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Almost 70% of employees believe they will take up auto-enrolment into an occupational pension from 2012, government research claims.

Pensions alone cannot solve a looming retirement crisis caused by the baby boomer effect and a radical rethink is needed, according to pensions expert Ros Altmann.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging the Government to bring forward the launch of auto-enrolment in workplace pensions.

The Government needs to do more to ensure minority groups make adequate pension savings following the introduction of Personal Accounts.

PADA chief executive Tim Jones will join Ned Cazalet to speak at the TISA Retirement Savings Challenge conference.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says concerns for the future of workplace pension schemes remain despite amendments to the Pensions Bill.

One in five pension schemes say they will level down either by lowering contributions or switching new employees to Personal Accounts from 2012, according to the NAPF's annual survey of 502 schemes.

Pensions minister Mike O'Brien has been moved to the energy and climate change department as part of a cabinet reshuffle that has dealt a fresh blow to UK pensions reform.

Xafinity Paymaster, a provider of outsourced pensions administration, is calling on the Pension Regulator to consider personal accounts as the default option for small businesses without pension provision.