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Lower levies for small DB pension schemes

Most DB pension schemes will now have received and settled the invoice for the 2021-22 PPF levy. The calculation of the levy amount is complex and depends on various factors but is expected to be fairly stable ...

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Small scheme consolidation – new Value for Members push

The government’s drive to push ‘smaller’ trust-based defined contribution (DC) pension schemes into larger ones intensifies in the coming months. The DWP’s guidance is out – on the new ‘net return’ ...

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The Pensions Regulators (TPR’s) new powers – Fines

1 October 2021 may well be a watershed date in the history of pensions, but I don’t think anyone is going to prison. Many years ago in the aftermath of the Sir Robert Maxwell pension scandal we had swathes of n...

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New Code of Practice – an opportunity for effective change?

The pensions industry got its first look at The Pensions Regulator’s new code of practice earlier this year and adapting to the changes could be a significant undertaking for trustees and managers of pension sc...

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SMEs need to review their pension provider

It’s well-known that many of us remain with the same providers for insurance, utilities, mortgages and so on – simply because it’s the easy option. However, in our professional roles, the easy option is n...

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Join our webinar on Professional Corporate Sole Trusteeship with David Fairs from The Pensions Regulator

Please join us on Tuesday 25 May at 3pm for our webinar that will be of interest to anyone that is considering appointing a Professional Corporate Sole Trustee (PCST) to their scheme. Broadstone’s panel will be...

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From the E to the S to the G – why is it here, what is it and how does it affect me?

Read on if: You a member of a pension scheme. You have already heard of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) or especially if you haven’t. You would like to know more about ESG in layman’s terms. Why i...

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Stick or fold – the trustees gamble for 2021 and beyond!

Background Being a professional or lay trustee is a very important role. Current stats from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate that £146 billion of pension funds sit within occupational defined c...

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New statutory Value for Members requirements – what will they mean for your scheme?

As we move through the first months of 2021, now is a good time to ensure that upcoming regulatory requirements are in sight, and on plan. For thousands of trust-based schemes there is likely to be a new, poten...