Three ways to charge for auto-enrolment advice

How to monetise the mammoth job of helping firms reach auto-enrolment staging

clock

Monetising the mammoth job of helping firms reach auto-enrolment staging is preventing advisers engaging with employers. But help is at hand...

It is an opportunity, apparently, and don’t advisers know it. Ever since the concept of auto-enrolment (AE) was first proposed by the Pensions Commission in 2006, advisers have been excitedly informed that employers might need their help. A Google search for ‘auto-enrolment’, ‘opportunity’ and ‘advisers’ brings up 148,000 results. Advisers would be mad not to contact all nearby employers to offer their services, the Gods seemed to say. Yet, even for advisers well versed in the ways of corporate pensions advice, helping an employer set up an AE scheme – on schedule, on budget and withi...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Investment

Active ETFs, ESG and the retirement advice challenge

Active ETFs, ESG and the retirement advice challenge

Sarasin & Partners portfolio manager Ben Gilbert joins PA in the studio

Isabel Baxter
clock 05 June 2026 • 1 min read
Tyndall Partnerships head Sullivan on bespoke empowerment

Tyndall Partnerships head Sullivan on bespoke empowerment

‘No two IFAs invest in the same suite of models’

Isabel Baxter
clock 09 December 2024 • 4 min read
Smoothed funds set to be a 'bigger asset class for the advice market'

Smoothed funds set to be a 'bigger asset class for the advice market'

‘An attractive low-risk solution for retirees’

Isabel Baxter
clock 25 November 2024 • 3 min read