27/03/2017
After much speculation, the pensions industry welcomed the news that the Treasury would not be looking to implement ‘significant changes’ to the UK’s pension taxation system.
20/03/2017
You recently received a communication from the Trustee entitled ‘Election – Cast your vote!’.20/03/2017
If you are considering applying for Individual Protection 2014 (IP 2014), the deadline to submit your application is midnight on 5 April 2017.20/03/2017
The Chancellor in his recent budget on 9 March 2017, announced that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will introduce a 25% tax charge on Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) transfers for members not in the European Economic Area (EEA), unless certain conditions apply.24/02/2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced positive action to prevent pension scams. He sets out three key initiatives on how the Government plans to take action.24/02/2017
Taking simple steps to protect yourself from pension scams, is the best way to protect your pension scheme assets. Follow these simple steps to help protect yourself from scammers.09/01/2017
On behalf of the Trustee, the Electoral Reform Service (ERS) is managing the selection and appointment process for two new MNTDs to join the Trustee board with effect from May 2017. For those individuals who were interested in putting themselves forward, applications had to be received by ERS before 5pm on 7 November 2016.16/10/2016
Following a report recently published by the Pensions Ombudsman it was identified that Freedom and Choice has contributed to a significant increase to the number of complaints received by the Ombudsman.16/10/2016
At the end of July 2016, the HMRC released an online application process allowing members to apply for Individual Protection 2014 (IP14), Individual Protection 2016 (IP16) or Fixed Protection 2016 (FP16). Members who are considering applying for protection can now do so using the following Government’s website16/10/2016
Communicating effectively with over 30,000 Fund members on a regular basis is very time consuming and can be expensive. Whilst the Trustee looks to maintain the high quality of the communications it issues, it is looking for the most efficient and effective ways to communicate.