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NOW: Pensions, the pension scheme pitched as a simple, low-cost option for auto-enrolment, has launched a series of comedy videos sending up the UK savings industry.

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into defined contribution (DC) workplace pension provision.

Pensions minister Steve Webb angered IFAs last week by saying he did not want small employers to seek ‘expensive’ auto-enrolment advice. But do advisers want the business?

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Just one in 20 employers intends to use the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) for auto-enrolment, according to Punter Southall research.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted it overestimated the number of workers who will be auto-enrolled by the end of this parliament.

Pensions minister Steve Webb today hinted at his reluctance to legislate to ban active member discounts (AMDs) in pension schemes.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has said the government does not want small employers to seek independent financial advice on auto-enrolment.

The revised timetable of staging dates for auto-enrolment has been released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

These are not going to go down as pension glory days...