Steve Wood, senior consultant at Helm Godfrey, offers a solution for advisers who want to advise on auto-enrolment but do not have the time or resources to do it successfully.
Auto-enrolment is often spoken of in terms of being a significant, yet largely untapped, opportunity for IFAs. Hundreds of small and medium-sized employers are desperately in need of guidance but have been left in an advice limbo because they cannot afford the services of large pension consultants. This is undoubtedly true and, as such, auto-enrolment could provide new and significant sources of income for IFAs. But the encouragement being directed at advisers to step into the market seems to sometimes overlook the fact this is not easy to do. Auto-enrolment’s potential as a new bu...
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