by Gail Higgins | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Competition & Markets Authority (“CMA”) has published the provisional findings of its market investigation into investment consultancy. It has found some evidence of competition problems in relation to investment consultancy but has more serious...
by Gail Higgins | Apr 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Pensions Regulator has published its annual funding statement, providing guidance for those schemes whose actuarial valuation dates fall between 22 September 2017 and 21 September 2018. We set out below the key messages. Valuations TPR expects schemes having...
by Gail Higgins | Mar 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Summary The Government has published its long-awaited White Paper on defined benefit pension schemes, building on the Green Paper published last Spring. It concludes that there is no systemic problem in the regulatory and legislative framework that governs schemes...
by Gail Higgins | Mar 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Summary The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) is carrying out a market investigation into investment consultants and has now issued its first working paper, covering fees and quality. Its initial conclusion is that competitive processes are not...
by Gail Higgins | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Following HMRC’s recent review of its treatment of VAT on services provided to funded pension schemes, which led it to extend the transitional period during which its “old” approach remained valid, HMRC has now updated its internal guidance. In...
