Ten top takeaways from the general code of practice

The code has been described as a ‘trustee handbook’ for running pension schemes well

Jonathan Stapleton
clock • 10 min read
The general code has been described as a 'trustee handbook' for running a scheme
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The general code has been described as a 'trustee handbook' for running a scheme

This morning (10 January), the long-awaited general code of practice was laid in parliament… In this article, PP summarises the key industry takeaways following the announcement.

The code - which consists of 51 topic-based modules - aims to improve pension scheme governance - consolidating ten of the regulator's existing codes and updating them in the process, but also intr...

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