Auto-enrolment

Pensions minister Steve Webb has called on the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to conduct its audit of high-charging legacy schemes "far faster".

Which? has launched a campaign for an annual management charge (AMC)cap of 0.5% for all schemes, despite claims this would outlaw the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Legal & General's (L&G) workplace platform assets under administration (AUA) rose to £7.9bn after a net-inflow of £400m, its Q3 update shows.

Pension savers in defined contribution (DC) schemes could see their pots increase by a third if the government moved to introduce collective DC schemes, according to a report.

The majority of respondents back calls for the auto-enrolment (AE) opt-out to be removed. Six out of ten contributors said this could be necessary, while just a quarter rejected the idea.

Large employers have criticised the government, pensions industry and payroll providers for the level of support available in setting up auto-enrolment (AE).

The SPC president talks to Helen Morrissey

In the first of three videos on auto-enrolment our panel of experts discuss how the industry has coped with auto-enrolment.

Standard Life's sales of long term savings products increased significantly in the first nine months of the year on the back of auto-enrolment.

A charge cap for auto-enrolment (AE) schemes will not guarantee value for money, industry experts warn.