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Suspension of transfers in - 2010
1 April 2010
From 1 April 2010, Contributing Members are no longer able to transfer benefits from former employers' or pensions into the TfL Pension Fund. From 1 April 2010, Contributing Members are no longer able to transfer benefits from former employers' or pensions into the TfL Pension Fund Following a request by the Principal Employer, the Trustees […]
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Annual benefit statements for contributing members
15 March 2010
Benefit statements from the TfL Pension Fund are being sent to members of staff who had at least one year's pensionable service in the Fund by 31 March 2010. These statements are sent directly to your home address and were dispatched at the end of June. In addition to showing the benefits earned to 31 […]
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New Chairman of the TfL Pension Fund
8 March 2010
Following the resignation of Stephen Critchley as Chairman of the Fund, TfL has nominated Maria Antoniou as his replacement. Stephen will continue in his capacity as Trustee Director for the Fund. Having been appointed as a Trustee Director of the Fund since March 2007, Maria has continued in her role as a Trustee since her […]
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No increase for TfL Pensioners in 2010
4 January 2010
Pension increases for pensioners of the TfL Pension Fund are based on the rise in the Retail Price Index over the 12 months to the previous September. The figure for September 2009 has now been published and is -1.4%. As a result, there will be no increase to Fund pensions in April 2010. This will […]
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PCC election results 2009
1 December 2009
The longest serving quarter of the TfL Pension Consultative Council (PCC) retired as usual on 30 November this year. The term of office for the new appointments, detailed below, started on 1 December 2009 and will end on 30 November 2013. In Section One (pensioners and deferred pensioners) Linda Arwood and Chris Carroll were the […]
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Award winning pension fund
18 September 2009
The TfL Pension Fund scooped two awards at this year's UK Pension Scheme of the Year Awards on 17 September 2009. Website Design Award (Public Sector) The judges said: "The web has become an ever more important means of communication for pension funds, this year's winner showed a real passion for the medium." Best Use […]
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Annual Members' meeting - 2009
1 September 2009
All TfL Pension Fund members are invited to attend the Annual Members' Meeting on 13 October 2009. The meeting will start at 11.00 at One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA. Please bring some identification with you, such as a staff pass or privilege ticket authority card. You will need to show this identification on […]
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Missing membership
3 August 2009
This is an employer issue, identified initially through the Pensions Consultative Council (PCC) and the Pensions Working Group (PWG). This only affects some members who were either initially employed on a fixed term contract before becoming permanent or whose permanent employment commenced with a training period and did not join the Pension Fund at their […]
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Updates on Additional Voluntary Contributions
15 July 2009
15 October 2009: Equitable Life On 15 October, the High Court issued its ruling on the Government's plan for the compensation of Equitable Life policyholders. The judicial review took place following pressure from the Equitable Life Members Action Group (EMAG). The main points are: More details of the terms of the compensation scheme will be […]
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PCC nominations 2009
1 July 2009
Nominations are being sought for TfL Pension Fund members to stand for election to the TfL Pension Consultative Council (PCC). Five representatives need to be selected to replace those due to retire from office on 30 November 2009 under the PCC's constitution. Representatives due to retire are Linda Arwood and Vic Lane from Section One […]
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