NAPF Conference: new shadow pensions minister outlines his agenda

After taking on the role only 10 days ago, the new shadow minister for pensions Gregg McClymont (pictured), yesterday addressed the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Conference in...

NAPF Conference: 'get on with preparing for auto-enrolment now' employers told

HR directors and pensions managers at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Conference in Manchester were yesterday warned to “get on with it” when it comes to pensions auto-enrolment, by...

NAPF Conference: Government will act to stop employers bribing staff to leave defined benefit pension schemes

The Government will “take action” over companies offering employees cash incentives to leave final salary defined benefit schemes, the pensions minister Steve Webb announced yesterday at the NAPF...

NAPF Conference: three million employees could opt out of auto-enrolment, research finds

Three million employees are likely to "turn their backs" on Government plans to automatically enrol them into a pension, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) said today.

Employer miscommunication of pensions to new recruits ‘woeful and deeply worrying’ according to NAPF

Employer miscommunication of pensions to new recruits ‘woeful and deeply worrying’ according to NAPF

Government climb down on state pension age will benefit 33,000 female employees

Women who would have seen a two-year increase to their state pension age will have their wait reduced to 18 months, welfare secretary Iain Duncan Smith (pictured) has announced yesterday, meaning the...

UK pensions system maintains adequacy, sustainability and integrity, according to Mercer

The UK pension system has maintained its sixth place ranking for the third year running in a global comparison of national pension systems, according to HR consultancy Mercer.

Pensions auto-enrolment: 100 employers already signed up to NEST

Almost 100 employers have so far signed up to use National Employees Savings Trust (NEST) ahead of the introduction of employer duties and automatic enrolment of staff in to pensions in 2012, NEST...

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Pensions auto-enrolment: it’s a case of planning

People today are likely to live longer than the generations that went before them, they have greater freedom at which age they choose to retire or take their pension and they face an increasing...

Employee faith in occupational pensions hits rock-bottom, according to NAPF

Staff confidence in pensions has hit a record low in the ongoing fallout from the financial crisis, the NAPF reported this morning.

Private sector employees oppose an autumn of public sector strikes over pensions

Unite, the largest union in the country, will ballot its 250,000 members in the public sector for industrial action in defence of public service pensions.

Heineken receives 95% voluntary sign-up to DC pension scheme

Heineken, the beer and cider company, has achieved a 95% voluntary sign-up to its new defined contribution (DC) pension scheme - with 2,091 employees from an eligible 2,200 choosing to joining the...

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