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The Buy-out Boom: not all good news?
If you ask anyone in the pensions industry what is keeping them busy right now, …
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Mansion House reforms – a new dawn for pension schemes?
The Mansion House speech included several pensions announcements. A key driver…
newsletter | Beth Brown,DC Schemes trustee,Dealing with the Pensions Regulator,Featured post,Governance and Compliance,Pension Protection Fund,Pension Regulation,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee,Trustee Advice
Trustee climate change investment decisions under the microscope
The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the McGaughey v USSL case, b…
newsletter | Beth Brown,Featured post,Governance and Compliance,Member Disputes,Pension Regulation,Rhiannon-Barnsley,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee,Trustee Advice
Death benefits – where there’s a will there may not be a way
The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint from a surviving spouse that a sch…
newsletter | Anna-Rogers,Defined Benefit,Defined Benefit Schemes,Defined Benefit Schemes,Featured post,Member Disputes,Riccardo Bruno,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee,Trustee Advice
Pensions Dashboards – Later is 31 October 2026
The Government has laid draft Regulations before Parliament to “re-set” the …
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The lifetime allowance is still with us
The removal of the lifetime allowance announced in the March budget has not yet …
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High Court overturns 25 year consensus on amendments to contracted-out DB schemes
At the end of last week the High Court handed down its judgment in the case of V…
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The Pensions Regulator – new codes are still awaited…
The Pensions Regulator’s new General Code was expected in Spring 2023, but we …
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TPR Guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
The Pensions Regulator has published guidance providing practical examples of ho…
newsletter | Anna-Copestake,Diversity,Employer Advisory Work,Featured post,Nneka Egbuji,The Pensions Regulator,Trustee Advice
New PPF Levy Rules – to certify or not to certify contingent assets?
With the 31 March 2023 deadline for certification or recertification of continge…
newsletter | Claire Goodby,Defined Benefit,Kate-Payne,Pension Protection Fund,Scheme Funding trustee,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee,Trustee Advice
The new DB Funding Code: are you bothered?
The Pensions Regulator has published its draft DB Funding Code for consultation …
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Single Code – Where are we now?
Almost two years to the day since the Regulator launched its March 2021 consulta…
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Pensions Dashboards – ready or not, they’re coming (albeit later!)
The Pensions Dashboards Regulations have been approved by Parliament and have no…
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New TPR Single Code of Practice: Are you “Code-ready”?
What is the new Single Code of Practice? The Pensions Regulator’s new Single…
newsletter | Charlotte Clewes-Boyne,Dealing with the Pensions Regulator,Featured post,Governance and Compliance,Jane-Kola,The Pensions Regulator
More changes to transfer request processes
The government has announced a change in law in June 2022, requiring trustees to…
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Pensions Dashboard: the ambitious revolution
The Pensions Dashboard is a digital interface that will enable individuals to se…
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The “Super” Code of Practice: what’s new?
The Pensions Regulator is consulting on a new draft Single Code of Practice. Sim…
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Pensions drafting timebomb defused – this time
The High Court has ruled on a revaluation underpin worth £20m in the De La Rue …
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Pension Schemes Act 2021 – notifiable events regime
Many of the Act’s provisions – including the headline grabbing criminal offe…
newsletter | Vikki-Massarano
New legal requirements on climate change?
The Pension Schemes Act 2021 and draft regulations, expected to come into force …
newsletter | Vikki-Massarano
Review of the Chair’s Statement
Chair’s Statements have become part of the process of producing schemes’ ann…
newsletter | Vikki-Massarano