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66% of workers unaware of total pension savings

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Of 500 people surveyed by online pension provider PensionBee, 66% said they were unaware of the total value of their pension pots. While customers under the age of 40 have on average of just £11,200 saved for retirement, they have also already typically brought together two pension pots.

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Herbert Smith Freehills supports employees’ future with living pension

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When law firm Herbert Smith Freehills was approached about taking part in the living pension pilot, it was keen to support what it saw as a vital initiative not just for its own employees, but for society in general. The living pension voluntary savings target is 12% of a worker’s annual salary.

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Auto Enrolment Pension Staging Date: A Guide for Employers

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Auto Enrolment Pension Staging Date: A Guide for Employers Whether you’re exploring the possibility of establishing a new auto enrolment pension for your company, or if you’ve already got one in operation pension auto enrolment staging dates might puzzle you. Hasn’t pension auto enrolment been an obligation for quite some time?

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Choosing the best workplace pension for your business

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Transitioning to a superior provider is no longer a hassle: If you’re contemplating changing your current workplace pension scheme, the process isn’t as challenging as you might think. Many pension companies (we’re one of them!) What is a workplace pension? are prepared to assist you with the heavy lifting.

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UK DC pension schemes down 40% in a decade

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The UK’s occupational defined contribution (DC) pension market has consolidated by nearly 40% in a decade, data has shown. The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) 12th annual DC trust report revealed that there were 27,700 DC schemes in December 2021 down from 45,150 in 2011. It also showed a 2% drop in the number of schemes in the last year.

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How can employers assess value for money in a DC pension?

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Need to know: Workplace pension regulators are looking at how value for money can be clarified in defined contribution (DC) pension schemes. Ultimately the employer is one of the greatest contributors to delivering value for money from a DC workplace pension. A qualified success. A complex conundrum.

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill receives Royal Assent

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The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. The bill, introduced in the House of Commons by Jonathan Gullis MP and taken through the House of Lords by Baroness Altmann, will see the age at which eligible workers must be automatically enrolled into a pension scheme lowered from 22 to 18. 2) Bill has received Royal Assent.

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