Insights & briefings

Extension to temporary easements in connection with Covid-19 In its Pension schemes newsletter 124, HMRC announced that a number of easements announced in previous newsletters in connection with Covid-19 would be extended until 31 March 2021. Admi...

DWP call for evidence "Review of the Default Fund Charge Cap and Standardised Cost Disclosure" The government has consulted on a review of the charge cap which applies where individuals are automatically enrolled into a pension scheme.  The consul...

Ombudsman awards member £43,700 for transfer value delay In our January Update we reported on the case of Tenconi v The James Hay Partnership in which the court allowed a member's appeal against the Pensions Ombudsman's rejection of the member's c...

Regulator updates COVID-19 guidance: late contribution reporting period to revert to 90 days On 16 September the Pensions Regulator updated its COVID-19 guidance to say that from 1 January 2021 the Regulator will revert to expecting pension scheme...

FCA policy statement on regulated fees and levies and consultation on debt advice levy rates  On 2 July the FCA published a Policy Statement on FCA regulated fees and levies for 2020/21.  Organisations funded by the fees and levies include FCA, Fi...