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TPR’s guide to administration

TPR’s revised Code of practice on the governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing money purchase benefits came into force on 28 July 2016. To coincide with this, TPR published the final versions of its...

TPR’s guide to investment governance

TPR’s revised Code of practice on the governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing money purchase benefits came into force on 28 July 2016. To coincide with this, TPR published the final versions of its...

Call for evidence – Bulk transfers of DC pensions without member consent

Introduction On 20 December 2016, the DWP published a call for evidence seeking views on how the current provisions on the bulk transfer of DC pensions without member consent, in particular from occupational and stakeholder pension...

Autumn Statement 2016

Introduction On 23 November 2016, Philip Hammond delivered his first Autumn Statement as Chancellor of the Exchequer. It will no doubt come as a relief to many that, whilst pensions have not escaped the Chancellor’s attention entirely,...

DC briefing – October 2016

The DC briefing (PDF) highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: Four key DC issues Spotlight: Latest news on pension guidance and...

Poll findings – DC facts, myths and legends

After another turbulent year for trustees and employers of schemes with DC arrangements, we took stock of DC developments to see what new legal requirements could be arriving shortly. At our recent seminar and webinar we asked more than 70...

ICAEW: Assurance reporting on Master Trusts – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The ICAEW is consulting on a revision of its Technical Release on Assurance reporting on Master Trusts. Originally released in 2014, the framework for assurance reporting on master trusts produced in partnership with TPR is...