AE

This week we want to know if there should be a 'career MOT' at age 50 to help workers plan for retirement and whether pension funds tend to be side-lined at company board meetings.

A quarter of businesses missed their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date with Aviva in the third quarter while more firms are leaving it until the last minute.

Smart Pension is seeking to introduce a mechanism whereby its savers can add to their pension pot when making purchases online or the high street.

The three chairmen of the DWP's review of AE explain their key thinking around the future of the flagship programme. James Phillips reports

UK employers are lagging behind in terms of the proportion of pension contributions they are providing to their staff, a study of worldwide defined contribution (DC) provision reveals.

Respondents believe there is a good spread of funds available under the 0.75% cap.

October 2017 marks the fifth anniversary of auto-enrolment. Stephanie Hawthorne assesses its progress so far and looks at areas for future improvement.

Respondents say starting contributions from an earlier age will benefit workers at retirement.

The 2017 edition of The Future Book suggests many default funds are not diversified enough to protect savers against market downturns, James Phillips reports.

A significant majority (72%) of the public are unaware minimum employee auto-enrolment (AE) contributions could triple from 1% to 3% next April.