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Pension Schemes Bill

Introduction The Pension Schemes Bill 2016-17 (“the Bill”) was published on 20 October 2016, receiving its first reading in the House of Lords the previous day. The primary aims of the Bill are to provide for the greater regulation of...

7 days – 17 October 2016

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days The Savings (Government Contributions)...

Public sector hot topic: Outsourcing special – where now for the LGPS?

For a PDF version of this hot topic click here Since 1999, the Fair Deal guidance has set out the Government’s policy for protecting the pension benefits of public sector staff who are compulsorily transferred to private sector employers...

A practical approach to ESG – A guide for pension trustees

Read our 2020 guide, ‘ESG and climate change for pension funds’ here.  There is an increasing prominence of Environmental, Social and corporate Governance factors on pension trustee agendas and, as a result, a corresponding...

7 days – 10 October 2016

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days FCA consults on transaction cost...

ICAEW: Assurance reporting on Master Trusts – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The ICAEW is consulting on a revision of its Technical Release on Assurance reporting on Master Trusts. Originally released in 2014, the framework for assurance reporting on master trusts produced in partnership with TPR is...