All McCloud articles – Page 4

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    Union calls for McCloud fix for civil service retirees

    2021-10-20T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Public and Commercial Services Union has warned that former civil servants who retired early for health reasons are not being paid what they are owed under the McCloud remedy, and has called on the Cabinet Office to apply the same fix recently agreed with firefighters

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    Members on lower incomes to pay more in NHS pensions overhaul

    2021-10-15T00:00:00Z

    The government has announced its intent to overhaul the way in which NHS Pension Scheme members pay contributions from April next year, following the implementation of the McCloud remedy.

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    Public sector schemes told to conclude 2016 valuations

    2021-10-08T00:00:00Z

    The Government Actuary’s Department has agreed with HM Treasury that its amendments to the cost-control framework used in public sector schemes meet the government’s policy objectives, drawing a line under the troubled 2016 valuation process and allowing public sector schemes to complete these.

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    Teachers’ Pension Scheme pays £21m to Capita for McCloud admin

    2021-09-27T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Teachers’ Pension Scheme has awarded a £20.6m extension to Capita’s current third party administration contract to deal with the implementation of the McCloud remedy.

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    Teachers’ Pension Scheme seeks new admin

    2021-08-26T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Department for Education has launched a tender for administration services for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, as Capita’s contract is due to end in 2025.

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    Govt to open new public sector scheme for judges in 2022

    2021-07-23T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on creating a new public sector pension scheme for judges, which will address the issues caused by the McCloud judgment and allow the government to have a pensions-based solution for the whole judiciary.

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    HMRC extends reporting and payment deadlines for scheme pays

    2021-07-21T00:00:00Z

    On the go: HM Revenue & Customs has extended the deadline for savers who want to use their pension scheme to settle tax charges from a previous year.

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    Govt introduces public service pensions bill in parliament

    2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The government introduced the public service pensions and judicial offices bill in the House of Lords on Monday that will allow the implementation of the McCloud remedy.

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    Podcast: Treasury ‘ignored advice’ in public sector pension reforms

    2021-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: A report from the Public Accounts Committee about the public sector pensions reform has showed that Treasury ignored advice that could have prevented the McCloud case, argues Ian Neale, co-founder of Aries Insight. He is joined by Sackers partner Claire Carey, in an episode also covering industry consultation fatigue and the new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures reporting requirements.

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    Government actuary proposes cost control mechanism reform

    2021-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Martin Clarke, the government actuary, has proposed changing the cost-control mechanism used in the reformed public service pension schemes in a bid to tackle the “perverse outcome” of the 2016 valuation.

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    Calls for NHS pension reform to tackle 'medical staffing crisis'

    2021-06-11T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The British Medical Association has used a Public Accounts Committee report criticising the Treasury’s implementation of public sector pension reforms to call for further changes to the NHS Pension Scheme in order to tackle the medical staffing crisis.

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    Treasury slammed for McCloud errors, but members will foot the bill

    2021-06-11T00:00:00Z

    The Public Accounts Committee has issued a scathing report highlighting HM Treasury’s failure to predict the numerous problems stemming from 2011-15 public sector reforms, warning its mistakes will take “generations” to resolve.

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    Podcast: Trustees should focus more on scheme admin in anti-scam fight

    2021-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: The Pensions Ombudsman has declared schemes should have their transfer and due diligence procedures updated within a month of new anti-scams guidance. Compliance will require a huge amount of administrative time and resources, and trustees should give scheme administration more focus. LCP partner Francesca Bailey and Pensions Management Institute president Lesley Alexander talk scams, dashboards and corporate activity.

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    Podcast: Police officers let down by poor McCloud communication

    2021-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: Police officers, who have complained about the ramifications of the government’s McCloud remedy, face a difficult battle to get their plight rectified, in another case where inadequate policy and communications has created damaging uncertainty for members. Quietroom development lead Joe Craig and Taylor Wessing senior associate Hadassah Shulman discuss this case, as well as simpler annual statements and the government’s anti-scam proposals.

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    Master trusts to pave the way for dashboards integration in 2023

    2021-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Master trusts and pension providers regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority will be the first schemes to provide data for the pensions dashboards in 2023, according to a new call for input published on Thursday.

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    Employer data struggles hamper McCloud administration

    2021-05-20T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Gaps in employer records are far and away the biggest data challenge for administrators looking to tackle problems like McCloud, according to a Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association poll.

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    McCloud funding impact ‘minimal’ but MHCLG needs to step up

    2021-05-19T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The funding impact of the deferred choice underpin on the Local Government Pension Scheme is expected to be minimal, but the government needs to provide much more information to put minds at ease, according to speakers at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Local Authority Conference.

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    LGPS assets drop 5% in 2020 as contribution income rises

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Local Government Pension Scheme assets fell by 4.9 per cent in 2020 to £276bn, but funds saw increases in membership and contribution income, according to the most recent annual report from the LGPS Advisory Board.

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    Govt announces public service pension bill to implement McCloud

    2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The government has announced a new bill intended to push ahead with the implementation of the McCloud remedy.

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    Police slate ‘deeply unfair’ ramifications of McCloud remedy

    2021-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Police officers from every federated rank in the UK have written to the chairs of the Police Pension Scheme advisory boards to complain about the “deeply unfair” ramifications of the government’s McCloud remedy.