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Pensions & investment litigation briefing – April 2016

The Pensions & Investment Litigation Briefing (PDF) reviews recent case law and examines the practical lessons for trustees and employers In this briefing: Top tips for trustees: defending member complaints Transfers: the decision in...

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 Finance (No.2) Bill 2016 The Pensions...

Finance (No.2) Bill 2016

Introduction The Finance (No.2) Bill 2016 (“the Bill”) was published on 24 March 2016. It includes measures which were first published draft in December 2015 (see our Alert) as well as new provisions which were announced in this...

Changes coming into force on and from 6 April 2016

Introduction In yet another busy year for pension schemes, the tax rules (see our Alert) are not the only things changing on and from 6 April 2016. A host of other reforms will also come into effect from that date. For a PDF version of...

Pensions tax changes from 6 April 2016

Introduction While George Osborne’s eighth Budget did not herald a major shift in the pensions tax relief system this time around (see our Alert for details), changes to the system are nevertheless on the horizon. On and from 6 April...

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 Budget 2016 Income Tax (Pay As You Earn)...

Budget 2016

Introduction As promised, the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not announce any changes to pensions tax relief in his 2016 Budget. While the headline is the new “Lifetime ISA”, there are a few new measures for pension schemes to grapple...