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AUTO-ENROLMENT A presentation by Bill Walker Partner Greyfriars Asset Management LLP Greyfriars Asset Management LLP is authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority
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For professional advisers only People are living longer Source: Office for National Statistics, Pension Trends Chapter 2, 16 February 2012.
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For professional advisers only Its unaffordable Source: Office for National Statistics, Pension Trends Chapter 5, 27 October 2011.
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Happy 100 th birthday 1 In 1917 = 24 Telegrams In 1952 = 255 Telegrams In 2007 = 8,439 Telegrams By 2046 = 214,700 Telegrams 1 Source: The official website of The British Monarchy, January 2012
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AUTO-ENROLMENT All businesses Auto-enrol all eligible employees (including directors) Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme By your staging date
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STAGING DATE Based on the number of employees as at 1 st April 2012 The Pensions Regulator – inform employers 12 months prior thepensionsregulator.gov.uk – PAYE Ref.
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STAGING DATE 250 plus employeesOct 2012 – Feb 2014 249-501/4/14 - 1/4/15 Less than 501/6/15 - 1/4/17 New employers between1/4/12 - 30/9/17 Staging date between1/5/17 - 1/2/18
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ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES Eligible jobholder Entitled worker Non-eligible jobholder
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PENSIONABLE EARNINGS Qualifying earnings – includes bonus, overtime, sick pay, maternity/paternity, adoption pay (between £5,668 - £41,450 p.a.) (increased annually) 7% of all earnings 9% of basic pay
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PHASING IN Qualifying earningsTotal Employer minimum Oct 12 – Sept 172%1% Oct 17 – Sept 185%2% Oct 18 onwards8%3%
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PHASING IN 7% of all earnings Total Employer minimum Oct 12 – Sept 172%1% Oct 17 – Sept 185%2% Oct 18 onwards7%3%
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PHASING IN 9% of basic pay Total Employer minimum Oct 12 – Sept 173%2% Oct 17 – Sept 186%3% Oct 18 onwards9%4%
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OPTING OUT Employees can opt-out at any time Within one month – refund of contribution After one month – no refund DIRECTORS – TAKE CARE!!
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WHO WITH? Insurance companies Scottish Life, Standard Life, Aviva Scheme by scheme consideration Number of employees, average age\salary\contribution Profitable At 1% each – probably not
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NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST (NEST) Low to medium earners More expensive than insured 1.8% deducted off each contribution plus 0.3% p.a. annual management charge Limited fund choice Cautiously invested even for younger people Currently doesnt allow transfers in or out Provider of last resort
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SANCTIONS Stage 1 – Compliance notice - time scale Stage 2 – Fixed penalty £400 Four weeks minimum to sort it out Stage 3 – Daily penalties 1-4£50 5-49£500 500+£10,000
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SUMMARY Start now 2015 - 50,000 employers per month – staging date Industry wont cope Take advice on: -Definition of pensionable pay -% contributions -Which provider www.greyfriars.co.uk
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AUTO-ENROLMENT A presentation by Bill Walker Partner Greyfriars Asset Management LLP Greyfriars Asset Management LLP is authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority
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