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Small firms are still not clear about their auto enrolment (AE) responsibilities and are underestimating the costs, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Reading through TPR's priorities for 2016 shows a tough time ahead for trustees finds Helen Morrissey.

Changes to workplace pensions are seen by independent financial advisers (IFAs) as their key growth opportunities for 2016 according to Aviva.

Respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz survey have asked Father Christmas for a government promise of no more pension regulations in the immediate future.

The majority of people that work in pension schemes expect at least four in five defined benefit (DB) funds to meet all of their obligations in full, according to research from PP.

Royal London and Johnson Fleming are among providers which have come top in the auto-enrolment (AE) rankings for 2015 produced by the Finance & Technology Research Centre (F&TRC).

NEST should be made the default auto-enrolment provider for small firms, according to a majority of respondents to Professional Pensions research.

Auto enrolment (AE) would be easier for small employers if the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) was the default provider and had been from the outset, says Mike Cherry.

Automatic enrolment (AE) has been more successful than expected yet the industry cannot be complacent says the National Audit Office (NAO).

Top stories this week included an interview with the pensions minister, worrying gaps in trustee knowledge and the news that some LGPS funds are paying asset managers 43 times more than others.