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NewsPolice slate ‘deeply unfair’ ramifications of McCloud remedy
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.
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NewsWaspi women ‘frustrated’ at ombudsman delays
On the go: Campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality have spoken of their frustration after “waiting for months” for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to make a decision regarding their case.
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NewsOmbudsman sides with Pilots’ trustee on accrual rate changes
The Pensions Ombudsman has sided with the trustee of the Pilots’ National Pension Fund in its move to change the scheme’s benefits accrual rate, noting that the decision was reached “following a reasonable decision-making process”.
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NewsBridging pension option smooths Rolls-Royce scheme restructure
The introduction of a bridging pension option in the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund has helped smooth the transition for its members following a scheme restructure announced in May 2020.
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Calls for government to review minimum pension age hike
On the go: Wealth manager Quilter has called on the government to reverse proposals to raise the normal minimum pension age to 57, saying the move is complex and will do little for people’s retirements.
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Judges’ mandatory retirement age raised to 75
On the go: The mandatory retirement age for judges, magistrates and coroners is to be raised from 70 to 75, pending parliamentary approval, the Ministry of Justice has announced.
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NewsImmediate choice a ‘no-brainer’ for judges’ McCloud remedy
The unique position of judges and their non-standard Judicial Pension Scheme means that opting for the “immediate choice” solution to McCloud is a “no-brainer”, experts have said, despite the rest of the public sector taking a different course.
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NewsNormal minimum pension age set to increase to 57 in 2028
HM Treasury outlined plans on Thursday confirming the government’s intention to raise the normal minimum pension age from 55 to 57 in April 2028, while devising a “protection regime” that ensures some scheme members retain their current rights.
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NewsJudicial review could hold up public sector exit payment reform
The High Court is to hear challenges brought by a number of public sector unions to the £95,000 exit payment cap, after permission for a judicial review was granted late last year.
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NewsGovt opts for deferred choice underpin solution to McCloud
The government has confirmed it will opt for the deferred choice underpin solution to the McCloud problem, which despite being the right choice according to pensions specialists, will open the floodgates of administration woes for public sector schemes.
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Coronavirus pandemic causes one in eight to delay retirement
On the go: The government’s anti-Covid lockdown strategy has forced one in eight people over the age of 55 to delay their retirement, according to new research from YouGov.
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NewsGreen pressured to save Arcadia pension schemes
On the go: Philip Green is being pressured to “make good” on promises to 10,000 members of the Arcadia pension scheme as his retail empire is on the brink of filing for administration, which would leave the scheme in the Pension Protection Fund.
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Nest outlines small steps to close ‘gender pensions gap’
On the go: Opting in to a pension scheme at 18, understanding if the employer matches the worker’s contributions, and adding as little as an extra £2.50 a week to the pension pot are all ways of closing the gender pensions gap, according to a report from Nest.
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DC contributions too small to allow for sustainable retirements
Stagnant incomes, rising wealth inherited later in life, and the relative poverty of defined contribution schemes compared with older defined benefit schemes are all factors that threaten the sustainability of retirement income, according to speakers at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s annual conference.
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OpinionMcCloud remedy: Are some public servants more equal than others?
I am a big fan of our public servants, and I am all in favour of them being treated fairly. But I am also a taxpayer with money purchase workplace pension benefits.
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Over-50s alter retirement plans in response to Covid-19
On the go: One in eight older workers have changed their retirement plans due to the coronavirus, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which warned that a third are now in a worse financial situation than they were in before.
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Women state pension claims dismissed in appeals court
On the go: The Court of Appeal has backed a previous High Court judgment and rejected claims that the increase in the state pension age affecting women born in the 1950s was discriminatory.
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McCloud to delay LGPS progress on pensions dashboards
The McCloud reform will create challenges for Local Government Pension Scheme funds to provide information for the pensions dashboards, with a delay that could take up to three years.
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Safeway gets clarity on pension equalisation case
On the go: Safeway has reached the end of a pensions legal process that started in 2016, with the Court of Appeal ruling that its defined benefit scheme's normal pension ages were equalised retrospectively, but not for as long as initially predicted.
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Covid-19 leads to unexpected interest in bridging pensions
On the go: The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in the number of defined benefit scheme members looking to bridging pensions, according to a report by Aon.
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