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Updated Data Standards Ahead Of Pension Dashboard Connection
Tuesday, 27 August 2024On 30 April 2024, the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) published an updated version of data standards, as the pensions industry prepares itself for connection to the dashboards ecosystem in 2025.
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New Pensions Schemes Bill And Pensions Review Announced
Thursday, 8 August 2024The General Election was less than a month ago, but already the new Government has announced two landmark pieces of pensions legislation.
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Buy-In And Buy-Out Volumes Increased In H2
Thursday, 18 July 2024The total value of buy-ins and buy-outs completed in the second half of 2023 rose to almost £28bn, according to a recent H2 2023 Half Year Risk Transfer Report. With transactions getting bigger, as well as more numerous, the market certainly looked buoyant as the year came to a close.
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What Are Labour’s Pension Priorities For Their First 100 Days In Government?
Thursday, 18 July 2024Labour’s landslide election victory in the July General Election means new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been given a mandate for change.
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Election Debrief
Friday, 5 July 2024Following weeks of intense campaigning, the electorate has delivered its verdict. As widely expected, the Labour Party has secured a historic landslide victory, soaring past the magic 326 seat mark in the early hours of Friday morning.
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Government Plans For PPF-Run DB Consolidator Move Forward
Tuesday, 2 July 2024Plans put forward by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to make it simpler to extract surplus funds from defined benefit (DB) schemes and to establish a new public ‘consolidator’ vehicle are expected to move forward now that the consultation exercise has finished.
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