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Government urged to set timetable for AE reform implementation
Government urged to set timetable for AE reform implementation

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has urged the government to set out a timetable for when it will implement its planned automatic enrolment (AE) reforms, and produce a timetable for increases in AE contribution levels.

  • Industry
  • 16 January 2020
Government announces March Budget
Government announces March Budget

HM Treasury has confirmed that the government will hold its Budget on 11 March.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 January 2020
AE 'failing construction workers' as just one in four in a workplace scheme
AE 'failing construction workers' as just one in four in a workplace scheme

Just 23% of blue collar construction workers are saving into a workplace pension, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Unite has revealed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 December 2019
TPP election manifesto urges next government to bolster auto-enrolment
TPP election manifesto urges next government to bolster auto-enrolment

The People’s Pension (TPP) has urged the next government to improve saving for low paid workers and increase pension transparency ahead of the 12 December general election.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 November 2019
NEST members' panel calls on government to reduce AE earnings threshold
NEST members' panel calls on government to reduce AE earnings threshold

The NEST members’ panel is calling on the government to start reducing the £10,000 auto-enrolment (AE) earnings threshold, before the move to start contributions from the first pound earned.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 November 2019
Government must get moving on removing AE earnings triggers
Government must get moving on removing AE earnings triggers

Waiting for the mid-2020s to allow AE members to save from the first pound means they will miss out on big boosts to retirement pots, says Nigel Stanley.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 November 2019
Employers need to bridge the gap between members' retirement income levels
Employers need to bridge the gap between members' retirement income levels

It is the role of employers, the pensions industry, and the government to close the gap between minimum and moderate levels of income in retirement, according to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

  • Industry
  • 30 October 2019
Pensions bill lite misses obvious opportunity for AE reform
Pensions bill lite misses obvious opportunity for AE reform

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.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 October 2019
Pension 'blind spots' leave employees struggling to understand benefits
Pension 'blind spots' leave employees struggling to understand benefits

Workplace pension schemes may not be doing enough to fix ‘pension blind spots’ as many workers remain unaware of the benefits available to them, the Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) has found.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 23 October 2019
AE seven years on: Has it been a success story?
AE seven years on: Has it been a success story?

AE has successfully brought millions of people into pension savings. But, as Kim Kaveh writes, it is far from perfect.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 October 2019
Pensions tax relief to 'cost' government £40bn this year
Pensions tax relief to 'cost' government £40bn this year

The government will pay out £21bn in income tax relief for pension contributions this tax year, while national insurance relief payments will rise to £18.7bn, according to statistics from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Industry
  • 11 October 2019
Don't limit DC savers' choice, respondents say
Don't limit DC savers' choice, respondents say

Defined contribution (DC) savers should not have their choices limited when it comes to savings plans and retirement decisions, a majority of this week’s 93 Pensions Buzz respondents say.

  • Industry
  • 09 October 2019
ACA calls for key policy measures to be included in pensions bill
ACA calls for key policy measures to be included in pensions bill

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for five key policy measures to be included in the upcoming pensions bill.

  • Industry
  • 07 October 2019
Industry split on compulsory workplace pension membership
Industry split on compulsory workplace pension membership

A narrow majority of this week's 108 Pensions Buzz respondents said there was no need to make workplace pension scheme membership mandatory.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 October 2019
Thérèse Coffey reaffirms government pension plans at Tory conference
Thérèse Coffey reaffirms government pension plans at Tory conference

Work and pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey has reaffirmed the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) pension commitments just over three weeks after taking office.

  • Industry
  • 30 September 2019
Limit choice to tackle unsuitable retirement decisions, says OECD
Limit choice to tackle unsuitable retirement decisions, says OECD

Britain is not alone in the challenge of getting people to save for pensions, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 September 2019
ACA: Pension coverage remains patchy and employee saving still insufficient
ACA: Pension coverage remains patchy and employee saving still insufficient

The government must take action to build on the successes of auto-enrolment (AE) and ensure coverage and contribution rates are increased, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) says.

  • Industry
  • 27 September 2019
No evidence to suggest opt-out surge after April contribution rate hike, TPR says
No evidence to suggest opt-out surge after April contribution rate hike, TPR says

There has been no evidence to suggest that a “significant number” of people have opted out of their pension scheme after the final contribution rate hike, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 September 2019
Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon
Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon

Retirement confidence is on the rise, with more than half of savers yet to retire feeling they will be able to do so comfortably, according to research by Aegon.

  • Industry
  • 09 September 2019
Exclusive: Finance professionals receive highest employer contributions in UK workforce
Exclusive: Finance professionals receive highest employer contributions in UK workforce

Finance and insurance professional's employer pension contributions average 9.5% - the highest among 17 industries offering defined contribution (DC), according to Profile Pensions.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 25 July 2019
Respondents unsure if Guy Opperman will remain in post
Respondents unsure if Guy Opperman will remain in post

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents were unsure whether Guy Opperman will stay in post as pensions and financial inclusion minister under the new Prime Minister.

  • Industry
  • 23 July 2019
Ed Balls: Consensus politics is a UK strength, but fragile now
Ed Balls: Consensus politics is a UK strength, but fragile now

James Phillips spoke to the former shadow chancellor at PBUK about how politicians must embrace the benefits of long-term policy creation through independent and cross-party thinking.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 July 2019
TPR launches probe into 'shape-shifting employers' dodging AE duties
TPR launches probe into 'shape-shifting employers' dodging AE duties

Companies which have tried to dodge their pension duties by changing their identities are being "hunted" by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in a crackdown on non-compliance with auto-enrolment (AE).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 July 2019
We need a new independent pensions commission, say Buzz respondents
We need a new independent pensions commission, say Buzz respondents

Pensions Buzz peers agreed with pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls that now might be the time for a fresh commission.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 July 2019
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