Adrian Boulding: How and why we must engage the auto-enrolled
There are several techniques to help engage savers
The key to auto-enrolment's success is customer engagement as without it the epidemic of pensions under-funding will continue, writes Adrian Boulding.
Automatic enrolment has been one of the consistently positive stories in the retirement market in a sea of pension reform turmoil over recent years. Opt-out rates have consistently outperformed early...
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