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Half of HR professionals don’t understand Ireland’s pension auto-enrolment system

The study found many businesses are unprepared for the long-delayed scheme

John Walsh: The pensions time bomb will be as societally disruptive as the housing crisis

The government must start planning now to ensure that the state has the fiscal resources it will need to meet the future demands of the population

Troubled pension fund’s loan sparks possible legal action

Hartley Pensions, which is being wound down, has been castigated by British financial watchdog over the handling of £15 million of client funds

Tipperary based SYS Group acquires retirement planning firm

Acquisition will bring overall assets under management by SYS Group to over €315 million

Stripe clawed back pension contributions after staff cuts

Collison brothers’ ecommerce unicorn continues to cut value of shares in face of tech sector shrinkage

Wilton Group subsidiary faces winding up petition in Britain

Tony Flanagan, Irish chief executive of the British pension management firm, has also had to contend with regulatory issues at Hartley Pensions, which has been placed in administration

Universities given €139m pensions bailout as retirees live longer

Emergency injection of state funds was approved by the Dáil last month and brought the total contribution to university pensions funds up to €224m

Irish boss of pension management firm criticised by British watchdog

Tony Flanagan, chief executive of Wilton Group, is in a stand-off with the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over what it calls ‘serious operational, financial and regulatory issues’ at a subsidiary called Hartley Pensions

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This working life: Time out of work means money out of your pension

Job sharing, unpaid parental leave and reduced hours may be attractive ways to improve work-life balance, but they must be considered when planning for retirement

Delays to new pension system costing private sector workers thousands

The timeline for the auto-enrolment scheme has been repeatedly pushed back

Varadkar: PRSI will need to rise to keep state pension at 66

The government is working on new PRSI roadmap which will detail how much workers will have to pay to keep the pension age at 66 for the next ten years

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Businesses need to note the changes in pensions landscape

Of all the changes that have recently come into play including auto enrolment and flexible retirement age, the IORP II reforms are undoubtedly the most pressing

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Back to the future: strategies to boost staff pension buy-in

With cost of living pressures uppermost in everyone’s minds this year, it’s hard to encourage employees to invest in their pensions. Here are five ways to ensure your people don’t get left behind

Mercer: Failure to raise Irish pension age to 68 sparks worry over sustainability

The government recently announced the age will remain at 66

Pensions Authority to review fund rules after British debacle

The regulator says the recent panic in Britain has left Irish pension funds ‘unscathed’, but he will nonetheless ‘be looking at what lessons could be learned’

Thousands of workers face lower state pensions after reforms

Minister says new 40-year total PRSI contributions regulation will save the national coffers €43 billion by 2070

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‘PRSI increases for keeping pension age at 66’ - Humphreys

Cabinet rejects recommendation of independent commission to raise state pension age to 67 by 2031 and to 68 by 2039

Nearly 40% have no pension in place as cabinet approves plan to keep retirement at 66

Survey finds broad lack of pension preparedness ahead of new government plan to increase state pensions for those who work to 70

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This Working Life: Preparation is key to living your best life after work

It’s never been a more timely moment to begin broadening the conversations we have about what retirement planning is