Pension opt out may disappear as firms look to sidestep auto-enrolment
Companies examining rules of existing workplace pensions to minimise duplication under My Future Fund regime
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Ireland’s pension score slides to 10-year low in global index
Mercer report expects auto-enrolment to address long-standing concerns about sustainability of pension regime
Pensions: Uncertain times ahead of retiring workers
Auto-enrolment is widely expected to boost the retirement income of most people
Humphreys to start search for auto-enrolment investment managers
Announcement comes a week after she confirmed start date for mandatory workplace pension scheme of September 30th, 2025
Budget day is here and a major giveaway is planned
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Fiona Reddan: What lessons on pension auto-enrolment can be learned from the UK?
The Government’s plan to boost private pension coverage looks likely to have less of an impact than had been hoped
Auto-enrolment may struggle to hit contribution targets, say pension specialists
Failure to achieve 6% payments from workers and employers could significantly undermine the retirement income the plan is expected to deliver
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Pensions lobby group calls for auto-enrolment clarity in October budget
Department of Social Protection targeting start of scheme aimed at capturing 750,000 workers without pension plan in ‘early 2025′
Auto-enrolment could deliver retirement income of €15,000 a year
Willis Towers Watson crunches pension numbers but advises that most workers will benefit more in a company scheme if one is available
Strong public backing for new workplace pension scheme
More than four in five respondents support auto-enrolment but close to half warn of initial pushback
Garda pensions: Why is the force finding it hard to hire a deputy chief - and how the tax issue works
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
Coalition mulls delay to ‘living wage’ with spotlight on business costs
Seen & Heard: VAT surprise for Uber drivers; McKillen’s ‘informal contract’ with Sheikh; renewable firms’ crisis profits; pension deadline
In your 30s? It’s time to get serious about your pension
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
Government needs to explain auto-enrolment to workers, says industry expert
Absence of ‘public awareness’ programme outlining benefits of mandatory workplace pensions could derail scheme
Finance officials concerned about oversight of auto-enrolment pension scheme
Legislation holds planned new mandatory workplace pension scheme to lower regulatory standards than private sector rivals
Pension auto-enrolment: Call for companies to get six-month grace for landmark new system
Many Irish employers will struggle with the implementation of the upcoming system, staffing agency warns
Closing the gender gap in pensions cannot be put off to tomorrow
Auto-enrolment legislation is a missed opportunity as calls for measures to boost women’s pension funds were ignored
Humphreys will not name date for pensions auto-enrolment launch - because she cannot
Auto-enrolment start date has slipped several times before. Now pegged for ‘early 2025′, will it slip again?
SMEs not ready for auto-enrolment, accountancy chief warns
CPA Ireland president says many small and medium businesses may not be able to afford cost of auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment will be seen as a tax if employers don’t work on messaging
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
Pension auto-enrolment: Workers and consumers will pay for the scheme, say employers
Aon study also says more action is needed to address pensions gap that leaves women at a disadvantage in retirement
Pensions industry challenges ‘benefit’ of auto-enrolment State contribution
Irish Life says savers do better under existing tax-relief regime and new approach will hit take home pay of lower earners the hardest
Companies looking to sidestep auto-enrolment by using existing pension schemes
Irish Life says most companies have some pension “gap” but are reluctant to operate two schemes in parallel
Pension auto-enrolment is a welcome development – but workers should ensure they aren’t missing a better option
The new State scheme will present employees with an important choice
Irish executives with pension funds at €2m limit to be caught by auto-enrolment
Anything above so-called standard fund threshold is taxed at 40%
Auto enrolment plan misses chance to address gender pensions gap
While more than half of men receive a private pension, fewer than one in three women receive the same benefit
Employers may need to run two pensions under auto-enrolment
Department of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternative
Auto-enrolment pension legislation finally introduced in Dáil 25 years after it was first discussed
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
Running out of time on auto-enrolment
New figures show compulsory workplace saving could deliver a decent pension
The long-delayed auto-enrolment scheme seems good on paper, but how will it actually work?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Auto-enrolment could deliver pension pots of up to €890,000 for young workers - EY
EY numbers suggest workers could retire with strong savings for retirement under new compulsory pension scheme
Pensions Council rejects proposal to load auto-enrolment with shares
Analysis showed proposal by retired actuary could more than double income for workers in retirement
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