Latest news & announcements

High Court judgement removes requirement for co-habiting nomination form

14 May 2018

A recent High Court judgement has removed the requirement for members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to nominate their cohabiting partner to receive a survivor’s pension in the event of their death.

The outcome of this case effectively removes the requirement for a co-habiting nomination form from regulations and enables a LGPS administering authority to pay a partner’s pension, to the partner (who meets the definition of co-habiting partner set out in schedule 1 of the LGPS Regulations 2013) of a deceased member who died without completing a nomination form, and who left active membership on or after 1 April 2008 and prior to 1 April 2014.

Annual Report 2016/17 published

19 October 2017

Annual Report 2016-17 The Fund's latest Annual Report for 2016/2017 is now available.

Annual Report 2016-2017

Pension Board Annual Report 2016/17 published

25 August 2017

The Avon Pension Fund Pension Board has published its Annual Report for 2016/17. This can be viewed on the Pension Board web page.

Brunel Partnership company recruiting

2 June 2017

The Brunel Pension Partnesrship company is now recruiting for executive roles. Details can be found at: https://www.brunelpensionpartnership.org/en/news/2017/05/brunel-company-executive-role-recruitment

SAB publishes annual report

24 May 2017

The Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) has published its Annual Report. The report can be viewed at : http://www.lgpsboard.org/index.php/schemedata/scheme-annual-report

Survey on the 50/50 section of the LGPS

25 April 2017

The LGPS Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) has asked that Local Government Pension Scheme members are encouraged to complete an online survey regarding the 50/50 section of the scheme.

The survey is available at: www.lgpsmember.org

It will only take around 30 seconds to complete as there are a maximum of three questions to be answered and submissions will remain anonymous.

Planning for retirement - topping up your State Pension

20 April 2017

As a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) you were previously ‘contracted out’ of the additional State Pension and therefore received a rebate on your National Insurance (NI) contributions. From 6 April 2016 this rebate ceased and the LGPS is longer ‘contracted out’.

South West Pension Funds appoint independent chair

6 April 2017

The South West Pension Funds have appointed Denise Le Gal as its Independent Chair of the £25 billion Brunel Pension Partnership Limited.

The Partnership is one of eight national pooled funds, and will oversee the investment of the majority of pension assets for Avon, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Environment Agency, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire Funds.

Fund publishes key financial reports

4 April 2017

The Avon Pension Fund has recently published three key financial reports.

These are the:

Investment Strategy Statement
Funding Strategy Statement
Actuarial Valuation Report

They can be viewed at: Finance and Investments

Transferring pension to an overseas scheme – new charge

15 March 2017

At the Spring Budget 2017 the government announced that from 9 March 2017 a new 25% overseas transfer charge applies to some overseas pension transfers that were previously tax free. This will affect members of pension schemes requesting to transfer their pension to an overseas pension scheme.

You will still be able to make a transfer tax free if you are transferring to a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (known as QROPS) and formally requested your transfer before 9 March 2017 or one of the following apply:

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