Sentences with phrase «on occupational schemes»

My constituents and I would be interested to know the degree of consideration the Minister gave to the effect that his changes to the uprating regulations would have on the occupational schemes of previously nationalised industries, because they have had a very adverse effect on people who thought that they had funded schemes.»

Many of my constituents who are on occupational schemes, mostly from British Telecom, have found that their pensions have been changed only two years after they were renegotiated between the trustee and the pensioners.

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In 2008, our research paper The UK Pensions Crisis found that occupational pension schemes lost between # 150 and # 225 billion in growth, as a result of the abolition of Advanced Corporation Tax relief on pension funds in the 1990s.

Responding to a government statement on the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), which claimed # 1.7 billion of assets in occupational pension schemes could qualify for help, Lib Dem work and pensions spokesman Danny Alexander said the statement was «simply more dithering and delay from the government».

On Monday deputy Bank governor Ben Broadbent was forced to defend the bank's policies against MPs who said employers were scaling back investment and limiting wage rises in response to the growing burden of larger occupational pension scheme deficits.

The Government has recently issued numerous regulations paving the way for the Single State Pension from 6 April 2016 and addressing the impact on occupational pension schemes.

Similarly, the court held that Shore had obtained a bundle of rights on transfer, which were less advantageous to him than those he enjoyed under the occupational scheme.

On the defendant's advice, Shore suffered loss by transferring his accrued benefits from an occupational scheme into a personal pension in 1997.

We consider the impact on UK occupational pension schemes and the action trustees should take.

For instance, in relation to pension rights where employees who are members of an occupational pension scheme are transferred from seller to buyer on a business transfer.

Gabrielle advises employers and trustees of occupational pension schemes (both defined benefit and defined contribution) on a broad range of pensions matters including automatic enrolment; scheme amendments and changes to benefit structures; scheme funding issues; scheme governance; member - related issues such as benefit questions, pension sharing orders or high - earner tax questions; the operation of the Pension Regulator's powers; and entry into the Pension Protection Fund.

We advise insurance companies, trustees of defined benefit, defined contribution and hybrid occupational pension schemes on challenging issues including scheme funding, mergers, trustee duties and investment (including bulk annuity purchase projects).

The Professional Trustee Standards Working Group (PTSWG) is consulting on a series of standards for professional trustees of occupational pension schemes.

On these pages, we list some of the areas in which we support our clients with occupational pension schemes, whether as sponsor, trustee or professional adviser, in either the private or public sectors.

Our dedicated pensions team forms part of the employment group and advises on all aspects of UK pensions law acting for trustees of occupational pension schemes, employers, independent trustees, the Pension Protection Fund, the Pension Infrastructure Platform, pension trustee indemnity insurers and life assurance companies.

Advising Cobham PLC on the # 280 million bulk annuity contract with Rothesay Life for its main UK occupational pension scheme.

She has experience advising trustees of occupational schemes on a full range of issues including:

Consultation on the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 - Sackers» response to DWP consultation

Families will be eligible for the scheme based on deprivation and occupational criteria as per SECC data.