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Somalia's Deputy Information Minister Denies Government Role in Social Media Account Suspensions

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Deputy Minister of Information, Abdirahman Al Adale, has categorically denied allegations suggesting that the federal government had a hand in the suspension of numerous Facebook accounts belonging to notable politicians and journalists.




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Reeves plans ‘pensions megafunds’ in bid to boost investment

The chancellor wants to merge the UK's pension funds, but critics worry about the impact on savers.





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April Roundup: Key Changes to Rates, Pensions and Employment Law in England and Wales

The new tax year is swiftly approaching, along with new statutory rates, limits and changes to employment law in England and Wales that HR practitioners should be aware of. 

Annual rates and limits increases

The usual annual updates to the statutory rates and limits will come into effect in early April 2024.

Here are the key changes:

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Employer Tab for Exiting Pensions at Stake in High Court Appeal

Sarah Bryan Fask says a decision clarifying when employers can exit union-brokered pension plans “potentially opens up the floodgates for a lot of employer uncertainty.”

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Association of British Insurers

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Committee Deliberations on the Clauses

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Dr Rachel Scarfe, University of Stirling

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Institute for Fiscal Studies

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Committee Deliberations

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities

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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Formal Clause-by-clause Consideration

Room 29, Parliament Buildings



  • Committee for Communities


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Opinion: Colorado’s schools fail students with disabilities using hidden suspensions to keep them home

When paraprofessionals miss a day of work, the children they ordinarily support are sent home or kept out of school altogether. This is not just unacceptable -- it’s a crisis. And some of Colorado’s most vulnerable students are the victims.




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Ohio Expected to Ban Most Suspensions, Expulsions for Youngest Students

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign a bill into law that would ban suspensions and expulsions for children in prekindergarten through 3rd grade for minor offenses.




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In Illinois, New Budget Caps Raises and Limits Pensions for Teachers

The state's budget bill, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law this week, caps annual raises for end-of-career-teachers, lowering the pension they can receive.




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State-District Tensions Swell Over School Pensions

There’s a tussle over the right balance for who should pick up the tab for teacher retirements and how that affects wealthier and less-wealthy districts.




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Walang Pasok: Class suspensions for November 13 due to 'Ofel', 'Nika'

Several local government units have announced the suspension of classes on Wednesday, November 13, due to tropical cyclones "Ofel" (international name: Usagi) and "Nika" (international name: Toraji).




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BBC Morning Live expert gives 'double tax' warning on new Labour pensions raid



Finance guru Laura Pomfret explained how changes to inheritance tax in the budget may hit people in a way they hadn't realised




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Effects of salinity on the flow of dense colloidal suspensions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3367-3375
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00035H, Paper
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Marc Lagoin, Agnès Piednoir, Rémy Fulcrand, Antoine Bérut
We studied how the flowing dynamics of dense suspensions of silica micro-particles in microfluidic rotating drums experiments is modified when the inter-particles repulsion is progressively screened by increasing the ionic force of the suspension.
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Correction: Sizing multimodal suspensions with differential dynamic microscopy

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3376-3376
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90050B, Correction
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Joe J. Bradley, Vincent A. Martinez, Jochen Arlt, John R. Royer, Wilson C. K. Poon
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Long-term leaching kinetics and solution chemistry of aqueous BaTiO3 powder suspensions: a numerical model supported experiment

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01708K, Paper
Marcus Bentzen, Vojtěch Lindauer, Pavel Mokrý, Ragnhild Elizabeth Aune, Julia Glaum
The advent of lead-free perovskite materials with favorable toxicity profiles has made them candidates for in vivo and environmental applications.
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Pareto-improving transition to fully funded pensions under myopia [electronic journal].




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Dividend Suspensions and Cash Flow Risk during the Covid-19 Pandemic [electronic journal].




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UK Pensions Speedbrief: Age discrimination challenge to judicial pension scheme succeeds

UK Pensions Speedbrief: Age discrimination challenge to judicial pension scheme succeedsThe Employment Tribunal has handed down its



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UK Pensions Speedbrief: Public sector age discrimination appeals - latest

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the transitional arrangements in the New Judges Pension Scheme (NJPS) constitute unlawful age discrimination.  In a related case, the EAT has also held that the Employment Tribunal (ET) f...




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Local government pensions speedbrief - cost-sharing consultation

Cost–sharing for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a subject close to the minds and pockets of all LGPS funds, employers and members. Consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on cost–sharing ...




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LG pensions speedbrief: latest LGPS news

Hot off the press is a Court of Appeal decision dated 7 April 2009 (South Tyneside MBC v The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Another) which held that former employing authorities are not liable to make good their funding defic...




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Pensions Ombudsman is subject to rules of law, including time limits, when deciding legal disputes

In ArjoWiggins Ltd v Ralph (in which Eversheds LLP acted for the successful appellant) the High Court has considered the extent to which the time periods within which complaints may be brought are applicable to the Pensions Ombudsman. This is a help...




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Public sector pensions reform: the latest developments

At the end of last year, we reported that the Government announced that headline agreements had been reached with the main trade unions in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS), the...




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Eversheds' public sector pensions speedbrief - The Welsh Authorities Staff Transfers (Pensions) Direction 2012

The Welsh Ministers have recently issued The Welsh Authorities Staff Transfers (Pensions) Direction 2012, under powers contained in Section 101 of the Local Government Act 2003 (the “2012 Direction”).  The 2012 Direction came into f...




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UK Pensions speedbrief: Pensions data loss leads to £250,000 fine

? Pension data loss leads to £250,000 fine Lax arrangements with a supplier being used to digitise pension scheme records for a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administering authority  lea...




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UK Public Sector Pensions speedbrief: Fair Deal: the latest developments

? Fair Deal: the latest developments On 19 November 2012 HM Treasury published its response to the March 2011 consultation on the future of the Fair Deal for Staff Pensions guidance. The Fair D...




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UK Pensions Speedbrief Public Sector First detail published on employer cost cap and actuarial valuations

? ? ? ?First detail published on employer cost cap and actuarial valuati...




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UK Public Sector Pensions Speedbrief: Pensions Ombudsman rules on academy conversion

SummaryThe Deputy Pensions Ombudsman has rejected a complaint by an academy against the administering authority of its Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) fund about the funding methodology used to allocate assets to the Academy when it was initi...




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Public sector pensions: “technical” changes to LGPS regulations

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has recently launched a consultation on what it has described as “technical” changes to regulations governing the ...




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Iceland country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2019 - Key findings for Italy

Key findings for Italy from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019"




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Chile country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Czech Republic country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Iceland country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Ireland country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Turkey country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Slovak Republic country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Finland country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Luxembourg country profile

The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.




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Pensions: Sweden needs an independent committee to oversee National Pension Funds

Sweden should establish an independent committee of experts to oversee its National Pension Funds and set a clear, measurable financial objective for investments to ensure their long-term viability, according to a new OECD report.




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Conference on defined contribution pensions, guarantees and risk sharing

London, UK. Discussions at this event focused on how to make Defined Contribution pensions work better for members, designing Defined Ambition pension plans, guarantees v. risk sharing pension deals and pensions communication and individual behaviour.




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2013 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

The 2013 Global Forum focused on a number of critical policy, regulatory and supervisory issues affecting private and public pension provision in the Asia region.




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Pensions at a Glance: Retirement-Income Systems in OECD and G20 Countries

This 2013 and fifth edition of Pensions at a Glance provides a range of indicators for comparing pension policies and their outcomes between OECD countries. The indicators are also, where possible, provided for the other major economies that are members of the G20.