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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 Autumn Statement 2015 Occupational...

Banning member-borne commission in occupational pension schemes

Background The DWP is consulting on the best way of regulating a ban on member-borne commission payments in relevant occupational pension schemes that provide money purchase benefits and which are being used as qualifying schemes for...

TPR consults on revised DC Code of Practice

Introduction On 24 November 2015, TPR issued a consultation on a revised Code of Practice on the governance and administration of occupational DC trust based schemes (“the Draft Code”). The purpose of the Draft Code is to “set out...

Pensions & investment litigation briefing – December 2015

The Pensions & Investment Litigation Briefing discusses “Lessons from the Ombudsman” In this briefing: The Ombudsman’s caseload Transfers: what is a reasonable timeframe? Misquotes: relying on an incorrect benefit...

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) Act 2015 published DWP...

Finance (No.2) Act 2015

Introduction The Finance (No. 2) Bill 2015 (“the Bill”) received Royal Assent on 18 November 2015 and is now known as the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (“the Act”). The Act, which introduces a number of provisions that were announced by...

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 DWP issues consultation and consultation...