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Digesting the Pensions White Paper for employers
In June we hosted early morning forums to look at the White Paper from an employer’s perspective and to consider the potential implications. Jane Ralph, Associate, …
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Pensions are products, not retirement strategies
Let’s get something straight: a pension is not a strategy. We explain why retirement planning strategies should be about more than just pensions, providing practica…
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Scottish LGPS structure review: considerations and consequences
Malanie Durrant, provides some initial thoughts around the options put forward in the Scottish LGPS structure consultation and asks: what are some of the considerat…
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Devolution now: taxation powers in Scotland and Wales
Devolution is adding new layers of complexity to pensions, creating confusion, questions and cost. Read our latest content related to Pensions Taxation.
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Harder, better, faster, stronger? TPR’s work will never be over
The Pensions Regulator looks set to get much busier in the future with a remit to use an expanded armoury on “the small number of employers evading their obligation…
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DC should stand for 'decent contributions'
In recent years, regulators have put so much emphasis on the minutiae of defined contribution pensions that we seem to have forgotten about the bigger picture.
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How to prevent penalties for sole trustee SSASs and FURBS
Clients who act as sole trustee to their SSAS or FURBS are unknowingly storing up potential problems for their families after their death, which could easily be avo…
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Member engagement – making it matter
Informed members make informed decisions - but effective engagement doesn’t just happen, it needs a well-defined strategy with clear understanding of where schemes …
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“Be loud and be proud”: 5 tips for increasing the usage of your EAP
Employee Assistance Programmes are one of the most effective tools available to support employees. However, they are under-promoted, under-utilised and therefore un…
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FSCS funding consultation: new levies on pension providers
A FCA consultation proposed expanding the pool from which the FSCS draws the funds it uses to pay compensation. It proposed that 25% of the levy on financial advise…