Government commits to 'statement season' law

Pensions minister speaks at the PLSA’s annual conference for 2021

Hope William-Smith
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Opperman: “Simpler statements will usher in a new standard for how schemes communicate".
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Opperman: “Simpler statements will usher in a new standard for how schemes communicate".

The government will lay the regulations for simpler annual benefit statements and legislate for a “statement season”, pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has confirmed.

Speaking virtually at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association's annual conference today (12 October), Opperman said the government was looking to build on the success of auto-enrolment (AE) wi...

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