Customers who don’t comply can find their accounts restricted

A claim against the Employer’s Insolvency Fund for the sum was rejected by officials last year

‘Hopefully I will be able to pay the heating if I heat just my bedroom and the bathroom at night time,’ says 83-year-old Eileen McCann

Communications Workers Union says neither Government nor An Post will have to contribute as payments from pension scheme fund with surplus of €580 million

Department of Social Protection insists scheme will be in place by second half of 2024 despite doubts of other players in pensions field

Assets are growing faster than liabilities and scheme membership is also showing healthy improvement, according to Central Bank data

On the Money: Auto-enrolment will help ensure people have a comfier retirement but it’s best not to wait

Ibec backs auto-enrolment but warns firms will struggle to fund scheme as other business costs rise

Verschoyle House is generating nearly €900,000 in annual rental income from the Pensions Authority and Ornua

The Government's proposed Bill for a national auto-enrolment pension scheme incredibly completely ignores what happens after retirement

Potential for conflict as majority of pension scheme advisers are also master trust providers and promote their master trusts

Insurers offering such pensions had stopped taking new business last year because of strict EU regulations, but have now found ways to return to the market

In need of additional income and wanting to socialise, older people are looking for jobs again — and employers are happy to offer them flexibility

Pensions regulator relents on hard deadline for compliance with new governance regime as long as they commit to 12-month sign-up to new master trusts

Fear of ‘grey power’ will see younger generation burdened with cost of Government’s refusal to face up to funding the State pension

New master trust schemes will save money and improve outcomes for workers, according to industry expert

Increased governance and risk-management costs will hit existing workplace pension schemes

Some may miss compliance deadline due to the volume of work required, expert says

Regulator’s shocking threat to prosecute trustees is excessive when no alternative pensions option is available

Insurers selling single member pension schemes have suspended new business under threat of prosecution