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Cost of living increases have reached levels unprecedented in recent history. CPIH rose by 8.8% in the 12 months to July 2022, the highest annual rate since December 1990. High inflation has wide implications for pension schemes and...
Introduction The DWP published a call for evidence on 14 June 2022 to explore what support members of pension schemes need to help them make informed decisions about how to use their savings. It will also seek to understand what support...
Introduction On 6 July 2017, the DWP published a response to its autumn 2016 consultation (see our Alert) on valuing pensions for the advice requirement and introducing new consumer protections. For a PDF of this Alert click here. In this...
TPR’s revised Code of practice on the governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing money purchase benefits came into force on 28 July 2016. To coincide with this, TPR published the final versions of its...
Introduction Two consultations and a call for evidence are underway which look set to simplify certain elements of financial advice in the retirement savings context. For a PDF version of this Alert please click here. In this Alert Key...
Background The Board of the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) launched a consultation in November 2015 on its proposed new Mark, the Retirement Quality Mark (RQM). The existing PQM is focused on the accumulation phase of retirement saving, with...
