Auto-enrolment

The National Association of Pension Funds has urged government to amalgamate small pots into a number of super trusts in a bid to solve the problem of "stranded" schemes.

Small to micro employers will be given a "significant easement" of £1.7bn in the roll-out of auto-enrolment, under government plans to delay both staging and contribution rates.

Government plans to hike the income tax threshold to £9,205 could complicate the roll-out of auto-enrolment, experts have warned.

The revised auto-enrolment implementation schedule will net the government £380m in reduced tax relief on pension contributions, according to budget documents.

Standard Life has unveiled the details of its platform-based auto-enrolment solution for employers.

Over two-thirds of employers plan to use their existing defined contribution plan to automatically enrol their employees, latest research from Towers Watson reveals.

More than three-quarters of non-pension savers are ignorant of the contribution tax relief plays to building up benefits, a poll reveals.

Manufacturers remain firmly committed to providing good quality pensions but fear European interference could make affordable provision impossible and increase bankruptcies.

The National Employment Savings Trust and Aegon have signed a formal agreement to offer an integrated auto-enrolment proposition.

Insurers have clashed with pension funds and worker organisations over MPs' call for the government to lift the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust.