Workplace pensions : sharing experience

22 December 2015 - Helen Powell

Two years ago the Pensions Regulator brought in a new Code of Practice on the governance and administration of DC schemes, and trustees and providers started work on ensuring that they were operating in line with its 31 quality features. With almost undignified haste, that Code was overtaken by events, following the introduction of DC › Read More

17 December 2015 - Jason Shaw

It is surprisingly common for there to be mistakes in scheme rules. Quite often, the way those mistakes are remedied is by the employer and/or trustees going to court for rectification of the erroneous provisions. Occasionally, however, it may be possible for trustees to take advantage of an alternative, and cheaper, procedure provided for under › Read More

11 November 2015 - Stephen Richards

The nights are drawing in, the Christmas adverts are well underway, and we have 35 working days remaining in 2015. Here are my suggested priorities for pension schemes before the turn of the year: › Read More

06 October 2015 - Jason Shaw

There has been a lot of talk recently about the introduction of U.S.-style class actions into the UK. The discussion stems from the class action regime introduced by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the CRA). However, the CRA only applies to collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal for breaches of competition law – it › Read More

09 July 2015 - Helen Powell

An ISA-style system of pensions taxation, as suggested by the Chancellor in his Summer Budget yesterday, is conceptually quite straightforward. Currently the UK Government provides tax relief (subject to the annual allowance) on pension contributions as they are made, exempts investment roll-up during the accumulation phase and taxes the end product (known as an Exempt, › Read More