Auto-enrolment

In the latest Pensions Conjecture our panellists discussed DC and Auto-enrolment.

The government risks undermining confidence in auto-enrolment through "endless changes and delays", warns the National Association of Pension Funds.

Employers are unaware of peripheral auto-enrolment duties that begin for companies of all sizes this July, a lawyer has warned.

Ian Bell of Baker Tilly sees two key battles before auto-enrolment launches.

Jonathan Stapleton on the Olympian task of auto-enrolment

Almost 40% of employees will opt out of auto-enrolment arrangements and 68% have little or no knowledge of the changes looming, Aviva claims.

The Department for Work and Pensions has published a consultation on proposed amendments to auto-enrolment legislation that will allow employers to use career average arrangements as qualifying schemes.

Barclays chairman Marcus Agius will apologise to shareholders; senior Conservatives call for drastic welfare cuts to boost business.

B&CE is set to finalise the governance of its auto-enrolment offering after overcoming complexities with its master trust structure.

Companies could be missing thousands of eligible workers out of their auto-enrolment plans because they wrongly believe they are classed as self-employed, consultants and a lawyer warn.