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Pensions tax changes – the revised allowances and removing the LTA

Introduction Following on from this year’s Spring Budget, on 11 July 2023 the Finance (No.2) Bill received Royal Assent and, just a week later, draft clauses for inclusion in the next Finance Bill to deal with abolishing the LTA were...

7 days – 17 July 2023

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 Government announces “Mansion House”...

Mansion House Reforms – the pensions avalanche

Introduction As widely trailed in the press, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Mansion House speech last night. Being guided by three golden rules, including seeking to secure the best possible outcomes for pensions savers, he...

7 days – 10 July 2023

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 TPR publishes DC schemes survey results...

7 days – 3 July 2023

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 Retained EU Law Bill receives Royal...

7 days – 26 June 2023

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 High Court decision on failure to obtain...

High Court decision on failure to obtain a s37 confirmation

Introduction On 16 June 2023, in the case Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited (and others), the High Court ruled on the correct interpretation of historic legislation governing the amendment of contracted-out DB schemes. Click...