Year: 2021

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DC briefing – March 2021

The DC briefing (PDF) highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: Pension Schemes Act 2021 and DC schemes Costs and charges update Chair’s annual statement review Transfers from property funds 2021 at...

Budget Day 2021

Introduction Rishi Sunak delivered his much trailed second Budget today. Much of his focus was of course on helping the economy bounce back in these “unprecedented” times, by protecting jobs and livelihoods. Measures designed to...

7 days – 1 March 2021

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days The Administration (Restrictions on...

7 days – 22 February 2021

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days European Commission publishes draft...

PASA publishes GMP equalisation tax guidance

Introduction The latest addition to PASA’s suite of GMP equalisation guidance notes was published yesterday, the highly anticipated tax guidance (“the Guidance”). Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key points...

7 days – 15 February 2021

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Pension Schemes Act 2021 receives Royal...

Pension Schemes Act 2021 – the dawn of a new regulatory era?

Introduction Several years in the making, the Pension Schemes Act (“the Act”) finally received Royal Assent on 11 February 2021. Key elements of the new Act include beefing up TPR’s powers, changes in relation to scheme funding, and...

Quarterly briefing – March 2021

Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q1 2021 highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Current legal agenda Pension Schemes Act 2021...