Pensions bill lite misses obvious opportunity for AE reform

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Failure to include auto-enrolment reforms in the Queen’s Speech and the pension schemes bill will make big problems even bigger, says Jack Jones.

Last time I wrote an article for PP, I urged the government to use a pensions bill to get auto-enrolment (AE) contribution rates and coverage rising. I was somewhat overoptimistic in June to exp...

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