'Opt-out' approach could boost pension participation among self-employed, Nest Insight says

Research finds 52% of self-employed expressed interest in autosave retirement model

Martin Richmond
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'Opt-out' approach could boost pension participation among self-employed, Nest Insight says

An “opt-out” or a default autosave model of retirement saving could boost pension participation among self-employed workers, research from Nest Insight has found.

The research, carried out by the research arm of the government-backed master trust Nest, was funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and builds on a multi-year research programme which soug...

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