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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on IFoA’s recommendations to broaden actuary role
Aiming to establish a “new paradigm” focused on member outcomes for running …
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Arc Pensions Law appoints Legal Director to its London office
Specialist pensions law firm, Arc Pensions Law, is pleased to announce the appoi…
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What does 2021 hold for the world of pensions?
If the last year has taught us anything, it is that we need to embrace uncertain…
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High Court forces pension schemes to look at GMP payments
On the 19th of November, the High Court handed down its latest judgment in Lloyd…
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Associate Danyal Enver comments in the Daily Mail and Pensions Age on the consequences of the High Court’s Lloyds judgment on trustees
The High Court has ruled that trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes that prov…
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Changes to pre-packs are a step in the right direction
On 8 October 2020, the Insolvency Service published the outcome of a review into…
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What to do if there is a mistake in your scheme rules
Issue in brief: correcting unintended errors in scheme rules Univar v Smith and …
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Associate Danyal Enver comments in Pensions Expert on the High Court deeming rectification law ‘settled’
The High Court has upheld the precedent that pension scheme documents can be ove…
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Unprecedented times lead to unprecedented measures
Unprecedented times lead to unprecedented measures, but these will not continue …
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Partner Rosalind Connor to speak at the Westminster Business Forum pensions policy conference
Partner Rosalind Connor will be speaking at the Westminster Business Forum polic…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Money Marketing on the most effective way to tackle pension scams
Campaigners are focusing their efforts on getting legislators to change the Onli…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on larger DB schemes facing £100bn bill due to new regulations in the pensions scheme bill
The impact of new regulations in the pension schemes bill and the future defined…
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Arc Pensions Law ranked in the Chambers UK 2021 Guide
Arc Pensions Law has been ranked once again for pensions in the Chambers UK Guid…
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New information gathering powers under the Pension Schemes Bill
The Pension Schemes Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 7 Oct…
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Partner Rosalind Connor to speak at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Annual Conference 2020
Partner Rosalind Connor will be speaking at this year’s Pensions and Lifet…
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Partner Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Age and Law360 on the possibility of further amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill
The second reading of the Pension Schemes Bill has been completed and it will co…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on whether ‘too-big-to-fail’ schemes should be nationalised
The current pandemic-led economic crisis, coupled with the fact that some of the…
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New guidance for pension consolidators is just the beginning
In June, the Pensions Regulator (TPR), published guidance on a new interim regim…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Age on the pace of reform within the pensions industry
The pace of policy and regulatory reform has been ‘breathless’ in recent yea…
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Partner Anne-Marie Winton interviewed by Real Deals on TPR’s recent investigation into Bernard Matthews and what it means for PE investors
Anne-Marie Winton dissects The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) recent report on the…
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Arc Pensions Law ranked Tier 2 across its offices in The Legal 500 UK 2021 for Pensions
We are pleased to announce that Arc Pensions Law’s London and Leeds offices ar…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in the Financial Times on The Pensions Regulator probing Covid pension suspensions for abuse
Regulators are investigating a number of companies’ pension schemes for suspec…
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Partner Anne-Marie Winton comments in FTAdviser, Pensions Expert and Pensions Age on the effects of the Chancellor’s Job Support Scheme on pension contributions
HM Treasury has confirmed that its new Job Support Scheme will not cover employe…
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Arc Pensions Law shortlisted for Boutique Law Firm of the Year in The Lawyer Awards 2020
We are delighted to announce that Arc Pensions Law has been shortlisted in The L…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Professional Pensions and in The Legal Diary on Railways Pension Scheme’s deficit warning over revised TPR funding codes
The Railways Pension Scheme has warned The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that its pro…
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Partner Anna Rogers comments in Professional Pensions on their silver anniversary: policy over the past 25 years and what needs to change for the future
As part of a series celebrating PP’s silver anniversary, Hope William-Smith as…
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Scheme governance going public: a member’s foe or friend?
While designed to boost member understanding, published statements of investment…
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A radical re-think of DB funding?
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is looking to shake up how it regulates the funding…
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Partner Anna Copestake to speak at a DC scheme consolidation webinar hosted by Smart Pension
Partner Anna Copestake will be a keynote speaker at the scheme consolidation …
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Managing Partner Rosalind Connor interviewed by Solicitors Journal on the management of a business during a global pandemic
Taking over the management of a business during lockdown is quite challenging, b…
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Don’t always trust the guidance
It is reassuring to find technical guidance that appears to confirm we can do so…
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The Pensions Regulator: Imposing joint and several liability for pensions liabilities
Defined benefits (or final salary) pension schemes are often a group’s largest…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on the Pensions Regulator’s ‘fast-track’ proposal
The introduction of a twin-track approach to regulating defined benefit scheme f…
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Arc Pensions Law commended at the 2020 PIPA Awards
Arc Pensions Law has been commended in the ‘Pensions Law Firm of the Year’ c…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on the importance of being buyout-ready
Long-heralded defined benefit consolidators have yet to win a single client, but…
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Partner Rosalind Connor interviewed by Pensions Expert following her appointment to Managing Partner
Specialist pensions law firm Arc Pensions Law has a new managing partner, Rosali…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on how the government can best approach possible reforms of the retail price index
The chair of Airways Pension Scheme Trustee Ltd, Roger Maynard, has warned that …
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Is the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 a problem for pensions?
The Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 received Royal Assent at the en…
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Arc Pensions Law contributes to the PLSA’s guide to support trustees navigate the new requirements to disclose their investment activities
The PLSA has published guidance to help DB and DC trustees navigate the new lega…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in the Financial Times in relation to what superfunds should offer members and whether their pension benefits could change
Last month, UK regulators gave the green light for the creation of “pension su…
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The growing importance of the specialist law firm
The house of law has many rooms. Among law firms themselves, there is every cate…
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Partner Anna Copestake to speak at Professional Pensions Live
Partner Anna Copestake will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Professional P…
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Arc Pensions Law virtual hike raises over £3,000 for the Trussell Trust
Arc Pensions Law is delighted to have raised over £3,000 for the Trussell Trust…
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Partner Anna Copestake shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Pensions Awards 2020
We are delighted to announce that Partner Anna Copestake has again been shortlis…
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Arc Pensions Law appoints new Managing Partner
Arc Pensions Law, is delighted to announce the promotion of Partner Rosalind Con…
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TPR’s superfund green light is only the start
The Pensions Regulator’s new interim regime for superfunds sets out the initia…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on the key amendments missing from new insolvency legislation
Government attempts to mitigate the risk its new insolvency legislation poses to…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in New Law Journal on the advantage of using a formal process to suspend pensions while the crisis lasts
Even before the carnage of COVID-19, many businesses were ailing, often weighed …
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Partner Vikki Massarano comments in the Financial Times on what the Hughes judgment on PPF’s cap on compensation payments means for affected members
Since 2005 about 600 high earners, including senior executives, managers and pil…
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Anne-Marie Winton: New risks attached to M&A activity involving DB pension schemes
After the Queen’s Speech on 14 October last year, a new Pension Schemes Bill s…
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