BGCM EC May 2017

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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Finding out more

For each year that you remain as a contributing member of the Scheme, you will be given a statement which shows the benefits that you can expect to receive at retirement (based on your current salary), and the benefits that will be paid if you die before retiring. You can ask the Trustees at any time for details of the benefits that you have already earned under the Scheme. You can also ask for a statement of the value of your benefits that you could transfer to another pension scheme, and more details on that subject are set out in Section 10.

If you have any queries concerning the Scheme or your benefits, please contact:

The Scheme Administrator GFTU Pension Scheme Quorn Grange Hotel, 88 Wood Lane, Quorn LE12 8DB

Documents available on request

This booklet gives an outline of the Scheme but there is more detail in some other documents that can be supplied to you if you ask for them. They include:

 The Trust Deed and Rules, which set out in detail the way in which the Scheme is constituted and administered, and sets out in detail what benefits are payable and how they are calculated.  The actuarial valuation, which the Trustees obtain from the Scheme Actuary every three years, and which shows the assets of the Scheme, its projected liabilities and the contributions that are required to pay for them.

 A statement of the investment principles that the Trustees have decided to adopt, and their policies for ensuring that the Scheme remains properly funded.

 The Trustees’ annual report and accounts, which show what assets the Scheme holds and how the investments have performed over the preceding year.

 The schedule of contributions, which sets out the contributions that members and the GFTU must pay over the following years to ensure that the Scheme is adequately funded.

You can get a copy of these documents by writing to the Scheme Administrator at the address above.

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