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New and Recently Amended Documents
18 February 2019
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SSI 2019/46 – The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.
15 February 2019
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Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 16 – FPS Bulletin 16 - January 2019 [fpsbull16]
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HM Revenue & Customs: ROPS – Overseas Pensions: ROPS Notification List [rops] List dated 15 February 2019 added
13 February 2019
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Finance Act 2019 [fa19] Selected provisions only
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House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Private Pensions Update (11 February 2019)
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Pendragon: Pensions Reference Materials – Statistics and Other Information [stats] CPI and RPI figures updated together with inflation rates (Tables 17A-17D)
12 February 2019
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House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Pensions Dashboard (6 February 2019)
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PO-17066 – Mr D [PO-17066] Determinations from November 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
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HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 42 – Countdown Bulletin (February 2019)
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Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) – Government Response to the Consultation on Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes - A Stronger Pensions Regulator
11 February 2019
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2018 USA: Bevin v Commonwealth of Kentucky [Legislation - Constitutional law - Whether changes to public sector pensions must be properly considered by legislature - Whether proposed legislative changes can be disguised by being contained in a bill on another topic]
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2018 USA: DeRogatis v Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers [Survivor's benefits - Death benefits - Communications - Information about benefits - Whether misleading - Whether breach of fiduciary duty - Summary plan description]
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2018 Aus: Macras v Nulis Nominees (Australia) [Benefits - Disability benefits - Insured through the pension scheme - Whether trustees can defer their decision until insurer completed inquiries - Process - Disclosure of pre-existing condition]
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2018 USA: Scott v Aon Hewitt [Robo advice - Investments - Whether software system providing commission to advisers breaches fiduciary obligations]
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SI 2019/192 – The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 The amendments made by these Regulations to secondary legislation are included in this update.
8 February 2019
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2016 Can: Carleton University v Threlfall [Benefits - Presumption of existence - Later recognition of earlier death - Whether lifetime payments recoverable once death established]
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2018 USA: Carmichael v Laborers' & Retirement Board Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago [Public sector pensions - Reduction in benefits - Benefits enhanced due to union duties - Whether reduction in benefits imposed by law breached constitutional rights]
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Latest News
19 Feb 2019
- Pensions Buzz
- GAD publishes note on actuarial assumptions for broad comparability assessments in staff transfers
- Tribunal ruling on lifetime allowance protection may "drive coach and horses" through HMRC application of rules
- HM Treasury publishes actuarial valuation Directions and consultation
18 Feb 2019
- RBS makes £2bn contribution to pension fund
- Analysis of impact of automatic enrolment contribution rise on take-home pay published
- Briefing paper updated
- 100,000 "fixed protection" savers may face "catastrophic" tax bills following GMP equalisation, FoI reveals
- PSIG publishes study on scale of scam activity
