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Enhanced protection is potentially hugely advantageous because it provides an exemption from the lifetime allowance (LTA) charge when benefits come into payment. In contrast, primary protection simply raises the threshold at which the LTA...
Rarely has pensions been such an overtly political issue. On 30 November 2005, after weeks of speculation on – and allegedly objections to – its contents, the Pension Commission’s Second Report finally came in from the...
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA) comes into force on 5 December 2005 which will allow the first civil partnerships to be formed by Christmas. CPA is designed to provide a system of registration for same-sex relationships and does not...
After a series of delays, the new statutory funding objective (SFO) will finally replace the much maligned minimum funding requirement on 30 December 2005. It is the Pensions Regulator’s job not only to ensure that trustees and...
The Pensions Act 2004 transposed a number of the provisions of the European Pensions Directive into UK law. This Alert identifies some unexpected effects of the Directive on the activities of UK pension schemes from 22 September 2005....
Following representations from the pensions industry, the Board of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has announced concessions to its proposed approach for assessing the risk-based levy. (The risk-based levy, which is relevant to all...
From 6 April 2006, section 67 takes on a whole new look. Employers and trustees of occupational pension schemes contemplating changes will potentially have to surmount several hurdles in pursuit of safeguarding members’ rights. A...
