HMRC 'will struggle' with GMP requests

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HM Revenue & Customs will struggle to cope with a deluge of information requests from trustees attempting to equalise guaranteed minimum pension payments, industry figures warn.

Last month, pensions minister Angela Eagle told the industry the 20-year problem of GMP equalisation needed to be solved (PP, February 4). However, concerns are now being raised over whether Nat...

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