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Auto-enrolment begins on 1 October for the largest companies. Do you think employers are ready?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has proposed an equivalent to the fruit and vegetable ‘five a day' campaign to promote good financial habits.

The government is to re-examine plans for a £140 flat rate state pension amid worries about the potential political fallout.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that well-known business icons including Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady are among the celebrities to help promote auto-enrolment through an advertising campaign.

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Two-thirds of employers are unaware members pay any charges in their defined contribution schemes, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research reveals.

MetLife has pulled out of the fixed term annuity business blaming insufficient returns.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to begin a widespread advertising push on September 17 using "trusted voices" in the media to gain public support for auto-enrolment.