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News on Pensions October 2014
In this month's News on Pensions we look at DC pensions flexibility, EIOPA: 2015-17 Work Programme, pensions research, and developments in scheme administration.
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Our Pension Administration Technical Help highlights pensions news and legislation that has particular interest to what we do in Pension Administration.
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Consultation on better governance and improved accountability in the LGPS
As we continue on the journey toward 1 April 2015 and the commencement of the new LGPS governance regime, in this briefing note we take a look at Mark 2 of the gove…
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The end of defined benefit contracting-out and GMP reconciliations
The option to contract-out of the S2P will come to an end in 2016 when the Single State Pension is introduced. Currently it is only possible to contract-out of S2P …
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HMRC and GMP reconciliation
When contracting-out ends in April 2016, HMRC will no longer track contracted-out rights and will issue closure schedules to schemes so they can compare these again…
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Solvency II is looming
445 days to go (as at 13/10/14)! Solvency II is looming and there is a lot going on. There has been activity from the PRA, EIOPA, and the Treasury. Meanwhile, firms…
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Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting 30 September 2014
Our September 2014 Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting newsletter details the key financial assumptions required for determining pension liabilities unde…
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The Pensions Trust Growth Plan
The GP is a multi-employer pension arrangement offered by TPT, generally for the charitable and not-for-profit sectors. The GP has several sections or ‘Series’ that…
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All aboard the governance train
The ‘Hutton Report’ set in train a change of governance regime for public sector pension funds. The first destination date of 1 April 2015 is fast approaching just …
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Buy-outs, buy-ins and longevity swaps – Quarter 3 2014
Quarter 2 of 2014 saw several significant deals completed including the largest ever longevity swap completed by a UK pension scheme.