7 Days Archive
8th March 2021
- Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2021
- Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
- Budget day 2021
- DWP publishes response to consultation on general levy review
- FCA announcement on end of LIBOR
- FCA to amend guidance on redress for unsuitable DB transfers to reflect change in RPI calculation
- HMRC publishes Pension Schemes Newsletter 128
- IFoA publishes report on ESG reporting frameworks
- IFoA publishes report on impact of dividends and other covenant leakage on Pension Scheme Funding report
- LGPS: statutory guidance on using new employer exit payment powers
- PASA publishes dashboard guidance
- Pensions Minister sets out timetable for secondary legislation under Pension Schemes Act
- Pensions Minister updates on state pension correction exercise
- TPR publishes regulatory report on DB pension scheme settlement
1st March 2021
- The Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021
- The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
- The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments (Revocation) Regulations 2021
- DWP delays response to trustee oversight of investment consultants and fiduciary managers consultation
- AE: DWP response to consultation on the alternative quality requirements for DB and hybrid schemes, and briefing paper
- European Commission adopts Delegated Regulations
- FCA publishes final guidance on fair treatment of vulnerable customers
- ICO launches data analytics toolkit
- Judicial pensions: MoJ publishes responses to consultations and briefing paper updated
- MAPS publishes interim report on pension guidance
- Uber: Parliamentary Insight on Supreme Court ruling, and report
- PDP blogs on identity service and market engagement update
- PPF publishes corporate restructuring documents, and CIGA 2020 guidance
- Pension taxation: PLSA and Treasury Committee reports published ahead of Budget
- WPC launches inquiry into pension savings
- UK agrees to EU proposal to extend provisional application of TCA until 30 April 2021
22nd February 2021
- European Commission publishes draft adequacy decision
- Government expects pension schemes to monitor human rights social risks to their investments
- Government prepares for further extension of insolvency and company law temporary easements
- PDP launches call for input from data providers on identity standard
- PPI publishes report on “Engaging with ESG”
- Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers under Employment Rights Act 1996
- TPR blogs on Pension Schemes Act powers and climate change strategy
- TPR reports rising enforcement activity
15th February 2021
- Pension Schemes Act 2021 receives Royal Assent
- Regulations on updated NIC amounts
- Brexit round up: EU proposes extending provisional application of the TCA, HMRC updates social security contributions guidance, TPR updates cross-border pension schemes guidance
- Briefing paper on frozen overseas pensions
- Government publishes consultation on increasing the normal minimum pension age
- IA publishes briefing on the Long-Term Asset Fund
- PASA publish GMP equalisation tax guidance
- Public sector exit payments cap switched off by HMT
- Sackers survey reveals transfers to DC master trusts will continue into 2021 and beyond
- TPR publishes podcast on pension scams
8th February 2021
- Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2021
- Briefing papers published
- HMRC issues pension schemes newsletter 127
- Government publishes response to consultation on NHS pension scheme flexibility
- Response to consultation on public services pension scheme transitional arrangements
- HMT confirms UK joins the International Platform on Sustainable Finance
- ICSWG publishes guide for assessing consultants’ climate competency
- PPF consults on changes to section 143 and section 179 actuarial assumptions
- TPR notes lack of climate change consideration in DC schemes
- TPR updates information on DB and mixed benefit scheme returns