Consultation Responses

Please find below links to Association responses to consultations conducted by Government Departments and other bodies. Providing input and comment on public policy and topical issues is one of the principal roles of the Association. These responses to a wide range of government departments, regulatory and other bodies are archived below in date order:

ACA responds to Options for DB Schemes consultation

We have responded to the DWP consultation as follows: more »»

We have responded to the DWP consultation as follows:

16th April 2024 David Robertson

ACA response to Statement of Strategy consultation

Our response is critical as to whether a highly prescriptive, data-driven submission that goes beyond regulatory requirements is the way to go at the very introduction of the funding and investment strategy as an add-on to the well-established scheme funding Read More ... more »»

22nd January 2024 David Robertson

ACA responds to evidence call on Looking to the future: greater member security and rebalancing risk

The key points we make relate to the “pot for life” initiative. While we remain open minded on the potential attractions of such a model, we do have a number of key concerns outlined in our response below… more »»

5th January 202410th January 2024 David Robertson

ACA responds to evidence call on Pension fund clearing exemption

We responded to the evidence call by noting that if the exemption was to expire then it is likely to create operational burdens and bottlenecks to implement and we believe on balance it will bring more costs than benefits. In Read More ... more »»

1st December 2023 David Robertson

ACA responds to FRC AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations consultation

We have responded to the above consultation on the proposed version 5.1 of AS TM1 as below: . more »»

We have responded to the above consultation on the proposed version 5.1 of AS TM1 as below: .

30th November 2023 David Robertson

ACA responds to Considering Social Factors in Pension Scheme Investments consultation

We have responded to the consultation on the Guide from the Taskforce on Social Factors. We have provided our thoughts on the overall guide in the letter below: . more »»

We have responded to the consultation on the Guide from the Taskforce on Social Factors. We have provided our thoughts on the overall guide in the letter below: .

2nd November 20232nd November 2023 David Robertson

ACA opts for General Levy option 2 whilst bemoaning lack of transparency on emerging deficit

Responding to the DWP Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) Regulations review 2023, we favour option 2 of those put forward, whilst bemoaning the lack of transparency on how the Levy deficit has emerged. We are highly critical about Read More ... more »»

25th October 2023 David Robertson

Response to PPF 2024/25 Levy consultation

Responding to the consultation, we say we believe the current legislative framework is not fit for purpose and should be updated as soon as possible to remove the current restrictions, particularly the need to increase the total levy by no Read More ... more »»