AE 'revolutionary' but 'not a panacea' to savings issue

Standard Life’s Gail Izat looks at auto-enrolment ten years on from inception

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Standard Life workplace managing director Gail Izat
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Standard Life workplace managing director Gail Izat

There is no doubt that since its inception ten years ago auto-enrolment (AE) has revolutionised long-term saving for millions.

It has embedded a savings culture in UK workplaces and normalised pension saving. The statistics speak for themselves. In April 2021, the UK workplace pension participation rate-across the public a...

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