Where are the auto-enrolment opportunities for advisers?

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Auto-enrolment has begun yet advisers aren't as involved as they should be. Where are the advice opportunities? Fiona Murphy reports.

Six months have passed and auto-enrolment is in full swing. At the moment the big employee benefit consultancies (EBC) roam the pensions advice landscape. However, this should change as the small and medium sized firms reach their staging date over the next three years. A survey carried out by National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) at the beginning of the year suggests this will be the case. According to the provider's research, almost half of firms with over 5,000 employees say they would opt for EBCs, with a quarter opting for IFA support. Of the firms surveyed with between 100-99...

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