Auto-enrolment

Constant government meddling has reduced confidence in pensions to a historic low according to Whitbread chief executive Andy Harrison.

The success of auto-enrolment (AE) could be undermined by rising opt-out rates when minimum contributions increase in 2017 and 2018, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned.

There has been a massive surge in whistle blowing reports to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), prompting concerns that that many small companies are struggling to comply with auto-enrolment.

The publication of The Future Book promises to give a snapshot of the DC landscape as well as providing food for thought as to its future direction. Helen Morrissey goes through the research.

Flat-relief welcomed, EET to TEE rejected

Active membership of occupational pensions has increased by over two million but average contributions have halved says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Six in ten people criticised the observation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that people with more money in their pots would fall victim to pension liberation more often.

Helen Dean has taken over from Tim Jones as chief executive of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

The Department for Work and Pensions has updated its assumptions on the impact of auto-enrolment, predicting that nine million extra savers will be brought into the pension system by 2018.

The Budget freedoms have encouraged more people to start saving into a pension. However, how do we help them save enough asks Richard Parkin.