Coronavirus risks roadblocking AE successes

Hope William-Smith
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The positive impact of auto-enrolment (AE) on retirement savings risks running out of steam amid growing concerns about the damage of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Scottish Widows.

The firm's 2020 Retirement Report found that, despite a record number of people now saving adequately, many Britons now still risk retirement poverty with with 15% not currently saving anything and...

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