SMEs switch AE providers demanding better value for money

Holly Roach
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More than half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have swapped their auto-enrolment (AE) provider, seeking better value for money.

Welplan Pensions' research has revealed 54% of SMEs have already changed their AE provider and 49% are planning to do so in the future, with a fifth of that being within the next six months - befor...

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