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DC briefing – October 2014

Welcome to the first edition of our DC briefing, which highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. We are living in times when DC pensions are regularly hitting the headlines and generating political debate.  All eyes...

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: Pensions Minister announces campaign to...

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: Chancellor abolishes 55% tax on pension...

Retirement reforms and the Guidance Guarantee – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The FCA is consulting on proposed standards for delivery partners (CP14/11) in connection with the “Guidance Guarantee” that was announced at Budget 2014. This forms part of the package of changes to the pensions tax rules,...

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: Reminder: change to definition of money...

Finance & investment briefing – September 2014

The Finance and investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Top five custody tips for pension scheme trustees Legal update Making the most of your de-risking...

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: The Pensions Act 2014 (Commencement No....