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Professional Pensions |
23 May 2013 | 07:03 | 
If you know me you’ll realise I’m not a morning person and so the prospect of being in the City bright and early for a Pensions Network event filled me with dread.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must avoid penalising the largest employers when it simplifies auto-enrolment legislation, warn consultants.
Professional Pensions | 23 May 2013 | 07:00
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is still examining how auto-enrolment will apply to hybrid schemes after the draft Pensions Bill failed to close a loophole.
Professional Pensions | 23 May 2013 | 07:00
The pensions industry must prove to government that it is "part of the solution to the pensions issue and not the problem," the director of life, pensions and savings for the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said.
Professional Pensions | 20 May 2013 | 11:21
Majority of employers say poor retirement savings, as a result of defined contribution schemes, will lead to an inability for them to take on younger employees and graduates, research from Hymans Robertson shows.
Professional Pensions | 20 May 2013 | 10:32
Hymans Robertson has launched a defined contribution (DC) offering called Guided Outcomes (GO), which focuses on retirement income replacement rates rather than pot size.
Professional Pensions | 20 May 2013 | 10:31
Helm Godfrey has launched a multi-employer, auto-enrolment compliant pension scheme for the film industry.
Professional Pensions | 17 May 2013 | 12:24
The number of scheme members contacting call centres for information about their pensions has grown significantly over the last year, says Equiniti Paymaster.
Professional Pensions | 16 May 2013 | 12:21
In many ways, this has been a radical government when it comes to pensions policy: introducing automatic enrolment from 2012; raising the retirement age in line with increased longevity; and simplifying the state pension so everyone is clear on what they can expect, and when.
Professional Pensions |
16 May 2013 | 07:00 |
Contractually enrolling staff into a scheme does not relieve employers of their statutory auto-enrolment duties, consultants have warned.
Professional Pensions | 16 May 2013 | 07:00
The Confederation of British Industry has called on the government to allow employers time to adapt to pension reform before introducing any more new measures.
Professional Pensions | 16 May 2013 | 07:00
Generation Y isn’t engaged. Generation X is too busy playing video games. Young people must start saving for their retirement but are too distracted with student debt.
Professional Pensions |
16 May 2013 | 07:00 |
Pensions minister Steve Webb has described consultancy charging as “a classic example of how the industry allowed itself to get bad headlines.”
Professional Pensions | 15 May 2013 | 14:50
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After what has felt for many like an eternity, auto enrolment has finally arrived. As the UK's largest employers complete the process, now is an ideal time to consider some of the lessons learned so that employers with auto enrolment on the agenda for 2013, can avoid some of the pain and pitfalls that may occur along the way.
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