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  • James Paterson

  • 問題数 100 • 1/15/2024

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  • 1

    which of the following are government objectives relating to pensions? (choose 3)

    To alter the split between state and private , To encourage Working people to save, To protect people who can't work

  • 2

    Which Monarch passed the first poor laws making local boroughs responsible for providing for the poor within their areas?

    Elizabeth I

  • 3

    Who introduced the first Occupational Pension Scheme?

    Customs and Excise

  • 4

    What are the main sources of Retirement Income (choose 3)?

    Personal Savings and Earnings , State benefits , Pension Provision

  • 5

    What legislation introduced preservation of pensions?

    Social Security Act 1973

  • 6

    Which Legislation introduced contracting out and equal access Requirements

    Social Security Pensions Act 1975

  • 7

    Which Legislation introduced revaluation of pensions in respect of pensionable service on and after 1 January 1985

    Social Security Act 1985

  • 8

    Which Legislation introduced a number of Governance requirements including a now-defunct minimum Statutory funding requirement and provisions for underfunded final salary/defined benefit pensions to be a debt on the employer and introduced Pension Earmarking Requirements?

    Pensions Act 1995

  • 9

    What Pension act introduced Pension Earmarking Requirements on divorce?

    Pensions Act 1995

  • 10

    Which Legislation introduced pension Sharing orders on divorce?

    Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

  • 11

    Which Legislation introduced the requirements for employers to set up (but not contribute to) a stakeholder scheme ?

    Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

  • 12

    Which Legislation Introduced the current statutory funding for DB Schemes?

    Pension Act 2004

  • 13

    Which Legislation transferred the regulation of pension from Occupational Pensions Regulator Authority to The Pensions Regulator (TPR)

    Pension Act 2004

  • 14

    What Legislation introduced Pension simplification and did away with the concept of retirement at least from HMRC perspective?

    The Finance Act 2004

  • 15

    What does NEST stand for ?

    National Employment Savings Trust

  • 16

    What year was NEST introduced?

    2012

  • 17

    Which Legislation introduced Automatic enrollment?

    Pensions Act 2008

  • 18

    What Legislation Regulates Master Trust?

    Pension Scheme Act 2017

  • 19

    What legislation regulates and makes provision for collective defined contribution schemes?

    Pension Schemes Act 2021

  • 20

    What did the Pensions Act 1995 introduce?

    A now defunct Minimum Statutory funding requirement , provisions for underfunded final salary/defined benefit pensions to be a debt on the employer , Pension Earmarking Requirements on divorce

  • 21

    what did the Social Security Act 1975 introduce?

    Contracting out and equal access requirements

  • 22

    Which act consolidated the previous legislation

    Pension scheme Act 1993

  • 23

    The Pensions Act 2008 introduced what?

    Automatic Enrolment , Nest Scheme

  • 24

    What does CARE stand for?

    Career Average Revealed Earnings

  • 25

    Contract based schemes are?

    Defined contribution schemes

  • 26

    What type of schemes can be Trust based

    Defined benefit , defined contribution , Mixture of DB and DC

  • 27

    When did the requirement to designate a stakeholder pension cease to apply?

    October 2012

  • 28

    Public sector schemes are divided between Statutory schemes and non statutory schemes true or false?

    True

  • 29

    Do statutory schemes follow rules set by legislation

    Yes

  • 30

    Which of these cooperations are public sector

    Bank of England , Civil Aviation Authority

  • 31

    Which of these are public sector pension schemes

    Local Government Pension Scheme, The Civil Service Pension Scheme, The Teacher Pension Scheme, The NHS pension scheme

  • 32

    Initially all public sector schemes were Defined contribution true or false

    False

  • 33

    What has caused public sector schemes to scale back their benefits

    Increasing cost of defined benefit schemes

  • 34

    what type of scheme is a master trust

    Occupational

  • 35

    when was it required for alll new Master trusts to apply for and obtain authorisation from TPR before they can operate

    1st October 2018

  • 36

    what does NIC stand for?

    National Insurance Contributions

  • 37

    Give an example of exception to tax and National Insurance

    Redundancy/ termination pay

  • 38

    Select all core benefits after basic pay

    Holiday Entitlement , Statutory Sick Pay, Maternity/paternity pay/leave, Pension contributions

  • 39

    which statements are correct about a Master trust scheme?

    is Not a public service pension scheme , is used, or intended to be used by Two or more people , provides defined contribution scheme

  • 40

    Give examples of Flexible benefit scheme

    childcare , dental plan , Employee discount

  • 41

    are the trustees managers bound by nomination for LSDB?

