5

  • News

    SME auto-enrolment prep work exceeds industry expectations

    2015-04-17T00:00:00Z

    A third of small employers staging in Q1 signed up six months or more ahead of their deadline, but experts have said this encouraging picture could change as micro-employers get set to auto-enrol this summer.

  • Opinion

    Educating your members on the risk of freedom

    2015-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Analysis: In the 1998 film Armageddon, while battling G-force in a shuttle around the moon, hero AJ Frost asks: “Is this supposed to be like this?”

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Drum roll...

    2015-04-02T00:00:00Z

    So there you have it. By the time you read this, swaths of people will have battered down their providers’ doors to get their mitts on their pension pots, to splash on posh cars and cruises. Or not.

  • Features

    How UK mastertrusts are designing DC benchmarks

    2015-02-04T00:00:00Z

    The growing mastertrust sector has created a range of investment benchmarks, but  pressure to demonstrate value has led consultants to call for more focus on performance yardsticks that reflect scheme memberships.

  • News

    Webb backs mastertrusts to lead CDC vanguard

    2015-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Pensions minister Steve Webb has signalled support for mastertrusts delivering a collective defined contribution option for members, at a Trades Union Congress conference on Wednesday – but at least one of the large mastertrusts has rejected the idea.

  • Opinion

    Top tips for small employers readying for AE

    2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Planning, picking, payroll: Now Pensions’ Morten Nilsson shares some of the key areas to focus on to enjoy a smooth-sailing auto-enrolment experience.

  • Opinion

    How to make workplace pensions relevant for younger people

    2014-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Industry experts have called for education and greater flexibility in savings products for younger people, after a survey revealed exceptionally low levels of engagement among new entrants to the workforce.

  • News

    Transfer industry: pot-follows-member transfers can cost just £1

    2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Pension transfer systems have countered concerns raised by industry figures that implementing pot-follows-member could result in high costs, which may be passed onto members.

  • The RSPB's auto-enrolment experience
    News

    RSPB sees 17.5% opt-out in 'mixed' AE response

    2014-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The bird protection charity RSPB has revealed a 17.5 per cent opt-out rate since auto-enrolment in November, as smaller organisations start to push up the proportion of workers declining workplace saving.

  • News

    Compliance concerns prompt employers to rethink AE providers

    2014-02-04T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: Some large employers are considering switching their auto-enrolment provider as their administration needs are not being met, fanning a growing secondary market.

  • Opinion

    Spotlight on mastertrust governance intensifies

    2014-01-29T00:00:00Z

    As more of the UK’s workers are set to be auto-enrolled into multi-employer workplace schemes this year, the industry’s focus has turned to ensuring these schemes are fit for purpose.

  • News

    Report calls for greater transparency on costs

    2014-01-17T00:00:00Z

    All costs extracted by default funds and schemes should be publicly disclosed via a central registry to promote transparency, the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School has urged.

  • Opinion

    Why not all master trusts deserve the name

    2013-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Now Pensions’ Morten Nilsson discusses the problems with insurer-backed master trusts, and how employers can stop themselves falling for false promises, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.

  • News

    NAPF: Young opt-ins biggest auto-enrolment surprise

    2013-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Employees too young to be auto-enrolled have been a notable group opting in to workplace saving, the National Association of Pension Funds has reported, calling it one of the most interesting aspects of auto-enrolment so far.