Year: 2021

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7 days – 4 October 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 Insolvency regulations updated FCA...

PASA issues anti-franking guidance

Introduction Following requests from the industry to expand upon the section included in its methodology guidance, on 29 September 2021 PASA issued supplemental guidance on allowing for anti-franking when achieving GMP equality (“the...

Key changes in force from 1 October

Introduction Several key changes are coming into effect from 1 October 2021 under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (“PSA21”) and beyond. Where necessary, trustees and employers should seek advice on what those changes mean for their...

7 days – 27 September 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 Occupational Pension Schemes...

7 days – 20 September 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 Pensions Regulator (Employer...

Increasing the normal minimum pension age for Pensions Tax

Background In July, HMRC published a consultation on draft clauses for the Finance Bill 2021-22, including provisions which will increase normal minimum pension age (“NMPA”) for pensions tax purposes from age 55 to 57. This is designed...

7 days – 13 September 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 Insolvency regulations DDCMS...

New notifiable events and the declaration of intent

Introduction Against the backdrop of PSA21, on 8 September 2021,  the DWP published a consultation seeking views on changes to the notifiable events regime. In addition, the Government confirmed that it will press ahead with the...