Sir Steve Webb

PLSA 24: How government might approach Budget pensions tax relief reform

Law and Regulation

PLSA 24: How government might approach Budget pensions tax relief reform

Reform will need to raise ‘worthwhile’ sums of money ‘sooner rather than later’

clock 17 October 2024 • 5 min read
Steve Webb: Pensions tax reform will not encourage people back to work

Industry

Steve Webb: Pensions tax reform will not encourage people back to work

Former pensions minister adds VfM framework unlikely to be implemented soon

clock 03 February 2023 • 2 min read
Cost of pension tax relief rises to £27bn

Industry

Cost of pension tax relief rises to £27bn

LCP said the rising costs should be welcomed as evidence of the success of auto enrolment

clock 12 January 2023 • 1 min read
Guy Opperman to overtake Steve Webb as longest serving pensions minister

Industry

Guy Opperman to overtake Steve Webb as longest serving pensions minister

Opperman ready to set new record as he nears five-year anniversary as minister for pensions

clock 10 June 2022 • 4 min read

Law and Regulation

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.

clock 04 February 2021 • 2 min read

Law and Regulation

PPF compensation cap deemed age discriminatory

The compensation caps applied by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have been deemed age discriminatory by the High Court in another slap down of the lifeboat regime.

clock 22 June 2020 • 2 min read

Industry

Government urged to relax rules to enable savers to rebuild pension pots

Lane Clark & Peacock partner Steve Webb has called on the treasury to relax rules which could act as a barrier to people aiming to rebuild their pension pots when the Covid-19 crisis is over.

clock 23 March 2020 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

The Treasury must make a quick decision on RPI

With wider funding challenges and the need to play for the long-term, any change to inflation indexation must be swift and firm, says Sir Steve Webb.

clock 04 March 2020 • 3 min read

Industry

Ministers 'should not rush' to raise pension access age beyond 55

Lane Clark & Peacock partner Steve Webb has urged ministers not to rush raising the pension access age amid growing speculation of a Budget announcement to accelerate the current timetable.

clock 02 March 2020 • 1 min read

Admin / Technology

HMRC guidance is the 'missing piece of the jigsaw' in GMP equalisation process

One year on from the landmark ruling on GMP equalisation, Holly Roach looks at how far the industry has come and what remains for schemes to do.

clock 30 October 2019 • 6 min read
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