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Exactly a week after the Government unveiled its pensions plans in three major papers, the Pension Schemes Bill began its Parliamentary journey on 5 June 2025. Described by the Chancellor as a “game changer”, the Bill sets out a...
Claire Carey provides an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in the UK. The Government is planning to lift restrictions on how well-funded, occupational DB schemes that are “performing...
Claire Carey provides an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in the UK. In her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves confirmed the Government’s plans to create...
Claire Carey provides an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in the UK. In this quarter’s Spotlight, Ferdy Lovett takes a look at the latest DC developments, including the FCA’s...
After years of consultations and speculation, TPR hailed the new DB funding requirements as a “key milestone in delivering the significant package of work to improve the security and sustainability of DB pensions”. With the DWP...
How to solve the problem of overpayments – practical tips and solutions to the difficulties and pitfalls that arise In the complex world of pensions, mistakes happen – sometimes resulting in the overpayment of pension benefits....
Claire Carey provides an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in the UK, which includes taking a look at what the outcome of the General Election means for the direction of future pensions...
Claire Carey provides an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in the UK. With 6 April 2024 marking the end of the lifetime allowance (LTA), further regulations are due and HMRC guidance...
6 April 2024 marks the end of the lifetime allowance (LTA). But the LTA’s demise brings with it a number of complications, the key one being where to draw the dividing line between tax-free lump sums and lump sums subject to tax in its...
