Here is a round-up of the pensions blogs and briefings that we have posted during the past month. Some of these have been broadcast but several have not, to avoid sending you too many emails. Read more

Alongside its new rules which are designed to improve the DB transfer advice market, the FCA has published draft guidance which seeks to explain how firms can comply with the FCA’s new and existing rules relating to pension transfer advice. The guidance also sets out the FCA’s views on the support trustees and employers can … Read more

The FCA’s new rules which will ban contingent charging and introduce the option for firms to offer abridged advice on defined benefit (DB) transfers came into force today (1 October 2020). These measures are intended to improve the quality of DB transfer advice. However, they could have the opposite effect if they result in more … Read more

Here is a round-up of the pensions blogs and briefings that we have posted during the past month. Some of these have been broadcast but several have not, to avoid sending you too many emails. Read more

The latest edition of our quarterly Pensions Planner is here. Click on the image below to download your copy. The Planner and our handy timeline will help you keep up to date with the latest developments in pensions law and practice and identify the key pensions issues that your scheme or organisation needs to address in the … Read more

Here is a round-up of our recent pensions blogs and briefings. To keep track of our latest updates, check out our UK pensions blog. Read more

HMRC recently published the second instalment of its guidance on the tax consequences of implementing GMP equalisation. While the guidance provides clarity and offers solutions in some areas, it also identifies some potential problems for schemes, in particular, raising the prospect of trivial commutation lump sums that have previously been paid being treated as unauthorised … Read more

Here is a round-up of our recent pensions blogs and briefings. We have also included links to some of the firm’s recent webinars which we think may be of interest. To keep track of our latest updates, check out our UK pensions blog. Read more