All auto-enrolment articles – Page 19
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Smart Pension and Lewis schemes get master trust authorisation
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has authorised a further two master trusts to continue operating in the UK.
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OpinionRegulator still sparing AE breach employers’ blushes
When it comes to bad bosses not doing the right thing by their staff, the Pension Regulator likes to talk tough.
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Features
Bob Scott: The 40-year pensions perspective
Bob Scott is something of a rarity – a pensions lifer who has worked for the same firm virtually all his adult life, having joined Lane Clark & Peacock nearly 40 years ago in 1982.
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Business handed £350k fine for not complying with pension duties
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is warning employers not to avoid their pension duties after one company ended up with a £350,000 fine.
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NewsOne in five people 'not bothering' with their pensions, survey shows
Experts have stressed the need for financial education after recent research found that more than a third of savers do not know how to access their pension pots and one in five people are “not bothering” with their pensions at all.
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OpinionTime for a summer stocktake
Julian Mund, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s chief executive, reflects on 2019 so far – from master trust authorisation to impressive auto-enrolment figures. But despite some positive developments this year, Mr Mund notes that there is still a significant amount of uncertainty over what the next few months have in store for the pensions industry.
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Watchdog to prosecute recruitment agency over AE duties
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is prosecuting a recruitment agency and its managing director on suspicion of attempting to avoid providing employees with a workplace pension.
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Huge gulf in UK workplace pension provision by sector
On the go: Pension provision and employer contributions vary wildly across UK employment sectors, with the financial services at the top and agriculture, forestry and fishing propping up the bottom of the tables.
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ACA reignites pensions v house purchase debate
On the go: The Association of Consulting Actuaries is calling for new flexible savings products designed to fulfil young savers’ housing and pensions aspirations.
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Features
Now Pensions castigated as master trust competition turns nasty
Data crunch: Master trust Now Pensions has published an index claiming its charges have the least drag on an average defined contribution pot, unleashing in the process a barrage of criticism of the provider’s own charging structure and administrative headaches.
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OpinionTPR: We do not care what your name is and neither does the law
Employers love to rebrand themselves. A new name and logo can help refocus a business on what it wants to achieve and how it wants to do it.
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Young teachers opting out of pensions as cost of living bites
On the go: There is a small but discernible trend for young teachers to opt out of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme, with unions blaming the high costs of living and low pay.
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3 in 4 companies happy to extend AE to self-employed and low-paid
On the go: Three quarters of businesses back the extension of auto-enrolment to include the self-employed and those earning less than £10,000 a year, but have a limited appetite for mandatory contribution increases, according to new research.
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FTSE 100 employers' DC contributions rise to 7.1 per cent
On the go: FTSE 100 employers are paying more than ever into their staff's defined contribution pensions, and are some way ahead of auto-enrolment minimums, a new report has found.
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Employers dodging pension duties by changing their identity, says TPR
On the go: A number of employers appear to have tried to hide their failure to comply with the law by disguising themselves behind a new name, The Pensions Regulator has revealed.
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More than £90bn saved in workplace pensions in 2018
On the go: Auto-enrolment continues to motor ahead with £90.4bn saved in workplace pensions last year, up £7bn from 2017, according to recent figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Housing secretary: Let young people raid pension pots for housing
Young people should have access to pension pots to help fund the deposit for their first home, housing secretary James Brokenshire said on Monday, raising the prospect of a rewrite of the UK’s pension rules.
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TPR targets employers who flout auto-enrolment law
On the go: Employers who avoid their auto-enrolment pension duties are being targeted by the Pensions Regulator in a new round of short-notice inspections.
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Master trust authorisation period closes with 38 left in the running
On the go: A total of 38 master trust authorisation applications had been submitted to The Pensions Regulator by Tuesday, as the extension period closed with more casualties expected.
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FeaturesMorgan Sindall ditches ‘pension’ in comms to boost engagement
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has described the boost to pensions engagement it saw after revamping its member communications, notably replacing mentions of ‘pension’ with ‘retirement saving’.