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Blog post from the Pensions Regulator on refinancing in current financial climate

Blog post from the Pensions Regulator on refinancing in current financial climate

On August 10, 2022, the Regulator published a blog post written by David Fairs, its Executive Director, setting out the Regulator’s expectations of trustees and sponsoring employers in relation to refinancing in the current economic climate.

United Kingdom | Publication | August 30, 2022
PASA publishes guidance on dashboards value data

PASA publishes guidance on dashboards value data

Hot on the heels of the DWP’s response to its consultation on the draft Pensions Dashboards Regulations, the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has published guidance on pensions dashboards value data, which it acknowledges as a complex section of the dashboards.

United Kingdom | Publication | August 30, 2022
UK Pensions Briefing: Own risk assessments: the Pensions Regulator’s “super” Code part 2

UK Pensions Briefing: Own risk assessments: the Pensions Regulator’s “super” Code part 2

Under the new “super” Code, most pension scheme trustees will need a programme of review (own risk assessment or ORA) to assess the effectiveness of their systems of governance. Second in our series of guides on what you need to do, and by when.

United Kingdom | Publication | August 24, 2022
PLSA publishes cyber risk and ORA guidance

PLSA publishes cyber risk and ORA guidance

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has a guide to Cyber Risk for pension schemes in its series of “made simple” guides.

United Kingdom | Publication | July 29, 2022
Government publishes response to consultation on dashboard regulations

Government publishes response to consultation on dashboard regulations

Further on the subject of pensions dashboards, on July 15, 2022, the DWP published its response to the January 2022 consultation on the draft Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022 which set out the standards pension schemes will need to meet under the statutory framework.

United Kingdom | Publication | July 29, 2022
Second reading for Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill

Second reading for Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill

A Private Member’s Bill, supported by the DWP, had its second reading in the House of Commons on July 15, 2022.

United Kingdom | Publication | July 29, 2022
Draft Finance Bill 2023 published

Draft Finance Bill 2023 published

On July 20, 2022, HM Treasury and HMRC published draft legislation to be included in the Finance Bill 2023, together with explanatory notes for each provision.

United Kingdom | Publication | July 29, 2022
Pensions Regulator warns trustees of looming pensions dashboard deadline

Pensions Regulator warns trustees of looming pensions dashboard deadline

Under the Pension Schemes Act 2021, the legal framework for pensions dashboards is set out.

United Kingdom | Publication | July 29, 2022
HMRC clarifies tax treatment of interest on underpaid pension arrears

HMRC clarifies tax treatment of interest on underpaid pension arrears

In its most recent Pension Schemes Newsletter, published on June 30, 2022, HMRC has clarified that an interest payment on pensions arrears qualifies as a “scheme administration member payment” and is thus an authorised payment under the Finance Act 2004.

United Kingdom | Publication | July 29, 2022


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