We need to raise contribution rates

Recent Royal London research showed people may need to work until their 80s to secure decent retirement incomes. Helen Morrissey says contribution rates need to be raised sooner rather than later.

Helen Morrissey
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Recent Royal London research showed people may need to work until their 80s to secure decent retirement incomes. Helen Morrissey says contribution rates need to be raised sooner rather than later.

Auto-enrolment has been a great success in getting more people to start saving for their retirement. However, there are concerns that despite such great steps forward we are still doing nowhere nea...

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