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7 days

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 IFoA publishes report into the impact of...

Quarterly briefing – June 2016

Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q2 2016 (PDF, 1.62 MB) highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Current legal agenda Pensions...

Finance & investment briefing – June 2016

The Finance & investment briefing – June 2016 (PDF) takes a look at  current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: Focus on Brexit Back to basics: investment management agreements Clearing: interest...

7 days

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 British Steel Pension Scheme...

Capping early exit charges for members of occupational pension schemes

Introduction On 26 May 2016, the DWP published a consultation on capping early exit charges for members of occupational pension schemes (“the Consultation”) that contain “flexible benefits”. With the aim of ensuring that all...

7 days

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 Queen’s Speech confirms new Pensions...

TPR’s 2016 funding statement

Introduction TPR has published its annual funding statement for 2016. Although relevant to trustees and employers of all DB pension schemes, it is primarily aimed at those carrying out valuations with effective dates in the period from 22...