It was announced in the 2016 Budget that a Pensions Dashboard would be developed, with the expectation of being launched in 2019. It is hoped that this will allow individuals to view all their pension savings together in a single place.

You will no doubt be aware that the new data protection regulation - General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR – is coming into effect on 25 May 2018. The Trustee holds information about you, and your dependants and potential beneficiaries, which is required to manage the Plan. Therefore, the Trustee has been working hard over...

The government announced in the 2016 Budget that a Pensions Dashboard would be developed in order to allow individuals to view details of all their pension savings together in a single place. The government has also given a strong indication that all pension providers will eventually agree to sharing benefit information via the ‘Pensions Dashboard’.

The crack down on cold-calling continues to intensify. The Pensions Regulator (tPR) in collaboration with the police, recently carried out a number of investigations into pension schemes that it suspects are linked to cold-calling firms. 

In September last year, the 12-month rate for CPI inflation reached 3% for the first time since April 2012. Pensioners will therefore see their State Pension increase significantly this year.

Esther McVey, MP for Tatton in Cheshire becomes the fifth Work and Pensions Secretary to be appointed in less than three years. Esther replaces David Gauke, who after only a short term in office, now moves to the Justice Department.