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A round-up of pensions developments: April 2013

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 3 2013

On 8 April 2013, the DWP issued an interim response to its consultation of early last year on equalising for the unequal effects of Guaranteed Minimum

Overpayments of benefits: when can a beneficiary keep the overpayment?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 27 2010

In a perfect world, pension scheme trustees would always pay the correct amount of benefit to the correct beneficiary at the correct time

GN16 and GN28 actuarial certificates withdrawn from 1 October 2011

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 3 2011

The Board of Actuarial Standards' guidance notes GN16 and GN28 have been withdrawn from 1st October 2011

A round up of pensions developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 4 2012

Under the Finance Act 2011, the lifetime allowance (LTA) will be reduced from its current level of £1.8m to £1.5m from 6 April 2012

Emergency Budget: radical changes to high earner proposals

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 23 2010

Yesterday's Emergency Budget included various pensions-related announcements

A round up of pensions developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 3 2012

The employer's duty of good faith has come under the spotlight recently in a number of pensions cases. T

A round up of pensions developments: October 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 2 2012

The auto-enrolment requirements under the Pensions Act 2008 apply to "workers"

Supreme Court to hear appeal from the Court of Appeal's decision in Pitt v Holt; Futter v Futter

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 5 2011

The Supreme Court Appeal Panel has given permission to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal in the cases of Pitt and another v Holt and another; Futter and another v Futter and others 2011 EWCA Civ 197 (on unravelling trustees' actions that have led to unexpected consequences

To equalise or not to equalise? - DWP to consult on GMP equalisation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 10 2011

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has told the Occupational Pension Schemes Joint Working Group (in a note to the group) that it will consult on draft legislation in relation to GMP equalisation around Easter time

A round up of pensions developments: January 2013

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 4 2013

On 14 January 2013 the DWP published a White Paper entitled "The single-Tier pension: a simple foundation for saving". This was followed on 18