auto-enrolment

Willis Towers Watson crunches pension numbers but advises that most workers will benefit more in a company scheme if one is available

More than four in five respondents support auto-enrolment but close to half warn of initial pushback

Job comes with salary of €200,000 a year, but added wages could push pension pot to point where it is hit with tax liability

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The power of compounding is key to building a pension pot and it means how long something is invested for is probably more important than how much is invested

Absence of ‘public awareness’ programme outlining benefits of mandatory workplace pensions could derail scheme

Legislation holds planned new mandatory workplace pension scheme to lower regulatory standards than private sector rivals

Many Irish employers will struggle with the implementation of the upcoming system, staffing agency warns

Auto-enrolment legislation is a missed opportunity as calls for measures to boost women’s pension funds were ignored

Auto-enrolment start date has slipped several times before. Now pegged for ‘early 2025′, will it slip again?

CPA Ireland president says many small and medium businesses may not be able to afford cost of auto-enrolment

Companies and the Government need to act now to explain the value of a pension or run the risk of undermining landmark programme, says Aon

Aon study also says more action is needed to address pensions gap that leaves women at a disadvantage in retirement

Irish Life says savers do better under existing tax-relief regime and new approach will hit take home pay of lower earners the hardest

Irish Life says most companies have some pension “gap” but are reluctant to operate two schemes in parallel

The new State scheme will present employees with an important choice

Anything above so-called standard fund threshold is taxed at 40%

While more than half of men receive a private pension, fewer than one in three women receive the same benefit

Department of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternative

Some 800,000 workers will be brought into a scheme for the first time, but Sinn Féin says NTMA should manage new initiative and not private pensions sector

New figures show compulsory workplace saving could deliver a decent pension

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EY numbers suggest workers could retire with strong savings for retirement under new compulsory pension scheme

Analysis showed proposal by retired actuary could more than double income for workers in retirement

Industry observers skeptical that scheme – aimed at capturing 750,000 workers without pension plans – can be up and running by start of 2025

Report on UK mandatory pensions shows they have transformed the pension savings landscape within 12 years

Minister plans to launch request for tender on Friday to shortlisted firms to build landmark pensions system and publish enabling draft legislation in March

Unable to afford their own homes or save for a pension, they’ll have to carry the burden of paying for the pensions of the home-owning generation. More must be asked of older people

Starting programme in 2024 ‘very unrealistic’, says Irish Association of Pension Funds

Falling inflation and the prospect of lower interest rates point to better times for consumers in 2024 though more competition in banking would help

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Employers getting frustrated at lack of realistic guidance on landmark reform that will challenge their businesses

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Tata Consultancy Services, FNZ Group and Accenture said to be among firms preparing to bid for the 10-year contract

First proposed in 2006, auto-enrolment of workers is slated to start in the second half of next year, after years of delays and false dawns

Deadline for ‘transformative scheme’ will be met, according to Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys

Figures can be made to add up to almost anything you like, but perhaps caution is the best bet when it comes to drawing conclusions

Government has substantial work to do to improve understanding of mandatory workplace pension scheme

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Insurance Ireland suggests that plan for auto enrolment will put downward pressure on pension charges