TUPE and pensions: five steps to getting it right ............................................................. 394 DWP consults on draft laws to remove restrictions on NEST .......................................... 395 National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) and The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) discuss merger...................................................................................................... 395 UK pensions system ranked 9 th in the world ................................................................... 396 Greater pension flexibility announced ............................................................................. 397 Taxation of Pensions Bill published ................................................................................ 397 Private sector pension saving rising with young people .................................................. 397 What consumers want from retirement guidance ............................................................ 397 Consultation on governance and charges in occupational pension schemes .................. 398 Pensions guidance providers confirmed ......................................................................... 398 Changes that would result from the Pensions Schemes Bill 2014 to 2015 ...................... 400 New pensions ombudsman and deputy ombudsman sought for 2015 ............................ 400 Latest contracting out bulletin issued .............................................................................. 401 Abolition of 'short service refunds'................................................................................... 401 NAPF: 101 issues obstructing guidance guarantee ........................................................ 401 Split pension input periods and the annual allowance..................................................... 401 Taxation of Pensions Bill: briefing note ........................................................................... 402 Up to 200,000 people predicted to cash in their pension next year ................................. 402 Pension scheme membership statistics 2014 ................................................................. 402 Pension scheme administrators: paying tax .................................................................... 403 MG Rover settlement expected to avoid PPF ................................................................. 403 Private pensions enjoy new lease of life ......................................................................... 403 Money purchase benefits: guidance on 2014 changes ................................................... 404 HMRC Scheme Reconciliation Service receives few queries.......................................... 404 Advice for pension scheme trustees ............................................................................... 404 Pensions Regulator support for pension schemes in trouble........................................... 405 New pensions research .................................................................................................. 406 Labour proposes review of pension freedoms................................................................. 406 Guidance on the ending of contracting out...................................................................... 407 Research shows lack of understanding of changes to State Pension ............................. 407 Lesley Titcomb announced as new Chief Executive of The Pensions Regulator............. 407 Regulator shuts down £134m pension 'liberation' schemes ............................................ 407 Changes to The Pensions Regulator website ................................................................. 408 Pension scheme list consultation launched..................................................................... 408 40th NAPF Annual Survey tracks workplace pensions from 1975-2014.......................... 409 Survey shows low pension understanding among 18 to 29s ........................................... 409 FCA reports on annuities sales practices and retirement income market ........................ 410 Quarterly review from the Pensions Regulator................................................................ 410 HMRC Pension Schemes Newsletter 66......................................................................... 411 Pension flexibility: HMRC developments......................................................................... 411 Employers responding to pension reforms...................................................................... 412 Pensions minister plans to let existing pensioners surrender their annuities ................... 413 Half of DB schemes unsure how to tackle end of contracting out.................................... 413 Pension Wise – your money, your choice ....................................................................... 414 Pot follows member will begin on a voluntary basis ........................................................ 415 Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) update........................... 415 School children to be educated on pension reforms........................................................ 415 Financial comparison site urges buyers to beware of pension scams ............................. 417 New State Pension ......................................................................................................... 418 Citizens Advice names first 44 bureaux for face to face Pension Wise guidance ............ 418 FCA introduces additional protection for consumers ahead of pension freedoms ........... 419 Pension Tracing Service expansion................................................................................ 419 Average earners could gain up to £100k in new pension charges reform ....................... 420 Contracting-out Countdown Bulletin................................................................................ 420 Pension short service refunds......................................................................................... 421 Automatic Transfers: A Framework for Consolidating Pension Saving............................ 421 Pension flexibility: new options from 6 April 2015 ........................................................... 422 Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) update........................... 422
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