All Nest articles – Page 12
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Opinion
Is your scheme independence-proof?
A report released last month by the Scottish government outlined how it plans to tackle the structural and legislative hurdles currently blocking Scotland from disentangling its pensions system from the UK.
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News
Rentokil reports 4% opt-out rate in first AE wave
Rentokil Initial has revealed just 4 per cent of workers in its first auto-enrolment tranche have opted out since May, making it one of the lowest rates reported within the private sector.
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News
Now Pensions U-turns on sharia fund for members
Now Pensions has reversed its decision not to launch a sharia option, in its concern to avoid alienating members with a preference for Islamic investment, following auto-enrolment.
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News
Associated British Foods reports 3% AE opt-out
Associated British Foods has seen a less than 3 per cent opt-out rate and significant engagement from 1,500 employees auto-enrolled in February, after an extensive awareness campaign and popular default investment strategy.
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NewsDC daily pricing blocking illiquid investments
Liquidity requirements for defined contribution schemes are hampering their investment returns and ability to compete with defined benefit plans on the replacement income provided in retirement, an institutional investor group has warned.
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News
NAPF: Young opt-ins biggest auto-enrolment surprise
Employees too young to be auto-enrolled have been a notable group opting in to workplace saving, the National Association of Pension Funds has reported, calling it one of the most interesting aspects of auto-enrolment so far.
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News
Catering company braces itself for multiple AE spikes
Contract caterer Elior is preparing for a series of peaks during the initial stages of going live with auto-enrolment in July, due to the seasonal nature of its work in the sports industry.
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FeaturesWebb on AE challenges for medium schemes
Video: Pensions minister Steve Webb discusses with Ian Smith the auto-enrolment delays and what should be top of the agenda for medium-sized employers (5:39).
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Features
Printing scheme aims to cut member fees with AE
The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) expects to multiply its employer membership through auto-enrolment. Ian Smith explores how it is planning to use the reform to control costs for members.
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Features
Using Nest to manage 2012 risk: five myths explained
Richard Bartlett, assistant director of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest), explains how schemes and employers can use Nest as a complement to their existing arrangements for auto-enrolment.
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Features
Inflexible DC defaults fail members, study finds
Owen Walker looks at the latest economic research into creating defined contribution (DC) default funds to help members maximise their retirement income.
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Features
Star Group invests third of assets in diversified beta to reduce risk
The Star Group pension scheme has invested a third of its portfolio into a diversified beta fund to reduce its equity exposure and manage the risk of volatility.
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Features
One in four employers to mitigate 2012 costs
Ian Smith looks at new data revealing how defined contribution (DC) schemes and employers are planning to control the cost of auto-enrolment.
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Features
Scheme perspective: Engaging younger members
Tailored, online communication and flexible saving options will engage younger members, according to scheme managers.
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Features
DWP calls for triennial reviews of DC defaults
The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) guidance on providing default options will prompt tighter governance controls for some schemes in the run up to auto-enrolment.
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News
Ease of opt-out will be Nest's USP
The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) is close to finalising an opt-out process it believes will overcome its limited success in winning big employer clients.