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October 2017 marks the fifth anniversary of auto-enrolment. Stephanie Hawthorne assesses its progress so far and looks at areas for future improvement.

Respondents say starting contributions from an earlier age will benefit workers at retirement.

The 2017 edition of The Future Book suggests many default funds are not diversified enough to protect savers against market downturns, James Phillips reports.

A significant majority (72%) of the public are unaware minimum employee auto-enrolment (AE) contributions could triple from 1% to 3% next April.

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The PLSA's new chief executive Julian Mund speaks to James Phillips about the association's plans for the future and how it will balance competing interests

This week we want to know how successful you think auto-enrolment has been as we approach the fifth anniversary in October, and when the next significant financial crisis will be.

Hargreaves Lansdown research has found that employers support the expansion of auto-enrolment (AE) and higher minimum contributions.

Smart Pension has named Claire Altman as its first head of financial services, while Andy Cheseldine will take over her role as independent chair of trustees.

Michael Klimes finds evidence of consolidation in the DC master trust market, with the pace set to quicken as capital adequacy rules loom