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Guides to support Code of practice 13: Governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing money purchase benefits – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background TPR is consulting on a series of new guides aimed at helping trustees know “how to” implement the draft revised DC code which is due to come into force in July 2016. The guides have been designed to support the new DC code...

Public sector briefing – May 2016

The Public Sector briefing May 2016 (PDF) highlights the latest developments in public sector pensions In this briefing: Thee key issues Spotlight – LGPS Pooling: the great LGPS investment exodus...

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 Bank of England and Financial Services...

Brexit? How the referendum could affect UK pensions

Introduction On 23 June 2016, those eligible will be able to vote on the question “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?”. In the event that the UK does vote for “Brexit”, what...

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 EIOPA reports on consultation regarding...

Poll findings – Budget 2016: A turning point for lifetime savings?

While the Chancellor’s Budget on 16 March did not reveal a radical reform of pensions tax relief, the introduction of a new lifetime ISA  (“LISA”) could mark a turning point in how individuals save during their working life. At our...

Creating a secondary annuity market

Introduction The Government has published three consultations in connection with the proposed secondary market for annuities (“the New Market”). For a PDF version of this Alert click here. In this Alert Key points Background...