Pensions Act 2008 – the road to 2012


With the summer’s success at the Beijing Olympics still ringing in its ears, the Government is knuckling down to preparations for the London Games in 2012. And faced with a similar timetable for Personal Accounts, its other big project for 2012, the new Olympiad will be a busy one. The Pensions Act 2008, which paves the way for Personal Accounts, received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008. In this Alert we look at some of the key features of the new regime, as well as the more immediate changes which pension schemes can expect under the Act.

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