Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

BT Pension Scheme, TPR guidance, Abrdn DB surplus and cost of living pressures on retirees

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Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

This week’s top stories include the BT Pension Scheme completing GMP equalisation, The Pensions Regulator announcing plans to publish guidance and Abrdn is considering its options over its defined benefit surplus.

1. BT Pension Scheme completes GMP equalisation The BT Pension Scheme has completed its GMP equalisation work - assessing over 200,000 scheme members and creating a plan to make necessary adjust...

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