    No

  • 42

    who can be nominated as beneficiary?

    spouse, children , grandchildren , Siblings , Parents

  • 43

    What is the advantage of paying death benefits under trust?

    no need to wait for probate

  • 44

    What is the minimum statutory Sick Pay per week? (2021/2022)

    96.36

  • 45

    What does SSP stand for?

    Statutory Sick Pay

  • 46

    what is the minimum amount of weeks that sick pay should be paid for?

    28

  • 47

    What does ABI stand for?

    Association of British Insurers

  • 48

    What does TACT stand for?

    The Association of Corporate Trustees

  • 49

    what does AMPS stand for

    Association of Member directed Pension Schemes

  • 50

    what does APL stand for?

    Association of Pension Lawyers

  • 51

    What does CII stand for?

    Chartered Insurance Institute

  • 52

    what does PASA stand for?

    Pension Administration Standards Association

  • 53

    what 3 core activities are Pasa focussed on

    Defining good standards of pensions administration , publishing guidance , being an independent accreditation body

  • 54

    What does PLSA stand for?

    Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association

  • 55

    What is the aim of PLSA?

    To help everyone achieve a better income in retirement

  • 56

    How much does the PLSA invest in the UK and abroad

    £1.3 trillion

  • 57

    select the examples of Fintechs

    Monza, Bitcoin

  • 58

    Who are members of PLSA

    Asset Managers , Consultants, Law Firms, Fintechs

  • 59

    what does PMI stand for?

    Pensions Management Institute

  • 60

    What does PMI do

    Promotes and embeds professional standards , Produces Qualifications with reputation for excellence , Provides continued lifelong learning , Plays a pivotal role shaping the industry , Presents an annual conference and wide range of technical seminars, Provides industry leading insight

  • 61

    what does PPI stand for?

    Pensions Policy Institute

  • 62

    What does PRAG stand for

    Pensions Research Accountants Group

  • 63

    when was PRAG founded

    1976

  • 64

    what does SoRP stand for

    Statements of Recommended Practices

  • 65

    what does SPP stand for?

    The Society of Pension Professionals

  • 66

    who can Join SPP

    Accountants , insurance brokers , solicitors , Life offices

  • 67

    What is the Fundamental Aims of SPP

    Influence Policy and strategy , Member Services , Industry profile

  • 68

    All funded DBand care pension schemes must appoint a scheme actuary

    True

  • 69

    How often should a scheme be valued by the scheme actuary

    Every 3 years

  • 70

    What does SIP stand for

    Statements of Investment Principles

  • 71

    What does SFP stand for

    Statement of Funding Principles

  • 72

    The trustees obtain advice from scheme actuary before....?

    making decision on methods and assumptions to calculate the scheme technical provisions , Prepare/revise SFP, Prepare/revise recovery plan , Prepare/revise schedule of contributions , modifying future accrual by resolution

  • 73

    All personal schemes must have an auditor

    False

  • 74

    when should audited accounts be produced

    Annually , within 7 months of the schemes year end

  • 75

    What does PPF stand for ?

    Pension Protection Fund

  • 76

    what does IFA stand for?

    Independent Financial Advisor

  • 77

    If someone reaches state pension age before April 2016, how many Qualifying years do they need to receive full state pension?

    30

  • 78

    After 2016 how many Qualifying years do you need to receive any state pension

    10

  • 79

    what is the State pension age for a male born 22/06/1966

    67

  • 80

    What are the elements that make up pension credit

    Guarantee Credit , savings credit

  • 81

    what does DWP stand for?

    Department of Work and Pensions

  • 82

    What Are HMRC strategic objectives for 2022?

    Collect the right tax and pay out the right financial support , Make it easy to get tax right and hard to bend or break the rules, Maintain taxpayers consent through fair treatment and protect society from harm, Make HMRC a great place to work , Support wider government economic Aims through a resilient, agile tax administration system

  • 83

    What does RTI stand for

    Real Time Information

  • 84

    All employers have been required to report in RTI when an employee is paid since when

    2014

  • 85

    what does PAYE stand for

    Pay As You Earn

  • 86

    Does HMRC deal with National insurance?

    True

  • 87

    what does FAS stand for

    The Financial Assistance Scheme