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Options for Defined Benefits schemes: consultation

Background On 23 February 2024, the DWP issued a consultation on options for Defined Benefit schemes. In this response General comments Responses to specific consultation questions General comments As pensions lawyers our expertise lies,...

TPR Statement of strategy: consultation

Background On 5 March 2024, the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”) issued a consultation (“the Consultation”) on the statement of strategy (“the Statement”) that DB trustees will need to submit as part of planning and managing their...

7 Days – 15 April 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 Pensions dashboards updates TPR sets out...

7 Days – 8 April 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 More guidance from HMRC as LTA removal...

LTA-Day – certain members may wish to consider delaying transfers or taking benefits

Introduction Ahead of the LTA’s removal on 6 April 2024 (“LTA-Day”), HMRC’s latest newsletter was published on 4 April 2024 (“Newsletter 158”). Crucially, HMRC states that certain members may wish to delay transferring or...

April 2024 – what’s changing?

Introduction Several changes are coming into effect on and around 6 April 2024 and beyond. Where necessary, trustees and employers should seek advice on what those changes mean for their schemes and on any preparatory steps they should be...

7 Days – 2 April 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 TPR’s new general code comes into...