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DB funding – TPR consults on statement of strategy

Introduction TPR today published a consultation on the statement of strategy (the “Statement”) that DB trustees will need to submit as part of planning and managing their scheme’s funding.  It forms part of a wider package of...

7 Days – 4 March 2024

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 Further pension fund reforms announced...

Hot Topic: Pensions tax – getting ready for LTA-Day – February 2024

The Finance Act 2024 paves the way for the LTA’s demise from 6 April 2024. But this brings with it a number of complications, the key one being where to draw the dividing line between tax-free lump sums and taxed lump sums. This Hot...

Advice Guidance Boundary Review – proposals for closing the advice gap

Background On 8 December 2023, the FCA and HMT published a policy paper on the advice guidance boundary, with initial proposals to change the way financial advice and support are delivered to consumers. It aims to help develop a regulatory...

Consultation on options for DB schemes

Introduction On 23 February 2024, the DWP published a consultation seeking views on proposals to make it easier to make payments from DB scheme surplus to sponsors and scheme members and a model for a public sector DB consolidator run by...

7 Days – 26 February 2024

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 Finance Act 2024 receives Royal Assent...

7 Days – 19 February 2024

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 further LTA guidance...