Tom Nall: Why 2017 will be a challenging year for workplace pensions

Re-enrolment and salary exchange

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2017 looks set to be a bumpy ride for workplace pension propositions, warns Tom Nall, before going on to outline some of the more nuanced angles of which advisers should be aware

It appears, at long last, that I am beginning to be able to multi-task - that is, if listening to the Pensions Regulator and having kittens at the same time counts as multi-tasking. It turns out I am also generous, as I find myself worried on behalf of the half-million or so employers and their payrolls that are going to be swept up in the biggest year for pensions since records began. These fears are, however, perhaps as well-known as they are well-founded so, in this article, I would instead like to outline some of the other more nuanced areas covered at the workplace masterclass event...

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