By Anthony Brewer at BWCI anthony.brewer@bwcigroup.com “an opportunity to refine and improve pensions provision” Guernsey’s secondary pensions, which is analogous to auto-enrolment introduced in the UK back in 2012, is being phased in from 1 July 2024. This notable change in the obligations for employers is expected to expand the scale of personal pension saving in… Read More »
By Claire Du Feu at BWCI claire.dufeu@bwcigroup.com “the hope is that it will engender a similar pensions savings culture on the island” As 1 July 2024 approaches, the secondary pensions compliance deadline for employers in Guernsey and Alderney with at least 26 employees, what can we expect from the introduction of the new legislation? What’s… Read More »
Michael McKay Michael joined the BWCI group in 2016 and was appointed a partner in 2017. He takes over from Diana Simon who has recently retired. He will continue in his role as CEO of the BWCI Group fiduciary business which focuses on the administration and trusteeship of domestic and international pension plans and will… Read More »
By Carl Stanford at BWCI carl.stanford@bwcigroup.com “scheme governance a key focus of the new code” What is expected to be the final version of the UK Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) “General Code of Practice” was published in January 2024. The pensions industry has been waiting for some considerable time for this document, with an earlier draft… Read More »
By Anthony Brewer at BWCI anothony.brewer@bwcigroup.com “removing all headline investment risks for a well-funded scheme does not guarantee success” As discussed in my previous article “Pension surpluses – what now?”, many Defined Benefit pension schemes are now in a strong funding position following a dramatic rise in interest rates in recent years. This has led… Read More »