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SUMMARY:AGM 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our 78th AGM will be held on Wednesday 4 June 2025 at the Victory Services Club\, London at 11.30am for 12 noon. \nFollowing the meeting\, all members are invited to a reception from 1pm to 2.15pm and a light lunch. The event is open to members and Society guests only. \nREGISTER HERE \nAny members who have any queries about the meeting should contact Harsha Vadgama at harshav@forpen.co.uk by Friday 23 May.
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/agm-2025/
LOCATION:Victory Services Club\, 63-79 Seymour Street\, London\, W2 2HF
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250318T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250318T130000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
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SUMMARY:Members Hot Topics @ Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Members! Your next Hot Topic @ Lunch webinar will take place Tuesday 14th October 2025 from 12:00-13:00. \nThe theme of this webinar will be Annual Allowance: Considerations when in receipt of a Pension Savings Statement (PSS) and will cover why you have been sent a PSS and what actions are required by the recipient. \n  \n\n\nREGISTRATION OPEN SOON \n\nThe sign-up form will close at 1600: on Thursday 9 October and meeting invitations will be sent on Friday 10 October. \nAs the webinar will take place on MS Teams\, we recommend joining via a personal email address and not a mod.gov.uk address. \nAny questions\, please contact the membership team at memsec@forpen.co.uk. \n  \n 
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/members-hot-topics-lunch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250318T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250318T130000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T161613Z
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SUMMARY:Members Hot Topic @ Lunch - Interpreting Your RSS
DESCRIPTION:Members! Your next Hot Topic @ Lunch webinar will take place on Tuesday 18th March from 1200-1300hrs. \nThe theme of this webinar will be AFPS 15 Remedy: Interpreting Your Remediable Service Statements (RSS)\, and will cover both immediate choice and deferred choice RSS. \nThis is a Member exclusive event and to book your place\, please register at the link below: \n\n\nMembers Hot Topic Spring 2025 – Registration\n\nThe sign-up form will close at 1600hr on Thursday 13th March and meeting invitations will be sent on Friday 14th March. \nAs the webinar will take place on MS Teams\, we recommend joining via a personal email address and not a mod.gov.uk address. \nAny questions\, please contact the membership team at memsec@forpen.co.uk.
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/members-hot-topics-lunch-how-to-interpret-your-rss/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
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SUMMARY:AFPS Update - Serving Personnel\, Veterans and Dependants
DESCRIPTION:The FPS will deliver an online Armed Forces Pensions update for Serving Personnel\, Veterans and Dependants at 1230-1315 on Wed 13 Nov via MS Teams. \nIt will cover: \n\nThe latest on the 2015 Remedy (McCloud) implementation\nA reminder of how pension benefits are/were earned during service and the ages that deferred pensions are paid\nWhen and how the pension benefits increase\nHow to obtain a pension forecast from Veterans UK whilst serving or as a Veteran\nDependants Benefits\nWhen and how to claim a deferred pension\nThe benefits of membership of the Forces Pension Society\n\nThe brief will be delivered by the FPS Roadshow Manager with support from Forces Pension Consultants. Whilst there will not be an opportunity to ask verbal questions during the brief\, you can pose questions via the chat function. Those questions will be collated into themes and addressed by the consultant. \nWhilst the brief will not be recorded\, useful follow-up information will be uploaded to our website at the conclusion of the presentation.. \n\n There is no requirement to register to attend\, simply join the brief using the following link. \nMicrosoft Teams Need help?  \nClick to Join the meeting now \nMeeting ID: 323 948 202 792     Passcode: HQHA6d \n\n If you are unable to join this time\, there will be further updates delivered in 2025.
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/afps-update-serving-personnel-veterans-and-dependants/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Roadshows,Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
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SUMMARY:Members Hot Topic @ Lunch - Pen form 1
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, is our Hot Topics Session. \nHosted by our Forces Pension Consultants\, Andy Keen and Ali Waddie\, this next session will cover Pen Form 1\, and is planned for 16 October. \nSession joining details have yet to be confirmed but please watch this space for further details. \nThe spring session covered AFPS15 Remedy Benefits. For those that missed it\, the recording can be accessed here.
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/hot-topic-lunch-pen-form-1/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240619T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240619T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
CREATED:20240606T103738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T110207Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans' Pensions Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Following the success of our first update in March\, and in case you missed it\, the FPS will deliver a second online AFPS update for Veterans at 1230-1315 on Wed 19 Jun via MS Teams. It will cover: \n\nThe latest on the 2015 Remedy (McCloud) implementation\nHow pension benefits were earned during service and the ages that deferred pensions are paid\nWhen and how the pension benefits increase\nHow to obtain a forecast for a deferred pension from Veterans UK\nDependents Benefits\nHow to claim a deferred pension\nThe benefits of membership of the Forces Pension Society\nAdditonal updates as requested by Veterans from our previous webinar\n\nThe brief will be delivered by the FPS Roadshow Manager with support from our Forces Pension Consultants. Whilst there will not be an opportunity to ask verbal questions during the brief you can pose questions via the chat function and those questions will be collated by the consultants into themes and then they will talk to those themes. \nWe would like to add at this point that we do not record our presentations. We understand that many Veterans would be keen to see a recording\, but we must recognise that over time policies and circumstances can change\, and therefore future viewing of old recordings could potentially lead to making financial decisions based on outdated information. \nThere is no requirement to register to attend\, simply join the brief using the following link. Partners welcome! \nJoin the meeting now  \nMeeting ID: 349 826 841 171 \nPasscode: FU7wus \nDownload Teams | Join on the web | Learn More | \nNOTE: If you are unable to join on this occasion\, or the webinar is oversubscribed\, there will be a further session delivered in Nov 2024. 
