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7 Days Archive

A weekly digest of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate the information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR.

7 Days Archive

17th May 2021

  • Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill
  • Bank of England and FCA encourage market participants to switch to SONIA instead of LIBOR
  • Data protection update: LIBE calls for amendment to draft UK adequacy decisions, and ICO update on standard contractual clauses
  • DWP consultation on a mandatory approach to simpler annual benefit statement templates
  • DWP consultation on pension scams
  • FSCS article on the rise in online financial scams
  • HMRC publishes Trust Registration Service Manual
  • PDP publishes progress update report
  • PLSA calls for legislation to provide extra support for savers at retirement
  • PLSA report on cost transparency initiative usage
  • Queen’s Speech 2021

 

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10th May 2021

  • European Commission second report on clearing solutions for pension scheme arrangements under EMIR
  • FCA consultation on new category of long term asset fund
  • FCA to continue supervisory action on DB-DC pension transfer advice until 2022
  • House of Lords publishes briefing on possible pensions and benefits announcements in the Queen’s Speech
  • TPR speech on protecting savers from scammers

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4th May 2021

  • Pension (Non-Taxable Payments Following Death) (Real Time Information) Regulations 2021
  • Briefing paper on uprating public service pensions
  • FCA proposals on “nudge” to pensions guidance
  • HMRC issues Pension Schemes Newsletter 129
  • HMRC updates guidance on Trust Registration Service
  • PASA announce DC Transfer Working Group
  • PPF confirms actuarial assumption changes
  • TPR and PPF consult on updates to DB data
  • UKSIF report encourages sustainability “upskilling” for pension scheme trustees
  • WPC launch inquiry on pension stewardship

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26th April 2021

  • Action Fraud launches awareness campaign
  • DWP report outcome of Chair’s statement review
  • PPI publishes final report in ESG series
  • Treasury Committee report on achieving net zero

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19th April 2021

  • EDPB publishes opinions on draft UK adequacy decisions
  • PDP issues Invitation to Tender for pensions dashboard digital architecture
  • TPR blogs on its new powers

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