PENSIONS ACT 2004 Synopsis: The Pensions Regulator urges medium and small firms to find out when auto enrolment will affect their business. Date posted: Thursday, March 13, 2014 The Pensions Regulator has issued a reminder notice on their website for medium and small employers after their research shows many employers are unprepared for Auto Enrolment. Thousands of […]
PENSIONS – AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT/AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT Synopsis: The Government has published their response to March 2013 consultation on proposed technical changes to AE processing. Date posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Our previous bulletin detailed the Automatic Enrolment Technical Changes consultation document. The Government has now published their response to the consultation and more specifically the exemption […]
ANNUITIES/PURCHASED LIFE ANNUITY Synopsis: Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has introduced a new Schedule to the Pensions Bill 2013, which will enable regulations to be laid restricting the charges that can be made in respect of qualifying money purchase schemes. Date posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013 Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and […]
FINANCIAL TIMES Financial Times:” UK state pension to rise by £2.95 per week”. State pension payments are expected to rise by £2.95 a week from next April following the release of official inflation data this week. Click here to go directly to the article Financial Times:” Probes boost HMRC tax take”. The amount of tax collected by […]
