All auto-enrolment articles – Page 36
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News
How the PPI's answers to the adequacy question stack up
The Pensions Policy Institute has said higher statutory contribution levels for median-higher earners and more contribution-matching could improve retirement outcomes, but has received a mixed response including warnings of unintended consequences.
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News
Vodafone revisits scheme comms after bringing onboard 6,200 members
Vodafone is reviewing its communication strategy after a significant increase in the size of its defined contribution pension plan following auto-enrolment and an influx of members from its Cable & Wireless acquisition.
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Opinion
Why savers need an auto-enrolment reality check
The Queen’s Speech on June 4 set out the firm intention of the current government to rethink – but could potentially undermine – the foundations of pension saving in the UK.
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Opinion
Nest: Budget freedoms could mean fewer opt-outs from older workers
Since auto-enrolment kicked in nearly two years ago, almost 4m people are newly benefiting from a workplace pension, and the number opting out remains far lower than many originally expected.
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Features
Unilever sees 26% opt-out from AE joiners on tax grounds
Unilever has seen slightly more than one in four of its tiny non-scheme member population opt out, with the majority close to or having reached the lifetime allowance limit for tax-privileged saving.
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News
PPI: Small employers may seek pay cuts to make up auto-enrolment cost
A report released last week found smaller employers may consider decreasing basic pay to implement auto-enrolment, while experts said implementing the reform will lead to a focus on benefit structure.
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Opinion
Webb: pension reform far from over
Thanks to auto-enrolment we are now seeing close to 4m people in the UK saving more or saving for the first time.
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Opinion
Checking the price tag: evaluating the charges obsession
Data analysis: The Budget reforms signal an age of greater plurality in retirement possibilities for members.
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News
Fifth of smaller employers failing to prepare for AE
One in five small businesses are not currently preparing for auto-enrolment, research has shown, as concern grows around smaller employers’ ability to comply with the legislation.
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News
LLPs forced to consider enrolling partners after Supreme Court ruling
The Pensions Regulator has said limited liability partnerships will have to consider auto-enrolling their partners, after a Supreme Court decision threw their employment status into doubt.
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Opinion
Pensions bill receives royal assent: our coverage of the changes
The pensions bill 2013-2014 is scheduled to receive royal assent today, to officially become an act.
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News
Early engagement key to guidance success, managers say
Pensions managers at two leading UK employers have called on schemes to communicate with their members well in advance of their retirement age, as schemes react to the government's guidance guarantee.
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News
SME 'genuinely worried' about Budget impact on engagement
A British manufacturer has raised concerns about how the greater retirement flexibility announced in the Budget will impact the success of workplace saving and auto-enrolment, saying employees will need more help to navigate the system.
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Features
Mastertrusts call for governance standards to be made mandatory
Two of the country's largest mastertrusts have called for a legal standard to raise the barriers to entry for providers, as the industry evaluates the Pensions Regulator's assurance framework.
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News
Missed payments case reveals AE compliance lessons for SMEs
The Pensions Regulator has directed an employer to stump up £143,000 in contributions left unpaid due to payroll errors, with industry experts predicting bad press could have a positive impact on smaller employers with their own auto-enrolment problems.
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OpinionRegulator sets AE lesson with first non-compliance report
Editor's blog: The Pensions Regulator has issued a report on how it resolved non-compliance with auto-enrolment by soft-furnishings company Dunelm, the watchdog keen to set an example for future employers.
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Features
Regulator reports sharp rise in non-compliance as AE expands
The number of employers failing to comply with their auto-enrolment duties over two months to March 25 nearly matched figures for the entirety of 2013, as the amount of organisations auto-enrolling ramps up.
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Opinion
Why high SME opt-out concerns are groundless
Auto-enrolment was always going to meet its real test when the smaller employers started to reach their staging dates.
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News
SME uses investment guarantee to ensure good AE outcomes
Engineering company Centek has so far seen its defined ambition-like auto-enrolment investment set-up outperform the underpin it created to guarantee a minimum retirement outcome for its workforce of uninitiated savers.
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News
Charge cap consultation ramps up governance, weakens employers
News analysis: Defined contribution scheme representatives will see governance responsibilities increase after the pensions minister announces further reforms to ensure members get value – with a backdrop of industry debate on the charges cap.