Year: 2021

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PASA publishes GMP equalisation guidance on historical transfers

Introduction The latest addition to PASA’s suite of GMP equalisation guidance was published today (“the Guidance”).  Aimed at finding “a pragmatic approach to equalising historical transfers”, the Guidance builds on the High...

7 days – 9 August 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 Guidance on Public Service Pensions and...

Quarterly briefing – September 2021

The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q3 2021 highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. In this briefing Hot topic: Pension Schemes Act 2021...

7 days – 2 August 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 HMRC publishes newsletter 131 ICO...

Future of the DC pension market: the case for greater consolidation

Background In September 2020, in the consultation Improving outcomes for members of defined contribution schemes, the government set out that while consolidation is, to some degree, already happening, the rate at which this is occurring is...

7 days – 26 July 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 Public Service Pensions and Judicial...

Increasing the NMPA

Introduction On 20 July 2021, the Government published a consultation on draft clauses for the Finance Bill 2021-22. Among these are clauses which will increase the normal minimum pension age (“NMPA”) for the purposes of pensions tax....