Auto-enrolment

In the second part of our run-down of the most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2011, we look at the top 20 news stories during the year - starting with those in eleventh to twentieth place.

In the first part of our run-down of the most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2011, we look at the top 10 features during the year.

The Pensions Regulator has written to payroll providers urging them to share details of their products with employers ahead of the introduction of auto-enrolment next year.

The Pensions Regulator has told businesses to get their act together ahead of auto-enrolment's roll out next year.

Short service refunds from defined contribution schemes are to be abolished as part of the government's drive to increase pension saving.

Just 2% of employers plan to use the National Employment Savings Trust as their vehicle for auto-enrolment, Aon Hewitt research reveals.

Mercer has slammed the government for its handling of auto-enrolment, criticising ministers for turning a "deaf ear" to employers needing clarity over the new duties.

Employer contributions have stalled in the last two years, raising concerns that companies will level down under auto-enrolment, a poll reveals.

The Danish challenger to NEST, NOW Pensions, has announced its first customer - a small data provider for independent retailers.

Pressure to prepare properly for auto-enrolment is mounting on employers and those who have not yet thought about it must act now, Fidelity says.