Do life events make savers more open to pension communications?

Lots of savers around the world don’t engage with their pension. This is particularly noticeable amongst those who have been automatically enrolled. The approach’s...

Research projects

Since its launch in June 2016, NEST Insight has already begun work on a number of research projects. Pension reform archive University of Birmingham and...

Drivers of engagement in pensions

We’re working with Maastricht University to deliver a wide-ranging research programme into the drivers of engagement in pensions. This project is funded by a...

Retirement challenges to be addressed by new transatlantic partnership between The...

The initiative will identify and learn from parallels between financial security challenges in the US and UK. The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, based in...

Viewpoints – what should we expect from phasing?

The first phased increase of auto enrolment contributions is due in April this year. Drawing upon research from around the globe, Will Sandbrook, executive...

Viewpoints: Evolving auto enrolment – what could be next?

Many people in and around the UK pensions system are now talking openly about the future of that system, and in particular about the...

Retirement saving and the self-employed

There’s been a welcome renewed focus recently on how to address the lack of long-term saving among those outside of traditional employment: the self-employed,...

Opting out of opting out

Encouraging retirement saving has been rich territory for applying behavioural approaches to public policy. Most research and policy interventions around retirement have focused on...

How the UK Saves: sharing insights

Last week at the Nest Insight conference we launched the inaugural edition of How the UK Saves, with our strategic partners, Vanguard. Many of you...