Charles Counsell

This week's top stories included research revealing schemes could be paying 70% more to investment managers than at the beginning of the decade.

Charles Counsell will soon leave The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to become chief executive of the Money Advice Service (MAS).

More than half a million employers have now been brought into the auto-enrolment (AE) regime with over 7.6 million people now saving in a pension.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has announced it will increase inspections on employers to ensure they are complying with their auto-enrolment (AE) duties.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned companies their credit rating could be affected if they ignore their auto-enrolment (AE) obligations.

This week's top stories included Steve Webb and Charles Counsell featuring in the New Year's Honours list, the Treasury omitting pensions from a 'ways to save' poster, and proposed changes to nuclear sector pensions.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb as well as The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) Charles Counsell and Andrew Young have been honoured in the 2017 New Year's Honours list.

Auto-enrolment (AE) has reached seven million people since it first launched four years, according to The Pension Regulator's (TPR) latest figures.

Four years of auto-enrolment (AE) has brought more young savers and low earners into workplace pensions, and even doubled membership among people not directly targeted by the policy.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has reminded companies they must fulfil their auto-enrolment (AE) duties as the number of penalties issued for non-compliance rose.