AE will expose pricing gap

Jonathan Stapleton asks why providers can't accomodate lower earners

Jonathan Stapleton
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So good are modern businesses at providing services and products at all price points, it somewhat surprises me that our pension providers aren't able to find a way of servicing the millions of lower-paid workers that will be brought into the occupational pensions system as a result of auto-enrolment.

Over the last few weeks, at least three firms – Scottish Life, Friends Life and Prudential – have announced partnerships with the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) to provide a two-tier solu...

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