How many? NEST braced for 500,000 more employers

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NEST's Helen Dean explains how technology will help the auto-enrolment sector stage 1.8m firms in three years and says advisers are on track for a stream of new business

Since the start of auto-enrolment, we have all been preparing for the high volume of employers that will stage up to 2018. Last week we learned those volumes will be larger than expected. The announcement that an extra 500,000 employers will need to enrol workers brings home just how vital technology and collaboration will be. We are three years into auto-enrolment and the industry has learnt a lot. This is good news for the 1.8 million now starting to join us on the auto-enrolment journey. Further reading: Why auto-enrolment can add up for IFAs Their experience of pensions will ...

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