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AUTO-ENROLMENT
The latest news, analysis and in-depth thinking about Auto-enrolment
News
New pensions scandal is imminent unless MPs’ retirement fund is reformed
Telegraph: The Chancellor should use his Budget next week to avoid the next pensions scandal hitting millions of poor people – or, failing that, ensure MPs gold-plated retirement fund is calculated on the same basis.
Analysis
Talking Points: Should NEST restrictions be scrapped?
Industry reaction to the Work and Pensions Committee recommendation that restrictions on NEST should be scrapped
In Depth
Auto-enrolment around the world
How does the UK’s auto-enrolment system compare with its peers around the world
EUROZONE CRISIS
The latest on the Eurozone Crisis
News
New EU rules wreck pensions
Express: Pension savers are facing a double whammy of pain because of new European Union rules, one of Britain’s top insurers warned yesterday.
Analysis
Claim and counterclaim
There are always good reasons to increase consumer protection, but in Solvency II-style requirements for pension funds, the costs outweigh the benefits
In Depth
Entering the endgame?
Recent bond auctions show that Eurozone pain is becoming increasingly concentrated
PUBLIC SECTOR
The latest on the public sector pensions proposals
News
Discussions on public service pension design draw to a close
Pensions Age: The government has announced that discussions with health, education and civil service unions toward new public service pension schemes have concluded, raising the ire of the National Union of Teachers (NUT).
Analysis
Strength in numbers
Merging council pension schemes could help plug funding gaps but will be difficult to implement
In Depth
Inside the UK's top schemes - local authority schemes
Faced with public spending cuts and the fallout of the Hutton Report, public sector schemes are facing an uncertain future, finds Luke Clancy
DC DESIGN
Analysis and news on the evolution of defined contribution scheme design
News
Let NEST be NEST
Restrictions will seriously undermine NEST and should be removed “as a matter of urgency” says WPC
Analysis
Let NEST be NEST
Restrictions will seriously undermine NEST and should be removed “as a matter of urgency” says WPC
In Depth
Beta type
Low cost beta products can be a powerful tool for schemes, says Ceri Jones
