Pensions

Insurer and asset manager Standard Life reported a 13% dip in group pre-tax operating profits for 2013 despite strong inflows.

The Scouts were right when they said: "Be prepared." The motto works well for auto-enrolment too.

Up to 90,000 employers would be forced to review their defined contribution (DC) schemes if a charge cap was introduced, according to a government impact assessment.

A majority of advisers have backed the recent comments made by Prince Charles, condoning the short-term outlook of the pensions industry.

Partnership has taken on 20 high liability pension members from an unnamed company in a deal worth £22m.

Automatic enrolment (AE) into workplace pension schemes "takes away savers' choices, treats them like children and should be overhauled", according to a managing partner at True Potential.

Pensions minister Steve Webb will tomorrow join Hargreaves Lansdown as an apprentice for the day.

LV= has seen a drop in life and pensions sales of 14% for the first half 2013 compared to last year.

Standard Life has launched an online auto-enrolment process, designed to facilitate the conversion of current arrangements to qualifying workplace pension schemes.

Director of Principal Financial Solutions Chris Daems argues that he may not have time to meet auto-enrolment (AE) obligations for some firms.