Auto-enrolment has certainly been successful in boosting contribution levels. Opt-out rates remain low, despite stepped contribution increases, and there are now more than 10m people enrolled in workplace pensions, many of whom...
Environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors have shot up the agenda in the DC pensions sector, driven by regulatory action, political momentum and asset manager product development. But confusion remains over what...
The final phase of auto-enrolment contribution increases has just kicked in. For the industry this has been a huge success, bringing over 10 million workers into long term savings for the first...
Master trusts have been dominating the headlines, positioning themselves as the easy choice for employers. But are the positive features of GPPs being overlooked? Debating the two different types of workplace pension are:...
Royal London has published a new policy paper, aimed at employers, which sets out the the relative merits of both master trusts and group personal pensions. The company said this report is...
The House of Lords committee on intergenerational fairness has delivered a series of recommendations, calling for policies to support younger people in the employment and housing markets. This report also called for...
The funding, through crowdfunding platform Seedrs, values the company at £3.47m, and will go towards developing technology to enable AgeWage to generate tens of millions of value-for-money scores for consumers’ pension pots...
Scheme members are more likely to increase the amount the save each month if pension providers improve their communications and employer offer to match contributions. New analysis from Hargreaves Lansdown found that...
The FCA is looking to extend the remit of Independent Governance Committees that oversee workplace pensions. In a consultation paper - published today - it sets out two key new roles for...
The number of people saving into a DC workplace pension is almost level with those holding DB pensions, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. According to ONS...
