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Administering occupational pension schemes is a tough gig. The past few months have seen a steady stream of new legislation which has meant administrators have had to make significant changes to their processes, systems and documentation...
The DC briefing (PDF) highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: DC agenda Pensions dashboards Delivering the Stronger Nudge to...
Cool (pension scheme) runnings – working with your administrator Administering a pension scheme is not easy and the bar keeps getting higher with new requirements such as the statutory transfer checks and the stronger nudge to guidance....
Introduction On 17 January 2022, the DWP published its response to the July 2021 consultation, together with final regulations, on proposals to implement a “Stronger Nudge” to pensions guidance. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In...
Following on from my August 2021 blog post on the DWP’s plans to introduce simpler annual benefit statements, we have now had some time to digest the DWP’s response in October to its consultation and the finalised Regulations, which...
Earlier this year the Pension Schemes Act 2021 provided the long awaited statutory framework for Collective Money Purchase (“CMP”) schemes, commonly referred to as Collective Defined Contribution (or “CDC”) in the UK. This was...
Introduction On 19 October 2021, the DWP published its response to the consultation on proposed regulations and statutory guidance to introduce simpler annual statements for members of DC auto-enrolment schemes. Final regulations (“the...
