Announcements

November 2018

Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) Equalisation

06/11/2018

On 26 October 2018, the High Court ruled in the Lloyds Banking Group case, that the GMP benefits for men and women under the relevant Lloyds‘ schemes should be equalised for benefits built-up between 17 May 1990 and 6 April 1997.

October 2018

The Pensions Dashboard – an update on progress

12/10/2018

What's the Government's current position on the Pensions Dashboard?

July 2018

Pension scammers falsely claim to be calling on behalf of the Pensions Regulator

31/07/2018

The Pensions Regulator (tPR) have received two reports of fraudsters calling individuals and falsely claiming to work for the watchdog.

June 2018

The chief executive of the Pensions Regulator resigns

04/06/2018

It has recently been announced that Lesley Titcomb, the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator (tPR), will leave her role after her current contract ends in February 2019.

May 2018

New data protection regulation from 25 May 2018

23/05/2018

The Trustee takes protecting your data very seriously and has been working to ensure the controls and safeguards currently in place meet the requirements of the new regulation.

March 2018

FCA and TPR working together on developing a pensions regulatory strategy

06/03/2018

​Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Pensions Regulator (tPR) announced that they would be working on a pensions regulatory strategy to set out how they’ll work together to tackle the risks faced by the pensions sector in the next 5-10 years.

February 2018

The crack down on cold-calling intensifies

28/02/2018

The crack down on cold-calling continues to intensify. The Pensions Regulator (tPR) in collaboration with the police, recently carried out a number of investigations into pension schemes that it suspects are linked to cold-calling firms.

January 2018

Rising inflation helps pensioners

31/01/2018

​In September 2017, the 12-month rate for Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation reached 3% for the first time since April 2012.

Scottish Income Tax – New rates

24/01/2018

The Scottish Government has confirmed that with effect from 6 April 2018 it will be introducing two new income tax bands whilst also increasing the top rate of income tax for high earners.

New Pension Minister announced following the latest cabinet reshuffle

18/01/2018

Esther McVey, MP for Tatton in Cheshire becomes the fifth Work and Pensions Secretary to be appointed in less than three years. Esther replaces David Gauke, who after only a short term in office, now moves to the Justice Department.