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Pensions (Amendment) (Transparency in Charges) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Ged Nash · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 12 May 2021
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Pensions Act 1990 to require pension trustees to give members annual statements showing charges in cash, as percentage of contributions, and as percentage of assets held.
- Requires trustees to show how charges reduce expected pension benefits compared to no-charge scenario, plus comparisons with alternative charge levels over scheme lifetime.
- Pensions Authority must report annually on monitoring this requirement; Pensions Council must report every five years on reasonableness, transparency and competitiveness of charges.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil12 May 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil12 May 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil1 May 2025
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