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The introduction of auto-enrolment (AE) has led to a significant increase in defined contribution (DC) schemes' allocations to real estate, according to a Pensions Institute (PI) report.

The National Employment Saving Trust (Nest) will herald a shift to a focus on net benefits to members rather than costs, a senior trustee says.

The pensions minister Steve Webb will answer questions from Work and Pensions Select Committee on tackling pension liberation and equalising occupational pension rights for same-sex couples.

Unsurprisingly, a lot of respondents focused on low opt-out rates as the short-term measure of success for AE, and decent retirement incomes as the long-term goal. On this basis, many contributors said the first year of AE could be deemed a success.

Naomi Rainey looks at DC schemes’ growing interest in illiquid assets

Henry Tapper asks why, after 25 years of pension advice, employers are still bewildered

Natasha Browne says Scots need certainty before they say yay or nay

Helen Morrissey highlights the key stages

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Scotland would remain committed to auto-enrolment (AE) if it becomes independent and would set up an equivalent to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), according to a Scottish government report.