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In less than a month from now the McCloud remedy will have been implemented across all public sector schemes.  This means that—in theory at least—for holders of public sector pensions the relevant pension scheme should be able to set out what the impact of the McCloud remedy is on benefits accrued from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2022

The McCloud ruling (The Lord Chancellor v McCloud & Others [2018] EWCA Civ 2844) relates to the way in which public sector pension schemes were reformed in the early 2010s

Current and previous Royal Mail or Post Office employees may have accrued pension benefits in two different pension schemes.

It was only a matter of time. Those of you who have been dealing with finances in divorce for some years will know that from time to time...

If enacted, the spring 2023 budget will remove Lifetime Allowance Tax (LTA). This has been a very tricky issue to deal with in divorce proceedings where there are significant pensions.

At the time of writing, it has been announced that Rishi Sunak is just about to replace Liz Truss as Leader of the Conservative Party, and by extension, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

One of the consequences of rises in gilt yields, is that with all other things being equal, Cash Equivalent Values reduce.

We are pleased to announce that George Mathieson is taking on a new role as Ambassador to Mathieson Consulting. In his stead we enthusiastically welcome Jonathan Galbraith to his new role as CEO of Mathieson Consulting from 1st October 2022.

Our CEO George, takes part in a Podcast by Resolution; Talking Family Law, where guest experts share their take on topical family law issues. This episode is focused on Pensions in Divorce.

With over 23 years in the world of pensions administration, Michelle Tandy explains the process of getting all of the relevant pension information from the various scheme administrators.