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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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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in The Actuarial Post on TPR regime for the superfunds market
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) unveiled last week the high bar it expects new supe…
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Partner Vikki Massarano comments in Actuarial Post on the PPF and TPR’s involvement in insolvency procedures
Arc Pensions Law comments on the news that the UK government has been forced to …
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on how schemes registered outside the UK can seek help from the PPF in a no-deal Brexit
As Covid-19 continues to wreak its devastation on the corporate landscape, dozen…
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Arc Pensions Law and River Mercantile to host interactive session on implementation statements
Arc Pensions Law is delighted to co-host with River and Mercantile ‘The wh…
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DB Scheme – employer insolvency: risk management strategies for trustees
It is a fact of life that not all employers will survive as long as their pensio…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on the possible changes to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill following concerns from pensions industry bodies
Pensions industry bodies are lobbying the government to make changes to the Corp…
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Danyal Enver: Covid-19 corporate distress: what employers and trustees need to know
Thanks to Covid-19, business is bad. Despite government measures to alleviate t…
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Partner Anna Copestake spoke at PMI roundtable on schemes’ engagement strategies
The decisions members make, or don’t make, can have a huge impact on their ret…
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Adjusting to rapidly fluctuating demand is pointing a speedboat on a new heading: the strengths of the specialist law firm
As Arc celebrates its fifth anniversary Chris Mullen looks back on the Firm̵…
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Arc Pensions Law contributes to the PLSA’s new template for the DC Chair’s statement
Arc Pensions Law LLP is delighted to have contributed to the PLSA’s new templa…
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Arc Pensions Law listed in PMI’s Trustee Training Directory
Arc Pensions Law is delighted to be featured in the Pensions Management Institu…
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Partner Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on the challenges the lockdown has imposed on trustees and how they are adapting to them
A global pandemic has forced most countries to enter lockdown; social distancing…
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Partner Vikki Massarano comments in the Legal Diarist on TPR’s call on trustees to stay vigilant for companies paying out dividends and “excessive” bonuses
The pressures and dilemmas created by the C-virus are so widespread that it’s …
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Partner Anna Copestake joins PLSA’s group of experts to support trustees with ESG ‘implementation statements’ in annual reports
Partner Anna Copestake will join an industry group of experts set up by the PL…
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New trustee reporting rules: What you need to know about implementation statements
ESG remains a hot topic and new requirements for trustees continue to develop. F…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on Lawyers’ calls for reform of Section 75 debts and flexible apportionment agreements
Experts say section 75 debts and flexible apportionment agreements, one of the m…
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Vikki Massarano: Member contributions during the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has multiple ramifications for businesses in every sector.…
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Partner Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Expert on TPR needing a triage system to stop rise of zombie pension schemes
Defined benefit trustees linked to struggling employers face tough decisions abo…
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Covid-19 and corporate distress: what employers and trustees need to know
Mitigating the spread of Covid-19 continues to dominate business and personal li…
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Partner Jane Kola to participate in live webcast on bulk annuities in the current challenging climate
Partner Jane Kola will be speaking at the ‘Bulk Annuities in the Current C…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on how schemes in deficit can share surplus in others upon merger
Premier Foods, maker of Mr Kipling cakes, has reached a groundbreaking agreement…
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Partner Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Expert on trustees using alternative funding methods to give DB employers relief
Trustees of defined benefit schemes are being asked to make tough decisions as t…
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Legal Director Max Ballad comments in Pensions Expert on Ombudsman’s decision to uphold complaint against the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme.
The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against the Royal Mail Statutory P…
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Keeping calm about Covid: legal issues for trustees
Arc is committed to supporting its clients through these unusual times. The Pens…
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Senior Associate Nigel Jones comments in Pensions Expert on the Pension Ombudsman’s decision to award Police Scotland employee £2,000
Lawyers have cautioned employers to keep their members fully informed of any pen…
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Keeping calm about Covid: update on auto enrolment
Arc is committed to supporting its clients through these unusual times. The Pen…
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Partner Vikki Massarano comments in Pensions Age urging employers to explain DC scheme contribution changes to furloughed workers during Covid-19 pandemic
Employers must properly explain any defined contribution scheme contribution cha…
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Keeping calm about Covid: focus on employers
Arc is committed to supporting its clients through these unusual times. Some bus…
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Covid-19: Focus on furlough and DC pension contributions
Arc is committed to supporting its clients through these unusual times. To help …
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Pensions Expert on the rise of DC pension plans switching into master trusts
More and more blue-chip employers are looking to transfer their defined contribu…
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Keeping calm about Covid: Arc’s practical note to help you manage the impact of Covid-19 on your pension scheme
Trustees and sponsors are having to rapidly assess the impact of Covid-19 on the…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Professional Pensions on how small DB schemes can compete against bigger schemes in the buyout market
In 2019 there were ten £1bn-plus bulk annuity deals, the first half of which sa…
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Arc Pensions Law delighted to support Durham Law School’s one-week work placement scheme
Durham University law students are now offered the opportunity to gain work expe…
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Arc Pensions Law shortlisted for Pension Lawyers of the Year in UK Pensions Awards 2020
We are delighted to announce that Arc Pensions Law has been shortlisted in Profe…
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