Auto-enrolment: 'We'll see big bumps in the road'

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Smaller firms may be reluctant to use advisers in the run-up to auto-enrolment, writes IFA Sheriar Bradbury, but if commission still existed...

With planning for retirement at an all-time low, the government's introduction of auto-enrolment has sought to shake up the way people view pensions and help push the country towards retirement saving. But while that is all very well and good for your average worker, there is no denying this will prove an administrative nightmare for the smaller companies out there. With the very largest companies now enrolled, the pressure is on small and medium-sized businesses across the country to get themselves into gear. Medium-sized employers with staff of between 50-249 workers will be expecte...

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