Auto-enrolment

Smart Pension has acquired Ensign Master Trust, its eighth acquisition since launch. The Ensign Master Trust has £158m in assets, and runs the workplace pensions for 5,100 members across 62 employers. It...

Ten years on from the launch of auto-enrolment and two decades from the Pensions Commission that shaped it, the world of workplace pensions has been transformed. Reducing means testing, raising the state...

Significant gaps remain in pension awareness and engagement 10 years after the launch of auto enrolment, according to new research. Standard Life has found that female and lower income workers are disproportionately...

SPONSORED COMMENT As automatic enrolment reaches its 10-year anniversary, many commentators will be talking about its success. The numbers speak for themselves, with over 10 million people added to workplace pensions, boosting...

Seven out of 10 pension professionals believe Prime Minister Liz Truss should be replaced as a matter of urgency, following the debacle that has seen the pound plunge, Gilt yields soar and...

Almost seven out of 10 lower-income earners who have a workplace pension say they cannot afford to make further contributions due to rising living costs.  This research, by Legal & General Investment...

The People’s Pension has appointed Emma Osborne to its trustee board. Osborne, an experienced investment professional, will join seven existing trustees directors who together oversee the running of the workplace pension scheme. This...

Almost four out of 10 adults aged 55 or over say retirement is “impossible” in the near future due to the cost-of-living crisis. The survey by My Pension Expect found that many...

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made four reappointments to the Nest Trustee Board. These reappointments include Helen Dean, who is also CEO of Nest, and Richard Lockwood,  the...

Employees who opt out of their workplace pension scheme, to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis risk losing employer contributions and tax relief, which may be more than the short-term savings...