Auto-enrolment

The Pensions Advisory Service is bracing for a "significant" increase in enquiries from newly enrolled workers as auto-enrolment kicks off in earnest this month.

Buck Consultants has added its voice to those calling for minimum auto-enrolment contributions to be increased significantly.

Standard Life has revealed its updated consultancy charging options, which are compatible with retail distribution review criteria and the introduction of auto-enrolment.

The Pensions Management Institute has launched an auto-enrolment qualification.

The introduction of auto-enrolment will effectively end ill-fated stakeholder pension requirements for UK employers, it has been confirmed.

The pensions industry has welcomed the government's ‘savings revolution' as auto-enrolment begins with its first staging date.

The Pensions Action Group and a communications consultant has criticised the timing and messages of the Department for Work and Pensions' auto-enrolment TV campaign.

Sainsbury's will use its existing Legal & General schemes for auto-enrolment, as it becomes one of the first companies to undertake the reform this Monday.

The Pensions Regulator has published a consultation on providers' and trustees' duty to report auto-enrolment failures and proposed to fine providers that do not report adequately.

Most workers without pensions want to know more about auto-enrolment and expect their employers to provide the information according to research from Standard Life.