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Around 240,000 pension savers may have lost more than £14bn to fraud
Around 240,000 pension savers may have lost more than £14bn to fraud

More than 240,600 savers have lost an estimated £14.6bn of pension savings to fraudsters, but a further £2.5trn remains potentially accessible to criminals, The People’s Pension (TPP) says.

  • Industry
  • 03 December 2020
Smart launches retirement product
Smart launches retirement product

Smart has launched a retirement product in a bid to help guide members and bridge the advice gap.

  • Industry
  • 02 December 2020
Savers see opportunities in stock markets but remain pessimistic about retirement
Savers see opportunities in stock markets but remain pessimistic about retirement

Levels of confidence in retirement saving remain persistently low, with feelings dampened further by Covid-19, but savers recognise the current opportunities in equities, a State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) survey finds.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 July 2020
Thousands of savers face a pension shortfall, warns Zurich
Thousands of savers face a pension shortfall, warns Zurich

Thousands of savers taking tax-free lump sums ahead of retirement are at risk of a pensions shortfall in later life due to neglecting their remaining pot, Zurich has warned.

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2019
Exclusive: Interest in pension performance transparency jumps by nearly 20 points
Exclusive: Interest in pension performance transparency jumps by nearly 20 points

Just under three quarters of defined contribution (DC) members are interested in seeing how their pension scheme's performance compares to others in the market, according to AllianceBernstein.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 November 2018
Retirees 'risk draining' pension pots by 'ignoring' market volatility
Retirees 'risk draining' pension pots by 'ignoring' market volatility

Some 41% of people in drawdown are not adjusting their pension income levels to account for stock market volatility, analysis by Zurich has found.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 27 June 2018
Over a quarter of businesses in the dark on AE contribution increases
Over a quarter of businesses in the dark on AE contribution increases

Some 28% of senior business decision-makers are unaware that automatic enrolment (AE) minimum contributions are increasing next month, according to Now Pensions research.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 March 2018
Over half of people confident about pension savings
Over half of people confident about pension savings

Some 54% of savers are 'very' or 'fairly' confident their retired income will provide their desired standard of living, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 February 2018
Nearly half of employees are concerned their pension will not last in retirement, survey finds
Nearly half of employees are concerned their pension will not last in retirement, survey finds

Over a third (37%) of 50- to 75-year-olds are unsure when and how to access their pension, Old Mutual Wealth and YouGov research reveals.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 December 2017
Govt must engage public more as one in 10 unaware of dashboard
Govt must engage public more as one in 10 unaware of dashboard

The government has been urged to involve more consumers in the development of the pensions dashboard as YouGov research showed more than 90% have not heard about it.

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  • 15 September 2017
Are employers doing enough to ensure members take up matching contributions?
Are employers doing enough to ensure members take up matching contributions?

Kim Kaveh asks if the benefits of matching contributions are being communicated sufficiently.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 27 June 2017
Research: guidance and online messaging key to engaging millennials
Research: guidance and online messaging key to engaging millennials

Some 44% of 18 to 34-year-olds have no pension provision and 27% don't understand enough about them, latest research from YouGov reveals.

  • Industry
  • 21 June 2017
Robust default options and guidance more important than engagement, finds research
Robust default options and guidance more important than engagement, finds research

Good default options along the whole savings journey are more important than engagement, according to research by the People's Pension and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 April 2017
Just one in seven DC members are saving enough
Just one in seven DC members are saving enough

Only 16% of defined contribution (DC) savers are saving enough to maintain their standard of living in retirement according to Aon Hewitt.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 October 2016
One in three workers in AE but UK coverage is fragmented
One in three workers in AE but UK coverage is fragmented

More than a third of workers have been auto-enrolled but coverage is uneven across the country and people still do not understand pensions, according to two surveys.

  • Industry
  • 29 September 2016
Employers feel auto-enrolment pinch
Employers feel auto-enrolment pinch

Seven in ten (70%) employers are being financially squeezed by auto-enrolment costs according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 February 2016
Two thirds of millennials not saving into workplace pensions
Two thirds of millennials not saving into workplace pensions

Just one third of 18-24 year-olds are in a workplace pension, suggesting much more action is needed according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 February 2016

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