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Background The main purpose of the DWP’s consultation on “Workplace Pension Reform – Completing the legislative framework for Automatic Enrolment”, published on 19 July 2011, is to put into effect the findings of the...
EIOPA has issued a consultation in connection with its review of the “IORP” or Pensions Directive. The consultation focuses on: the scope of the Directive; the definition of “cross-border activity”; the scope of prudential...
Background We note that the DWP’s consultation on employer debt, published on 28 June 2011, is aimed at addressing concerns that the Employer Debt Regulations still unnecessarily inhibit corporate activity, in particular the ability...
Background In its consultation paper, “A state pension for the 21st century”, the DWP has proposed two options for reform: Option one: faster flat rating of S2P; and Option two: the introduction of a single tier flat rate pension In...
Background The purpose of this document is to set out our comments on HMT’s “Consultation on the Fair Deal Policy: treatment of pensions on the compulsory transfer of staff from the public sector”. Since 1999, the Fair Deal guidance...
Background Under section 171 of the Pensions Act 2004, the PPF Board has a duty to pay compensation on a basis that is no more or less favourable to a woman (or man) than it would be to a comparable man (or woman) in respect of pensionable...
Background The DWP consultation on offering a default option for DC automatic enrolment pension schemes, published on 13 December 2010, seeks views on the design of default options in workplace personal pensions and occupational pensions...
