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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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DWP confirms general levy hike from April; Option one chosen
DWP confirms general levy hike from April; Option one chosen

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it will increase the general levy pension rates from April 2021 in line with its preferred option.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 March 2021
DWP delays consultation response on trustee oversight of investment consultants
DWP delays consultation response on trustee oversight of investment consultants

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has delayed further a consultation response and final regulations to enact requirements relating to investment consultants.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 March 2021
Pensions minister sets out timetable for Pension Schemes Act regulations
Pensions minister sets out timetable for Pension Schemes Act regulations

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has set out a timetable for secondary legislation to bring Pension Schemes Act provisions into force.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 March 2021
What a ban on corporate directors could mean for schemes
What a ban on corporate directors could mean for schemes

Shane O'Reilly and Julia Chirnside look at how a government proposal could put professional trustees in breach of the law.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 March 2021
MPs to investigate advice in ongoing pensions freedoms inquiry
MPs to investigate advice in ongoing pensions freedoms inquiry

MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) will assess the availability of financial advice in the second stage of its pensions freedom inquiry.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 February 2021
TPR publishes full details of charity pension trustee fraud case
TPR publishes full details of charity pension trustee fraud case

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report on the case of jailed former charity for the disabled trustee and chief executive Patrick McLarry.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 February 2021
Uber drivers win pension rights
Uber drivers win pension rights

Uber drivers have once again won a legal battle to access to workers’ rights including auto-enrolment (AE) pensions, the minimum wage, and paid holidays.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 February 2021
The challenge of GMP equalisation continues
The challenge of GMP equalisation continues

Pension professionals will need to get to grips with a number of points in order to effectively implement the most recent GMP decision, write Stephen Richards and Julia Ward.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 February 2021
Finalisation of net pay review vital in Budget, Now Pensions says
Finalisation of net pay review vital in Budget, Now Pensions says

Chancellor Rishi Sunak must conclude the net pay review in the upcoming Budget to support the retirement income of low-paid workers, Now Pensions says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 February 2021
Guy Opperman: Landmark legislation moves pensions into the digital age
Guy Opperman: Landmark legislation moves pensions into the digital age

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 will revolutionise savings and help build back better and greener, says Guy Opperman.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 February 2021
Opperman: Secondary legislation now priority following Royal Assent for Pension Schemes Act
Opperman: Secondary legislation now priority following Royal Assent for Pension Schemes Act

Minister for Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has pledged to make secondary legislation for the Pension Schemes Act his “number one” priority over the coming months.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 February 2021
Government sets out plans to raise normal minimum pensions age to 57 by 2028
Government sets out plans to raise normal minimum pensions age to 57 by 2028

The normal minimum pension age (NMPA) is set to increase to 57 under plans unveiled in a government consultation today (11 February).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 February 2021
Pension Schemes Act 2021 becomes law with DB, CDC, ESG and dashboard rules
Pension Schemes Act 2021 becomes law with DB, CDC, ESG and dashboard rules

Enhanced criminal and civil sanctions for defined benefit (DB) scheme negligence have become law after the Pension Schemes Act 2021 gained its place on the statute book.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 February 2021
Treasury opts to give members deferred choice on McCloud remedy
Treasury opts to give members deferred choice on McCloud remedy

The government has opted to proceed with its “deferred choice underpin” (DCU) route for implementing a remedy to the McCloud judgment for public sector workers.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 February 2021
'Disappointed' PLSA calls for structural reform as part of DWP's general levy proposals
'Disappointed' PLSA calls for structural reform as part of DWP's general levy proposals

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has expressed it is disappointed with the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) general levy consultation – saying there should be no increase in the levy without structural reform.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 January 2021
New TPR powers could lead to upsurge in clearance applications
New TPR powers could lead to upsurge in clearance applications

The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) strengthened powers under the Pension Schemes Bill could lead to a revival of its clearance process, according to advisers and lawyers.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 January 2021
Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent
Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent

The long-debated Pension Schemes Bill has received parliamentary approval, guaranteeing its place on the statute book.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 January 2021
FCA data reveals over £20bn of DB transfers between 2018 and 2020
FCA data reveals over £20bn of DB transfers between 2018 and 2020

Some £20.1bn of defined benefit (DB) pensions were advised to transfer between 2018 and 2020, while £10.2bn were recommended not to transfer, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data reveals.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 January 2021
Trustees will need to be corporate finance experts under new TPR powers
Trustees will need to be corporate finance experts under new TPR powers

Pension trustees will have much more involvement in business discussions and corporates will need to think more about pensions when the watchdog’s increased powers come into force, LCP says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 January 2021
Is mediation set to become the new normal for pension disputes?
Is mediation set to become the new normal for pension disputes?

Mediation has been under-utilised historically as a means of dispute resolution in this area. Mark Blyth and Geoff Egerton think this is going to change.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 January 2021
TPR response to funding code consultation reveals level of industry concern over twin-track regime
TPR response to funding code consultation reveals level of industry concern over twin-track regime

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the interim response to its first defined benefit (DB) funding code consultation – highlighting the depth of industry concern around its proposed twin-track regime.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 January 2021
DWP sets de-minimis for flat-fee AE charges and launches work to standardise cost reporting
DWP sets de-minimis for flat-fee AE charges and launches work to standardise cost reporting

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will ban the charging of flat fees on AE auto-enrolment (AE) pots below £100 and launch work on how to standardise cost and charges reporting.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 January 2021
2021 outlook: What's next for regulation?
2021 outlook: What's next for regulation?

After a year that took everyone by surprise, experts tell Professional Pensions what could be on the horizon for regulation in 2021.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 December 2020
TPR bans corporate trustee and its director for 'serious' failings
TPR bans corporate trustee and its director for 'serious' failings

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has banned a corporate trustee and one of its directors from acting as pension scheme trustees after multiple governance failures highlighted a lack of competence, capability and integrity.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 December 2020
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