Employee Benefits

JULY 11, 2023

Nine of the UK’s largest defined contribution (DC) pension providers have come to an agreement with the government to improve pension schemes. This could unlock up to £75 billion of additional investment from DC and local government pensions.

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MAY 8, 2024

The Chancellor announced powers that would be given to both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in legislation slated for as early as 2027, enabling them to enforce the value for money regime. The Chancellor also announced two policy intentions for pensions in the future, with specifics to follow.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

On 10 July 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced an ambitious initiative designed to encourage pension schemes to invest in unlisted equities. He argued that the returns from such investments would increase the average DC pot by as much as £12,000 at the point of decumulation.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced plans to bring forward requirements for defined contribution (DC) schemes and local government pension schemes (LGPS) to publicly disclose the breakdown of their asset allocation in UK equities.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to offer a pension pot for life in the Autumn Statement 2023. This will give employees a legal right to require a new employer to pay pension contributions into their existing pot, avoiding the accumulation of multiple pension pots throughout their working life.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. The bill, introduced in the House of Commons by Jonathan Gullis MP and taken through the House of Lords by Baroness Altmann, will see the age at which eligible workers must be automatically enrolled into a pension scheme lowered from 22 to 18.

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