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/veterans-pensions-update/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Roadshows,Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240612T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
CREATED:20240501T134839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T151604Z
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Notice of Annual General Meeting  \nThe 77th AGM of the Forces Pension Society will be held on  Wednesday 12 June 2024 at the Victory Services  Club\,  63-79 Seymour Street London W2 2HF\, at 11:15 for 12  noon. \nThe event is  open to members and Society guests only. After the Meeting all attending are invited to a reception from 1pm to 2.15pm and a light lunch. Members who wish to attend or who have queries about the Meeting should contact Harsha Vadgama at Harshav@forpen.co.uk by Friday 31 May.
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Victory Services Club\, 63-79 Seymour Street\, London\, W2 2HF
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240319T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240319T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
CREATED:20240226T122608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T161700Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans' Pensions Update
DESCRIPTION:The FPS will deliver an online AFPS update for Veterans at 1230-1315 on Tue 19 March via MS Teams. It will cover: \n\nThe latest on the 2015 Remedy (McCloud) implementation\nA reminder of how pension benefits were earned during service and the ages that deferred pensions are paid\nWhen and how the pension benefits increase\nHow to obtain a forecast for a deferred pension from Veterans UK\nDependants Benefits\nHow to claim a deferred pension\nThe benefits of membership of the Forces Pension Society.\n\nThe brief will be delivered by the FPS Roadshow Manager with support from a Forces Pension Consultant. Whilst there will not be an opportunity to ask verbal questions during the brief you can pose questions via the chat function and those questions will be collated by the consultant into themes and then they will talk to those themes. \nThere is no requirement to register to attend\, simply join the brief on your computer\, mobile app or room device at the following link Click here to join the meeting  \nMeeting ID: 383 024 459 526vc\nPasscode: obaYzg \nDownload Teams | Join on the web | Learn More | \nNOTE: If you are unable to join on this occasion\, or the webinar is oversubscribed\, there will be further updates delivered in 2024. Please also note that this session will not be recorded\, since the financial information provided is often superseded because of Govt. Policy (for example the Budget). We do however plan to do future sessions\, with updates that are relevant at that time. 
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/veterans-armed-forces-pension-scheme-update/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Roadshows,Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230607T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230607T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
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SUMMARY:The Society's Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 76th AGM of the Forces Pension Society will be held on Wednesday 7 June 2023 in the New Armouries at the Tower of London\, EC3N 4AB\, starting at 12 noon. \nThe event is open to members and Society guests only. \nAfter the meeting\, all members are invited to a reception from 1pm to 2.15pm\, and a light lunch. Members will be free to tour the Tower on completion of the meeting. \nAccess to the Tower is controlled\, so Members who wish to attend or who have queries about the Meeting should contact Charlotte Cooper at CharlotteC@forpen.co.uk by Fri 26 May. \n  \nThe full notice can be read here
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/the-societys-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Tower of London
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
CREATED:20230210T162402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T145031Z
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SUMMARY:FPS Members Spring Webinar
DESCRIPTION:As we continue to improve the service to our Members\, we are excited to announce our next Members webinar. \nDate: The date for your diary is 18:30 on 26 April 2023 \nThe FPS Members Spring Webinar will be held on Wednesday 26 April at 1830 on MS Teams. It will be hosted by the Chief Executive\, Neil Marshall supported by Assistant Head Pensions\, Mike Davis. \nNeil will cover: \n\nCurrent key themes in the Armed Forces Pension landscape;\nA deep dive into the 2015 Remedy (McCloud); and\nA reminder of the key benefits of your membership.\n\nGiven the anticipated number of attendees it won’t be possible to verbally ask questions during the webinar\, but you will be able to pose them via a chat function and Mike will collate them into themes and then talk to those themes during breaks. The webinar will also be recorded and then placed in the Members area of the website a few days later. \nTo book a place on this webinar please complete the form at this link https://forms.office.com/e/mJXKRgj0X7 which requires providing an email address for the MS Teams meeting link to be sent to. Attendance will be limited to a manageable level and will be on a first come first served basis with applications closing at 1730 on Friday 21 April. Rob Morris\, the Roadshow Manager will then send out the link to successful applicants shortly thereafter. \n(For those not familiar with MS Teams it can be accessed via computer or personal electronic devices and the MS Teams app doesn’t need to be downloaded. A guide to accessing MS Teams will be sent out with the link email from Rob to successful applicants). \nWe very much look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/25126/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Roadshows,Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163731
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SUMMARY:Members Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Forces Pension Society Autumn Members Webinar will take place at 1800-1900 on Thursday 27 October on Zoom.  \nHaving engaged with Members recently via our newsletter\, the webinar will cover the latest Armed Forces pension issues including an update on the AFPS 2015 Remedy (McCloud)\, and what it might mean for you\, as well as guidance on Pension Taxation. It will be presented by our Chief Executive Neil Marshall supported by Mike Davis Deputy Head of Pensions\, and Rob Morris our Roadshow Manager. \n  \n 
URL:https://forcespensionsociety.org/event/members-webinar-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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