Former Prime Minister David Lloyd George, who led the war-time coalition Government during the First World War, is reputed to have said “This war, like the next war, is the war to end war”. This came to mind a couple of weeks ago when the State…
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A recent decision in the High Court of Northern Ireland has highlighted once more that Pension scheme rules can quickly be overtaken by the ever changing legislative landscape and that just because the scheme rules say one thing doesn’t always mean…
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We’re delighted to have experienced pensions specialist, Michael Jones, provide his take on some of the issues Trustees are facing in the current climate.
It is probably fair to say that trusteeship has never been harder. The ever-increasing …
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Would you like to retire soon? Are you over age 55? If the answer to both these questions is Yes, then read on. If not, then you should read on anyway, because this is quite interesting (in pension terms; it's all relative).
New rules to be …
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When a member leaves a trust based pension scheme within 3 months of joining, the Scheme may require the member to receive a refund of their own contributions (net of tax and contracting out deductions). Should the member leave between 3 months and…
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If we were to compare the developments in UK pensions in 2010 to a football match, it might be described as a classic game of two halves – with the half time whistle being blown a little early in May for the General Election.
Unlike most footbal…
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