Industry says AE expansion will not have huge impact

Majority of Buzz respondents say proposed changes will only have moderate effect

Martin Richmond
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Industry says AE expansion will not have huge impact

The pensions industry has argued expansion of auto-enrolment (AE) will have only a moderate impact on retirement outcomes.

Results from PP's Pensions Buzz survey last week found 61% of respondents felt the government's backing of the expansion of AE to lower the enrolment age to 18 and abolish the lower earnings limit ...

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