All auto-enrolment articles – Page 33
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News
Minimum wage hike threatens employer contributions
Pension provision could suffer under the higher minimum wage being introduced next year as employer industry bodies say companies are looking at the wider rewards package in an attempt to claw back costs.
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OpinionThe AE commission and consultancy charges conundrum
Commission payments and associated consultancy charges taken from pension schemes come in for criticism for several reasons.
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OpinionAltmann: Ramping up our auto-enrolment support for smaller employers
Talking Head: Auto-enrolment moved into a new phase this summer when small and micro firms started to join the workplace pension revolution.
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NewsCambridge uni scheme scrutinises opt-outs in prep for re-enrolment
Cambridge University Assistants’ Contributory Pension Scheme is examining the causes of opt-outs as it prepares to re-enrol members into its hybrid scheme next year.
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OpinionHow to win hearts and minds for auto-enrolment success
From the blog: Financial services is the least trusted industry of all. Those responsible for running pensions should think about what this means – and what it explains.
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OpinionNest: Taking the hard work out of doing the right thing
Talking Head: Three years into auto-enrolment the industry has learned a lot. This is good news for small and micro employers due to stage.
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NewsIs engagement keeping pace with pension participation?
Data analysis: Half a million. That’s the figure by which the Pensions Regulator underestimated the total number of small and micro employers that would have to complete auto-enrolment – nearly 40 per cent higher than the original 1.3m forecast.
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OpinionHow to talk pensions at a BBQ
From the blog: There are not many people who want to talk pensions at a barbecue.
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Opinion
More savers, less saving: latest on auto-enrolment
From the blog: Participation in UK workplace pensions has risen over the last decade, with auto-enrolment offsetting a downward trend since its introduction in 2012. However, the flood of new members has also served to dilute contributions in private sector schemes.
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News
Housing trust ups DC monitoring to squeeze out further value
News analysis: London & Quadrant Housing Trust has commissioned a further review of its defined contribution strategy after an earlier member segmentation exercise led to cost savings and lower risk for members.
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OpinionEditorial: TEE, no sugar
“Promise made, promise delivered,” was George Osborne’s puffed appraisal of his inheritance tax move, which will add a £175,000 allowance for bequeathed family homes on top of the existing £325,000 threshold.
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News
Proactive SMEs could still face auto-enrolment compliance headwinds
Marketing and communication consultancy JPES Partners is ahead of the wider SME curve in providing a pension scheme to its employees but work remains to ensure auto-enrolment compliance ahead of the company’s staging date.
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OpinionEditorial: Pass the cashish, it's time to get creative
No festival is complete without music. As I loitered at the fringes of a marquee, in Wednesday’s sweltering heat, sounds from nearby speakers streamed an eclectic mix of hillbilly country and Mexican mariachi as I watched the panel discussion on foreign exchange.
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News
Charity on board with AE early-mover advantages
A micro employer has set up a non-contributory auto-enrolment plan three years ahead of its staging date, as the Pensions Regulator steps up support for smaller businesses seeking a provider.
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Opinion
Governance drives the game
DC Investment Quarterly: Mid-flux – that's the position of defined contribution schemes trying to readjust to the new reform and regulatory environment they find themselves in.
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News
New peak for pension saving, focus turns to adequacy
Scheme membership has reached fresh highs among the UK population but industry experts are calling for greater government intervention to boost contributions and to stop individuals falling through the cracks.
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Opinion
PMI: Hour has come for independent commission
In announcing the new decumulation regime for defined contribution pension arrangements in last year’s Budget, George Osborne let a great many cats out of the one bag.
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Opinion
Mastertrust discontinuance plans – why we need certainty
The Pensions Regulator defines a mastertrust as:
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NewsHairdressers take firm hold of auto-enrolment with own mastertrust
The National Hairdressers' Federation has created a mastertrust to help its employer members with auto-enrolment, but experts have questioned the ability of smaller trusts to achieve adequate scale.
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OpinionA five-point plan for a healthier financial future
In my last column, I wrote about the challenge for the new pensions minister in balancing short-term political expediency with truly progressive pensions policy.