The Work and Pensions Committee has written to the Pensions Regulator over what it called the “staggering, parlous state” of the £25.5bn Railways Pension Scheme. The letter comes on the back of transport contractor Stagecoach’s disqualification from three government rail contracts due to the extent of...
Debenhams has become the latest high street retailer to go into administration after its lenders took control of the business. Anne-Marie Winton said, "We can expect the Pensions Regulator and Pensions Protection Fund to have been closely involved in the events leading up to the pre-pack, not...
The John Laing Pension Fund has sold its remaining stake in infrastructure company John Laing Environmental Assets Group, a holding initially contributed to the scheme as part of a contingent funding plan in 2015....
A government failure to update equality legislation means schemes offering bridging pensions might not comply with regulations under the Equality Act 2010 – leaving them reliant on the overriding principles of EU law as an interim solution....
We are delighted to announce that ARC has been shortlisted in the Professional Pensions' UK Pensions Awards 2019 for Pension Lawyers of the Year....
We are delighted to announce that we have been highly commended at the Managing Partner Forum Awards for Best Strategy Implementation 2019. ...
We are delighted to announce that Partner Anna Copestake has been shortlisted in Professional Pensions' Women in Pensions Awards 2019....
DWP closed their Consultation on Consolidation of Defined Benefit Pension Schemes on 1 February 2019 and the general thrust of responses to the consultation seems to be that setting the bar too high could mean this market never takes off. A point that has received...
Trustees of the £86m Caffyns Pension Scheme have appointed a fiduciary manager to improve the performance of the fund’s assets, leading to a restructuring of its investment portfolio. ...
Specialist pensions law boutique ARC Pensions Law is delighted to announce today the continuation of its rapid expansion with another key hire. Helen Mungeam joins the team as a Senior Associate from international City firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges....