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  • 2013/2014 PPF levy consultation

    The PPF`s recent consultation document sets out the basis on which it intends to charge the Pension Protection Levy (the "Levy") for the 2013/14 levy year. 

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  • RPI 2.0 - ONS consultation on changing the index

    Pensions trustees could be forgiven for taking a deep breath and thinking "here we go again" as the ONS consults on making changes to RPI.

    Following Government announcements in the summer of 2010, CPI replaced RPI as the statutory minimum for increases and revaluation in both public and private sector DB pension schemes from 1 January 2011. The ONS has now published a consultation on changing the methodology for calculating RPI, putting forward four possible options. The consultation closes on 30 November 2012.

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  • Consultation on draft legislation - bridging pensions

    On 4 October 2012, the DWP published a consultation on draft legislation which will introduce a limited power for trustees of schemes which provide bridging pensions to modify their rules to take account of the impact of changes to SPA.

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  • TPR consults on revised "contribution" codes and accompanying guidance

    TPR believes that ensuring the right contributions are paid into schemes at the right time will be key to the ongoing success of automatic enrolment. With this in mind, it has revised its current codes of practice on late payment of contributions to occupational DC (No.5) and personal pension schemes (No.6) (the "Codes"). The Codes have been issued for consultation, together with two new sets of accompanying guidance.

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  • Do you want your employees to join the Local Government Pension Scheme automatically?

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  • Consultation on miscellaneous amendment regulations

     The DWP has published a consultation on changes to regulations which affect contracted-out DB schemes and bulk transfers without consent.

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