Auto-enrolment
Ros Altmann: Net pay schemes with low earners could become future scandal
Businesses who use a net pay arrangement for defined contribution (DC) funds should reconsider enrolling their lowest earners into that scheme, Baroness Ros Altmann has said.
Are employers doing enough to ensure members take up matching contributions?
Kim Kaveh asks if the benefits of matching contributions are being communicated sufficiently.
DWP: Three-quarters of eligible workers persistently saving
Around three quarters of eligible private sector employees saved into a workplace pension in at least three of the last four years, data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shown.
AE reaches close to eight million employees
According to the DWP
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories include estimates suggesting a 20% flat rate of tax relief could save the Treasury £13bn.
Dropping out of AE could see retirement income plummet 69%
Just small differences in approach to saving for retirement could cause people to lose huge portions of income, according to research by Royal London and Milliman.
Smart Pension raises £15m to take on larger clients
Smart Pension has completed a £15m funding round to enable it to offer its services to large clients, acquire sub-scale master trusts, and expand overseas.
Over-55s are three times more likely to opt out, says Now Pensions
More than a fifth of over-55s have opted out of auto-enrolment (AE), Now Pensions' customer data has suggested.
SNP pledges to push for AE extension and survivor benefit equality
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has promised to put pressure on the next government to extend automatic enrolment (AE) to the self-employed and low paid.
Tory plan to water down state pension inflation protection divides industry
The Conservative Party's plan to replace the state pension triple lock with a double lock has provoked mixed responses.
UPDATED - Conservative Party manifesto: The pensions pledges in full
The Conservative Party has unveiled its manifesto for the General Election 2017. Here are the pension pledges in full...
Labour's pension plans receive nervous response from industry
The industry has reacted with concern after Labour revealed its plans to increase income tax, maintain the state pension age at 66, and impose new taxes on investments.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included coverage of Labour's leaked manifesto and a settlement being reached in the long-running Nortel Networks saga.
Johnsons Shoes fined £40,000 for failing to meet AE duties
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has fined high street firm Johnson Shoes £40,000 after it repeatedly failed to enrol its staff into a pension scheme because it was "too busy".
General Election 2017: The pensions manifesto the industry wants to see
With political parties drawing up their manifestos for the snap general election, James Phillips explores the industry's greatest desires for the future of pensions
Automatic guidance enrolment necessary as pension withdrawals rise, says Just
Withdrawals have hit £10bn barrier
Government should delay MPAA cut until next tax year
Clarity over the controversial money purchase annual allowance is needed after it was removed from the Finance Bill, according to Pensions Buzz respondents.
NEST's loan won't be repaid until 2038; debt to double in next 9 years
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will not break even until 2026, at which point its debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will have hit £1.2bn.
The end is nigh
In her final editor's comment Helen Morrissey says the one constant in pensions has been change.
TPR names Darren Ryder as acting director of AE
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Darren Ryder to temporarily take over as director of auto-enrolment (AE) when the current director Charles Counsell leaves next month.
Generation X 'unrealistic' by relying on property to fund retirement
Nearly half (47%) of 35 to 54-year-olds plan to use property to fund their retirement lifestyles, with some anticipating this despite not yet owning their own home.
We need to engage with LISA
LISA is here and we have to deal with it. Helen Morrissey says the pensions industry needs to start communicating.
AE review must focus on contribution increases
Helen Morrissey looks at what the auto-enrolment review needs to focus on.
Five years on, how can we improve auto-enrolment?
As the government's review into AE kicks off, how should the policy progress post-staging? James Phillips explores the industry view
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