Auto-enrolment

More than one in four adults (26 per cent) now have at least one pension pot of less than £5,000, as the problem of small pots across the pensions industry continues to...

With successful players likely to be those with scale, capital, deep behavioural insights and strong brands, surely the fast-growing DC sector is a fertile opportunity for a global bank. That was the...

Smart Pension has received £165m in funding from asset manager DWS, who have acquired a minority stake in the firm. This announcement follows news that Chrysalis Investments has also recently invested £75m...

Aegon is calling for a change in the way HMRC collects data after it was revealed it does not have the figures on the number over 55 year olds who paid additional...

The Pensions Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority have set out plans for a more unified approach to assessing value for money across different types of DC pension.  The regulators are proposing an...

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has backed plans to introduce an “statement season” for auto-enrolment pension savings. The body had set up a benefits statements working group to look at these...

Lethargy is stopping many employees from saving more for their retirement while the majority of employers admit they could do more to support employee financial wellbeing regarding pensions. This research, by Aon,...

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a new guide aimed at helping employers start a conversation with workers about their workplace pension. This guide is designed to encourage employers...

Men are far more confident about their retirement plans than women according to research by Canada Life.  Its research found that almost two thirds (64 per cent) of men who had received...

Let’s say you’re buying ketchup. When the label on the supermarket shelf shows you the ‘price-per-kilo’, alongside the price of each bottle, that’s helpful. The bottles are all different sizes, brands and...