AE

The top stories were Aon Hewitt withdrawing its standalone pension administration service and Xafinity eyeing up acquisitions as it revealed plans to float on the LSE.

Staff in the 'gig economy' have received a new boost in their case for workers' rights, including pensions, following a landmark ruling against Pimlico Plumbers.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting on a set of proposals for how new companies will engage with the auto-enrolment (AE) regime.

The government has blundered by failing to include rate hikes past 8% in its forthcoming review of automatic enrolment (AE), Frank Field has said.

The government has announced that Ruston Smith, Jamie Jenkins and Chris Curry will chair the external advisory board for this year's review of auto-enrolment (AE).

Brexit will not have a material impact on auto-enrolment (AE) contribution rates and should not be used as an excuse to meddle with the regime, the industry has said.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned companies their credit rating could be affected if they ignore their auto-enrolment (AE) obligations.

Millions of low-paid earners and self-employed workers will be missing out on pensions unless the government expands the auto-enrolment (AE) programme, Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) research finds.

Economic uncertainty is expected to grow while the UK leaves the European Union, which could make it harder to increase auto-enrolment contribution rates. Michael Klimes asks if more flexibility is needed

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has called for greater consolidation of defined contribution (DC) schemes, cautioning about the risk posed to members of small schemes.