ABI wants new pensions deal for self-employed

New research from the ABI today makes the case for the pending pensions Green Paper to implement changes that would encourage the 2.5 million self-employed to save more towards pensions and cut the savings gap by up to £2bn. According to the survey of about 1,000 employed and self-employed people, rates of pension saving would increases substantially if the government were to introduce incentives that would "ensure a level pension playing field for all workers". Rates of saving among the self-employed are typically low, the report says, mainly because there is no matching of f...