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Growing demand – how well are you positioned?
The final transaction figures for 2017 confirmed total buy-in and buy-out business volumes have exceeded £10bn, with a combined market figure of £12.2bn for the yea…
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5 April looms - pensions and tax planning for high earners
The 31 January deadline for paying tax for 2016/17 has now passed. Senior staff now have to think ahead to the end of the current tax year, ending on 5 April 2018.
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Take control of your DB transfer strategy
Did you know that one of the most significant trends emerging for employers who sponsor a DB pension scheme, was the rise in transfer values paid out to scheme memb…
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Are transfer values cost effective for companies?
Our latest blog discusses and comments on defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) transfer values, including analysis of ACA survey results.
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VAT on pension costs - Part 5: Throwing in the towel?
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) appears to have given up the fight in relation to VAT on defined benefit (DB) pension costs and as predicted, we may now never see a c…
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Small change?
John Hoskin looks at CP16/17. This is not 'just another' consultation paper on PRA fees.
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BBC and IBM: Questions of trust and duty
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of two employers after amendments in their defined benefit pension schemes were challenged by scheme members. Tyron Potts ex…
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Moving of State Pension Age
Last week’s announcement from the Government told us that the state pension age (SPA) will rise to 68, seven years earlier than previously planned, which for most d…
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The 21st Century Trustee – collaboration (and jubilation?)
Steve Ellul explores the initial noises coming from those moulding the future of trusteeship which appear encouraging.
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Interesting times: How to adapt to survive a turbulent pensions world
As the UK enters a period of significant change, Finance Directors and Pension Managers need a dynamic DB pension strategy that will be resilient in the face of cha…