NEST

The vast majority of employers approaching auto-enrolment will seek professional financial advice, according to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Less than 10% of employees automatically enrolled into a pension scheme have so far elected to opt out, according to official figures.

Financial advisers should utilise their relationships with solicitors and accountants to drum up auto-enrolment (AE) business, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has said.

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NEST Corporation, the trustee body that runs auto-enrolment pension scheme NEST, has been defrauded out of more than £1.4m, it has revealed.

Advisers should finalise and promote their auto-enrolment proposition now or they risk missing a "great opportunity", according to NEST.

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