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“Not so fast!” – the @Aviva #AE conference needs to listen to those not in the room
I spent yesterday morning with Aviva at their future of Auto-Enrolment event in the City. Here’s Aviva’s 10 point wish-list for Auto-Enrolment. ADEQUACY: 1. Phase towards 12.5% contributions by 2028 2. Adopt a flat rate of tax relief – save … Continue reading
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Tagged adequacy, auto-enrolement, Aviva, DWP, Engagement, NEST, pensions, Policy, workplace Pensions
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How SMEs can manage pension risk
One of the least considered rules of auto-enrolment is that it the employer who must choose the workplace pension for its staff. It is not for the Government to make this decision, while it may be in the … Continue reading
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Confusing messaging on workplace pensions
Tom McPhail – the Stone Roses’ new vocalist? To the melodious backing of the Stone Roses’ “All for one“, Tom McPhail can be heard on radio today warning the world about small master trusts that could go wrong. “All for … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, auto-enrolement, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pensions, Retirement, Workie
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Why advisers aren’t getting paid for auto-enrolment
Amidst the back slapping as we pass 5m auto-enrolled into workplace pensions you hear little rejoicing from financial advisers. The majority we speak to are avoiding auto-enrolment for one reason- they can’t get paid for what they do. … Continue reading
A buyers guide to auto-enrolment software
Some initial thoughts Auto-enrolment software exists to automate the processes your company needs to establish to stage and maintain auto-enrolment. For most employers it is another payroll headache (along with RTI) that needs a purchased solution. Normally companies purchase on … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, auto-enrolement, Business, Employment, MIddleware, NEST, NOW, Payroll, pension, Pension new, Pension Regulator, pensions
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“I’m pretty sure my client has a pension issue..”
This is as close as I can get to a verbatim conversation I had on the phone with the head of a small practice of accountants yesterday-it is edited to concentrate on the core issue she had – what … Continue reading
It’s a phoney war- what’s happening on the other side of the Channel?
I am still surprised how people are organising themselves to do their jobs. You’d have thought that the accountants and book-keepers who provide financial stability, get people paid and manage the tax affairs of Britain’s 1.25m employers would be the … Continue reading
Standard Life comes up trumps
Four years ago I sat in a crowded room in the DWP’s offices, to hear insurer after insurer refuse to commit to providing a service to small and medium sized companies, let alone the micro employers of which there are … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, auto-enrolement, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Human Resources, Life annuity, Payroll, pension, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Tomorrow’s heroes; these are the folk who will solve the AE Capacity crunch
We’ve been doing some planning at Pension PlayPen towers . Most of our thinking is concentrated on this graph. We predict the capacity crunch at April 2015 which is the point when demand for auto-enrolment services and workplace pensions … Continue reading
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When AE collaborations are a cop-out.
AE Collaborations such as those advertised in Pensions Extra last week are a “neat fusion” according to Zurich’s Stephen Leffley. Barnett Waddingham’s Damian Stancombe admits their collaboration with Standard Life was driven by providers cherry-picking but stresses “at the very … Continue reading