More than a third of children born in 2013 are expected to live to the ripe age of 100, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Auto-enrolment (AE) has triggered a "change of emphasis" in the type of schemes and services small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) want, Aon Hewitt partner Russell Agius says.

Small employers could phoenix their firms in an attempt to push back their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date, Eversheds partner Francois Barker says.

Standard Life Investments has appointed Neil Odom-Haslett as head of commercial real estate lending to lead the group's entry into this market in the UK.

Friends Life has appointed John Van Der Wielen chief executive of its UK and international divisions as David Hynam leaves the UK role after just eight months in post.

Aon Hewitt has increased the size of its benefits solutions team with the appointment of Stephanie Valles to business development manager to help cope with more client demand for its services.

Now Pensions has almost tripled the size of its sales team in anticipation of the next phase of automatic enrolment (AE), increasing its staff from 12 to 32.

Matt Frost has taken up the role of chief executive at Shilling as founder Kevin Shilling becomes chairman.

Mark Skinner has been appointed to the UK advisory board of Momentum Global Investment Management (GIM).

Natasha Browne explores the top five issues small firms need to be aware of when implementing automatic enrolment