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Guidance on monitoring employer support: Sackers’ comments

Background The draft “Guidance on monitoring employer support: covenant, contingent assets and other security”, published on 15 June 2010, draws together a number of strands from TPR’s existing publications with a specific focus on...

06/09/2010: 7 Days

LEGISLATION The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS DWP assessment of the impact of the decision to withdraw the payment of tax credits on UK dividends on UK pension funds...

Investment Hot Topics

Introduction On 2 September, the DWP published new regulations which will have an impact on the self investment rules that apply to occupational pension schemes. Whilst Europe continues to grapple with the fallout from the credit crunch,...

30/08/2010: 7 Days

LEGISLATION Equality Act 2010 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2010 ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ACTUARIES  Survey on auto-enrolment and NEST DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS DWP Survey: Employers’ attitudes...

Restriction of pensions tax relief: Sackers’ response

Background From April 2011, the Government’s intention is that tax relief on pension savings should be reformed – to reduce the complexity introduced by the former Labour Government’s plans for restricting pensions tax relief,...

23/08/2010: 7 Days

EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR RETIREMENT PROVISION Working group to examine EU Pensions Green Paper HM TREASURY Public invited to vote on savings suggestions NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PENSION FUNDS NAPF publishes submission to Government review of...

16/08/2010: 7 Days

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Consultation on draft regulations: The Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund (Valuation, Revaluation and Indexation Amendments) Regulations 2011 DWP research report: Preparing for pension...