by Dan Codd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog
With the countdown well underway until the new Master Trust authorisation regime begins in October 2018, schemes are working hard to gather evidence to support their application to The Pensions Regulator. As we begin taking a hard look at our Master Trusts, it is...
by Dan Codd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog
With a new year comes a whole host of new challenges for the pensions industry, and 2018 looks set to be the start of an important process of tidying up and building back a reputation of quality and trust for the sector. Following the introduction of the Pension...
by Dan Codd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog
In 2014 the government introduced pension freedom in the budget, coming into effect from April 2015. This enabled anyone aged 55 and over to take the whole of their pension fund as a lump sum, paying no tax on the first 25% and the rest taxed as if it were a salary at...
by Dan Codd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog
Regulations are forever evolving and this continuing shift of the pensions landscape has an impact on the organisations running commercial Master Trusts . When you take into account the proposed ‘noose’ of a 50bps charge cap, the question has to be asked “What is the...
by Dan Codd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog
Master trusts need to have control procedures in place to ensure that governance and administration arrangements work properly. In May 2016, the Work and Pensions Select Committee described master trusts as a “good fit” with auto-enrollment because they provide the...
