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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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Pensions Bill

Browne: Steve Webb's commitment to charge cap 'shamefully collapsed'

Steve Webb's commitment to introducing a charge cap on auto-enrolment (AE) schemes has "shamefully" collapsed, Labour's Lord Desmond Browne says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 February 2014
Opposition fails to secure Pensions Bill pot follows member amendment

An opposition amendment that would have allowed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to rethink its pot follows member proposals has been narrowly defeated in the House of Lords.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 February 2014
Pot follows member plans attacked by broad coalition

Organisations representing employers, consumers, workers and the elderly have joined the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) in urging the government to rethink its commitment to pot follows member.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 February 2014
Govt publishes Pensions Bill amendment on transaction cost disclosure

The government has proposed an amendment to the Pensions Bill which will pave the way for regulations requiring the disclosure of transaction costs to scheme members.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 25 February 2014
Govt to add charge disclosure requirements to Pensions Bill

The government will introduce transparency requirements on transaction charges in workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes, pensions minister Steve Webb has announced.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 24 February 2014
Webb: Job moves will not automatically trigger pot follows member transfers

Pots follows member transfers will not be automatically triggered by a member moving jobs, pensions minister Steve Webb says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 January 2014
Qualifying period for single-tier pension set at 10 years

People will have to build up at least 10 years of National Insurance payments or equivalent credits to be eligible for the single-tier state pension.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 December 2013
TPR sets out how it will balance statutory obligations

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has opened a consultation on defined benefit (DB) regulation, setting out how it will pursue its new objective to minimise the impact of scheme funding on employer growth.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 December 2013
McClymont tables amendment for TPR charges register

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill in order to force providers to fully disclose charges to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Regulation
  • 28 October 2013
Labour pushes to make annuity broking legal requirement

The use of an annuity broker at retirement could be written into the latest version of the Pensions Bill after Labour tabled an amendment to the legislation.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 October 2013
Government proposes Pensions Bill amendments to allow charge cap

The government has tabled amendments to the Pensions Bill 2013 that will allow it to impose a charge cap on schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 October 2013
Pensions Bill 'side-effect' could put corporate trustees out of business

An "unintended consequence" of the Pensions Bill could put entire corporate trustees out of business if a director is prohibited from overseeing a scheme.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 July 2013
Govt to remove lump sum benefit for state pension deferral

Pensions minister Steve Webb is to use the Pensions Bill to change the structure of benefits given to people who delay taking the state pension.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 July 2013
Govt to publish DC quality standards call for evidence today

The government will today publish a call for evidence into quality standards in workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 July 2013
Greens table amendment to Pensions Bill for same-sex scheme equality

The Green Party has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would grant civil partners the same right as married couples to survivors' pensions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 July 2013
ACA launches pension trends survey

The Association of Consulting Actuaries has launched its latest Pension trends survey, which will gather information and opinions on auto-enrolment and the Pensions Bill.

  • Industry
  • 03 July 2013
Labour tables Pensions Bill amendment giving TPR power to force scheme mergers

Labour has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill which would give The Pensions Regulator (TPR) the power to force trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes to merge.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 July 2013
Government to get power to exempt some workers from AE

The government has added a clause to the Pensions Bill that could exempt companies from having to auto-enrol staff who would not benefit from being put into a scheme.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 July 2013
Tory MP says Pensions Bill fails on charges

The draft Pensions Bill does not do enough to protect consumers from obtuse and excessive charges, a Conservative MP claims.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 June 2013
TPR's funding statement: Give the regulator credit where it's due

Jack Jones says the regulator has got it right

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 May 2013
Consultancy charging ban 'less dramatic than it sounds'

The move to ban consultancy charging is "less dramatic than it sounds" as most of the charges that can end up with the employer's adviser remain unaffected, according to a consultant.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 May 2013
DWP gets power to ban ETVs

The government will be given the power to ban incentivised transfer exercises under the Pensions Bill published today.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 May 2013
Pensions Bill spells out TPR employer objective

The government has set out the exact phrasing of The Pensions Regulator's new employer growth objective.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 May 2013
Queen's Speech confirms flat-rate state pension in April 2016

The Pensions Bill will introduce a £144 flat-rate state pension from April 2016, the Queen's Speech confirmed today.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 May 2013
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