NEST reports minimal impact on perceptions of pension affordability following contribution rate hike

Kim Kaveh
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Just one in 20 members feel too much of their income goes into their pension, NEST Insight says.

In a research report unveiled today (1 March), the master trust's research arm looked into the impact of last year's contribution rate hike - finding that just over half of members did not notice a...

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