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Quarterly Briefing

Contents The June, 2013 Quarterly Briefing (PDF, 658 KB) highlights significant developments in pensions law, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases Current Legal Agenda Pensions...

Sackers’ Response to DWP consultation on employer debt

Background The DWP’s consultation and draft regulations seek to address defective drafting in The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010, which, if adopted, will amend...

03/06/2013: 7 Days

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS State Pension: Greater numbers to benefit Contracted-out pension calculations after 5 April 2016 Attitudes to pension saving: DWP research PENSION PROTECTION FUND GMP Equalisation Factors and Template Lady...

28/05/2013: 7 Days

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK & PENSIONS UK welcomes EU’s change of heart on “damaging” plans for Solvency II pensions rules EQUITABLE LIFE PAYMENT SCHEME Equitable Life – all in hand? EUROPEAN COMMISSION Occupational Pension...

20/05/2013: 7 Days

PENSIONSEUROPE Preliminary results of the Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS Draft Statutory Instrument – The Registered Pension Schemes (Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Pensions Newsletter 57...

Pensions Bill 2013

Introduction The Pensions Bill 2013 (“the Bill”) was published on 10 May 2013. While its main purpose is to implement the new single tier state pension, it also contains several key measures for occupational pension schemes. In...

13/05/2013: 7 Days

LEGISLATION Pensions Bill 2013-14 The Registered Pension Schemes (Reduction in Pension Rates, Accounting Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 The Pension Protection Fund (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 The Pension Schemes...