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Introduction Employers may want to operate automatic enrolment as part of a flexible benefits package. In doing so, they will need to ensure that the way in which they offer a range of benefits does not inadvertently cause them to fall...
Introduction Pensions trustees could be forgiven for taking a deep breath and thinking “here we go again” as the ONS consults on making changes to RPI. Following Government announcements in the summer of 2010, CPI replaced RPI...
Introduction On 4 October 2012, the DWP published a consultation on draft legislation which will introduce a limited power for trustees of schemes which provide bridging pensions to modify their rules to take account of the impact of...
Introduction Over the last five years, TPR has responded to the growing prominence of DC provision by publishing a number of statements, Q&A guidance notes and detailed discussion papers. In doing so, it has sought to provide a...
Introduction TPR believes that ensuring the right contributions are paid into schemes at the right time will be key to the ongoing success of automatic enrolment. With this in mind, it has revised its current codes of practice on late...
Introduction As part of changes ahead of the new automatic enrolment obligations, amendments are being made to the LGPS Administration Regulations affecting how employees are enrolled into the LGPS. These changes apply to all employers...
Introduction Employers getting ready for automatic enrolment will want to use an existing pension arrangement to fulfil their statutory duty. But as many established schemes are unlikely to have been set up with auto-enrolment in mind,...
