Synopsis: The DWP has published its response to the consultation on Automatic Enrolment earnings thresholds for 2015/16. Date posted: Monday, December 22, 2014 Further to our bulletin the Government has published its response to the consultation and confirmed the Automatic Enrolment earnings thresholds for 2015/16. A draft Revision Order will be laid before Parliament in […]
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PENSIONS – RESEARCH & SURVEY DATA Synopsis: A brief roundup of the pension market in the last week or so. Date posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014 Research reveals female pension pots are 27% lower than males Research published by My Pension Expert, based on business written since the turn of the year, has revealed that the average […]
Synopsis: The rates have been announced for the much-trailed pensioner bonds. But Class 3A contributions could be a better bet. Date posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 ‘…many pensioners have seen their incomes fall as a consequence of the low interest rates that Britain has deliberately pursued to support the economy. It’s time Britain helped them […]
The DWP has announced the proposed benefit and pension rates for 2015/16. There are a few interesting points to note in (and not in) the 15 pages of figures: • The basic state pension will rise by £2.85 a week to £115.95. That is an increase of 2.5%, in line with the triple lock. CPI inflation would have […]
With the Workplace Pensions now up and running a number of Government departments are already looking at this as a work in progress. All UK businesses need to be aware of the need for on-going governance and due diligence, as the responsibilities ultimately lie with them. PENSIONS – AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT/AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT Synopsis: Key messages from […]
With the Workplace Pensions now up and running a number of Government departments are already looking at this as a work in progress. All UK businesses need to be aware of the need for on-going governance and due diligence, as the responsibilities ultimately lie with them. PENSIONS – AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT/AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT Synopsis: The Pensions Regulator […]
With the Workplace Pensions now up and running a number of Government departments are already looking at this as a work in progress. All UK businesses need to be aware of the need for on-going governance and due diligence, as the responsibilities ultimately lie with them. PENSIONS – AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT/AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT Synopsis: The DWP has […]
With the Workplace Pensions now up and running a number of Government departments are already looking at this as a work in progress. All UK businesses need to be aware of the need for on-going governance and due diligence, as the responsibilities ultimately lie with them. PLATFORMS – FROM PLATFORUM Synopsis: This Bulletin considers the […]
With the Workplace Pensions now up and running a number of Government departments are already looking at this as a work in progress. All UK businesses need to be aware of the need for on-going governance and due diligence, as the responsibilities ultimately lie with them. The FT have reported that the Chancellor is to […]
