The peoples pension
Businesses support expansion of AE to low earners
The extension of auto-enrolment (AE) to more workers is supported by around three-quarters of businesses, according to research by Scottish Widows and the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI).
TPR and PLSA reveal AE contribution hike has had minimal impact on opt-outs
The increase in minimum auto-enrolment (AE) contributions has had little impact on opt-out rates - with cessations after April increasing by less than two percentage points, data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) shows.
PLSA shrinks board by four in governance overhaul
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has announced it will shrink its board by more than one-third as part of a governance overhaul to make it "agile and more appropriate".
The People's Pension appoints David Maddison as trustee
David Maddison has been appointed to The People's Pension's (TPP) board of trustees, effective from 1 June.
Just 12% of firms happy with workforce pension engagement
The CBI and Aegon have published a joint research report looking at how to quantify the value of pension engagement. Kim Kaveh explores the data
B&CE expands team with two new hires
B&CE has appointed Tracy Weller as group director of business operations and David Brown as director of strategy and innovation.
Why schemes should avoid gender bias in communications
Methods should be the same for both men and women as, contrary to popular belief, research shows there are few disparities between how they respond, writes Kim Kaveh.
Employees understand importance of pension contributions, says research
More than half (54%) of employees said they would increase pensions contributions if their employer did the same, according to a poll by The People's Pension.
