Had an interesting brief from the AMP Briefing Team today. Well when I say interesting, I guess it's all relative. However, on the thorny topic of pensions - ironically, not the most prickly issue of the day - they did suggest that although the date for the new scheme was planned to be 1 Apr 2015, the complexities of introducing it meant that 2016 or 2017 was far more likely.
That's the second briefing I've been to where that very same thing has been mentioned, the first briefing being what I would regard as an impecable source. So given that benefits at the point of transition will continue to grow with rank until you leave i.e will reflect promotions and increments rather than being totally frozen at the transition level, it might give people a couple extra years to sort their planning out.