Lessons from Down Under
Taha Lokhandwala asks what the UK can learn from the auto-enrolment experiences of Australia and New Zealand
Now several weeks into auto-enrolment, the industry awaits the dreaded opt-out rates. Best guesses of a third have been afloat for some time but the real success of auto-enrolment will not be known for several years.
At this year's National Association of Pension Funds conference, Lorraine Berends, independent investment specialist at QSuper, the superannuation fund for the Queensland government, called on the NAPF...
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UPDATED: DWP to mandate use of simpler annual statements for auto-enrolment DC schemes
The Department for Work and Pensions is to make it mandatory for auto-enrolment defined contribution (DC) schemes to use simpler annual statements.
Industry pushes for AE intervention so members don't squander pension pot
The pensions industry must personalise interventions and auto-enrolment (AE) conversations to prevent members from squandering their pots at retirement age, according to industry experts.
LGIM integrates ESG and climate impact pledge into DC defaults
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has incorporated ESG considerations as well as its climate impact pledge into the default funds for the 3.3 million members in its master trust and contract-based schemes.
Master trusts lead the way in pensions
As TPR prepares to kick off its first master trust supervisory cycle, Kate Smith explores how the market has changed and may continue to
Sidecar savings option popular but opt-ins low, finds Nest Insight
Nest Insight has outlined a series of different options on how its planned hybrid savings tool could be implemented successfully by employers.
