HMRC’s annual deadline of 31 January for many things tax-related has been a useful reminder that registered pension schemes are required to move over from HMRC’s Pension Schemes Online platform to HMRC’s new Managing Pension Schemes (MPS) service. HMRC refers
If the pressure is rising on your general code compliance programme, now is the time to take stock.
Many occupational pension schemes are required to complete their first Own Risk Assessment (ORA) by 31 March 2026 or 5 April 2026.
On July 4, 2025 President Trump signed into law The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, whichcontains key employee benefit changes relating to fringe benefits, executive compensation andhealth and welfare plan benefits. We look at the key employee benefit changes that
Who doesn’t love a good fairground ride? The Pension Schemes Bill certainly caters for every taste. It covers a wide variety of provisions, from thrill-seeking measures intended to capitalise on the vast amount that is saved in UK pension funds,
With the Pension Schemes Bill on its way in “late Spring”, now might be a good time for trustees to take stock of their trustee agendas and to brush off some items that may have been left to gather dust.
It is just over a year since The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) general code of practice came into force. In the last year, our clients have made good progress towards compliance, with trustees working with internal teams and external advisers to
Part one of this blog covered the new requirement for company directors (including trustee directors) and persons with significant control to verify their identity with Companies House. They will be able to do this voluntarily from 25 March 2025 (the
What will you be doing during the third week of March? According to a US website, there will be various celebrations underway. Perhaps you will be making the most of national cocktail-making day, or maybe national cleaning week will
One of the hallmarks of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE Act 2.0) legislation was to increase participation in retirement plans. On January 10, 2025, the Treasury Department and the IRS came one step closer when they announced the
For the first time since the DOL adopted its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFC Program) in 2002, retirement plan sponsors will be able to utilize self-correction as an efficient means to correct their most frequent compliance failures – late transmittals
