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Background On 8 January 2026, the FCA, the DWP and TPR published a joint consultation on detailed proposals for the new value for money (“VFM”) framework for DC schemes (the “Framework”). TPR has also published an overview of the...
Background On 15 December 2025, the DWP published a consultation on trustees and governance in trust-based pension schemes. This consultation builds on the 2023 call for evidence, to which we also responded. In this response General...
Background On 19 December 2025, TPR published a consultation on a revised draft code of practice for CDC schemes. It is designed to replace the existing code applicable to single and connected employer CDC schemes in order to cater for...
Background On 23 October 2025, DWP published a consultation seeking views on policy proposals for the creation of a new type of Collective Defined Contribution (“CDC”) scheme, which is to be used only by pensioner members – a...
Background HMRC has published draft legislation to bring most death benefits and unused pension pots within the scope of inheritance tax (“IHT”), and has asked for comments by 15 September 2025. In this response General comments...
Background On 30 June 2025, the FCA published a consultation on its proposed regulatory framework for “targeted support”. The consultation also sets out the FCA’s “early thinking and its direction of travel” on simplified...
Background On 12 December 2024, the FCA published a consultation on proposals for “targeted support” in pensions, as part of the wider Advice Guidance Boundary Review being undertaken by the FCA and the Government. General comments We...
Background The HMRC has issued a technical consultation on Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) on pensions: liability, reporting and payment. In this response Responses to specific consultation questions and related comments Responses to specific...
