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Key April dates and issues for your diary

Introduction Whilst we have been living through an unprecedented year, as usual the start of April heralds a number of changes for pensions. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key dates Off-payroll working – rule changes...

Budget Day 2021

Introduction Rishi Sunak delivered his much trailed second Budget today. Much of his focus was of course on helping the economy bounce back in these “unprecedented” times, by protecting jobs and livelihoods. Measures designed to...

Pension Schemes Act 2021 – the dawn of a new regulatory era?

Introduction Several years in the making, the Pension Schemes Act (“the Act”) finally received Royal Assent on 11 February 2021. Key elements of the new Act include beefing up TPR’s powers, changes in relation to scheme funding, and...

Budget Day 2020

Introduction After only a few weeks in the job, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, today delivered his first Budget. Whilst much of his focus was on shoring up the NHS, the economy, and business during unprecedented times, key changes to the...

Pension Schemes Bill 2019-20

Introduction The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill (“the Bill”) has been published. As might be expected, several clauses and schedules are devoted to laying the groundwork for “collective money purchase benefits” and pensions...

Collective DC Schemes get the go-ahead

Introduction The DWP published its response to consultation on “Delivering collective defined contribution schemes” on 18 March 2019. This gives the green light for a particular model of trust-based, collective defined contribution...

Consultation: delivering CDC schemes

Introduction On 6 November 2018, the DWP published its consultation on “Delivering collective defined contribution pension schemes”. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key points History of CDC What is a CDC scheme? New...