All auto-enrolment articles
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News
Ireland's auto-enrolment system to launch as ‘My Future Fund’
Tata Consultancy Services signs contract as the service provider, while National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) is established
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Mapping a pathway to adequate retirement incomes for all
The UK is facing a looming retirement crisis. As many as 17 million people are not saving enough for later life.
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News
IFS calls for targeted approach to automatic enrolment as part of pensions review
The Institute’s suggestions could boost UK retirement incomes by between 12% and 16%
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News
Drop 1% cost cap for PEPP, advises EIOPA
The European pension regulator believes scrapping the cap will encourage interest in launching a Pan-European Pension Product among potential providers
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Special Report
UK: Labour government seeks continuity with focus on boosting domestic investment
The Department for Work and Pensions will have its work cut out as the new Labour government starts a comprehensive pensions review
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Special Report
Ireland: Auto-enrolment slips to vaguer deadline
With a general election looming, there are concerns that workplace pensions will not be a priority
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: How EU policymakers can help plug Europe’s pension gaps
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, sets out how the authority and EU policymakers can build an ecosystem capable of plugging the substantial pension gaps Europe is facing
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News
‘Business as usual’ for UK pensions schemes following King’s speech
Labour government introduces Pensions Scheme Bill
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News
Ireland president to enact auto-enrolment bill as it passes Dáil
Tata Consultancy Services is selected as ‘preferred bidder’ for administrator
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Country Report
Italy Country Report 2024: How local pensions could support the economy
The Italian pension industry and policymakers are discussing ways to channel more pension investment towards the country’s business sector
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Analysis
UK election: What a new government will mean for pensions
UK political parties have published their manifestos, outlining key priorities for pensions
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Opinion Pieces
European elections: the necessary policy leaps to secure citizens' pensions
This month sees European parliamentary elections and by autumn a new Commission will be in place. The political outcome and the composition of the new EC will influence the future shape of what still looks like quite an aspirational capital markets union (CMU) project.
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News
Ireland’s master trust market balloons to €22bn
The growth followed the implementation of IORP II
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News
UK pensions regulator cuts power to request information
Section 72 requests fell to 11 in the Q4 2023 from 49 in Q4 2018
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Opinion Pieces
Enrico Letta’s European 401(k) policy is ambitious but necessary
Enrico Letta’s long-awaited review of the EU single market (Much More than a Market), reached inboxes last month. Among a sweeping range of measures, Letta advocates an ambitious system, akin to the 401(k) in the US, with an EU-wide auto-enrolment long-term savings policy as part of a proposed Savings and Investment Union.
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News
Irish auto-enrolment deadline branded ‘ambitious’
Irish government is targeting 1 January 2025 as a deadline for introduction of auto-enrolment
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Irish government publishes bill paving way for pension auto-enrolment
The bill will be brought before the Oireachtas immediately after the Easter Recess
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News
Lifetime provider model risks undermining success of automatic enrolment
‘Member choice would deliver few benefits, but risk throwing away the gains from auto-enrolment,’ says ABI’s Yvonne Braun
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News
Spring Budget was lost opportunity to focus on auto-enrolment, say schemes
There are still no details over a timeline for the introduction of changes
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News
Removing age and earning thresholds could help close UK gender pension gap
Research from NOW: Pensions and PPI found that women retire with an average pension savings of £69,000, compared to £205,000 for men