NEST

While there has been a surge in the number of people investing for retirement, Jonathan Stapleton says too few are engaged with their investments and explains why this must change.

The government's auto-enrolment provider NEST is going tobacco-free across all of its investment portfolios after concluding the asset is a "poor investment" for its eight million members.

Many master trust boards lack diversity, yet the ultimate goal should be to achieve cognitive inclusion to represent a large cohort of DC members, writes Kim Kaveh.

New mothers should be given a £2,000 pension top-up to address the gender gap as part of reforms to workplace pensions, according to Which?

The government's auto-enrolment provider NEST has teamed up with KAS Bank to offer a cost transparency service for its range of target date and specialist funds, to launch in Q2 2019.

Kim Kaveh speaks to industry experts about what could be in store for the UK's default auto-enrolment provider.

FTSE 100 companies are falling short in reporting workforce issues despite increased public scrutiny and regulatory focus on disclosure, research by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the High Pay Centre reveals.

As AE contribution rates rise to a minimum of 8% in just a few days time, Kim Kaveh speaks to four master trusts about their preparations for a potential change in member behaviour.

This week's top stories included NEST applying to the regulator for authorisation, while Welplan announced plans to drop out of the master trust market.

PP editor Jonathan Stapleton speaks to NEST Insight Unit head Matthew Blakstad about financial resilience, NEST's sidecar savings trial and the broader impact of AE phasing.