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Partner Anne-Marie Winton discusses new Pensions Bill in The Times
One of the few surprises in the recent Queen’s Speech was a piece of draft leg…
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Partner Jane Kola comments in Professional Pensions on GMP equalisation
The cross-industry GMP Equalisation Working Group’s (GMPEWG) first batch o…
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Rosalind Connor comments in FTAdviser on the court appeal’s ruling against the government’s leave to appeal in judges’ and firefighters’ pensions cases
In December, The Court of Appeal ruled that changes to the pension schemes intro…
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Anna Copestake comments in Pensions Expert on the Pensions Regulator’s plans to extend its reach
The Pensions Regulator’s head of regulatory policy, David Fairs, announced p…
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Anna Rogers comments in Pensions Expert on advocate General Hogan advising that full DB benefits must be paid in insolvency
The European Court is set to rule on whether insolvency compensation has to cove…
post | Anna-Rogers,Uncategorized
Extension of the pension regulator’s powers
In July 2018 the Department of Work and Pensions was tasked with carrying out a …
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Uncategorized
New law set to get tough on firms that put pensions at risk
The news that Brexit could be delayed until Halloween has alleviated one headach…
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All you need to know: executive pensions and regulation
Anyone looking at British statute books might think that pensions are the most i…
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Anna Copestake comments in Pensions Age on the implication of data for the pensions industry
The pensions industry is changing; regulation, technology and disruptors are all…
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Anna Rogers comments in Pensions Expert on the Government’s guidance on GMP conversion
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out a ten-stage process for U…
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Anna Copestake comments in Pensions Age, welcoming greater consistency in the Pensions Ombudsman’s recent decisions, particularly those on pensions transfers
The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) deals with complaints and disputes that concern the…
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Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Expert on John Laing Pensions Fund divesting asset-backed funding from former sponsor
The John Laing Pension Fund has sold its remaining stake in infrastructure compa…
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Rosalind Connor comments in Professional Pensions on DWP delay leaving schemes vulnerable to breaching the Equality Act 2010
A government failure to update equality legislation means schemes offering bridg…
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Consolidation and how actuaries are pivotal
DWP closed their Consultation on Consolidation of Defined Benefit Pension Scheme…
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Regulatory, Tax and Public Sector
The world of pensions is highly regulated and seemingly subject to perpetual scr…
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Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Expert on the new criminal offences proposed to prevent pension mismanagement
The government has said that it plans to go ahead with proposals for new crimina…
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Scheme Governance and Compliance
The last decade has seen an upsurge in regulation and guidance relating to pensi…
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Data Protection
Pension schemes necessarily hold a great deal of data about members, former memb…
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Pension Protection Fund
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has become an important player for defined ben…
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Pensions Taxation
Taxation is a driving force for the design of pension schemes and the choices ma…
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Public Sector and Outsourcing
The close regulation and frequent reform of public sector pensions present a gre…
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Working with the Pensions Regulator
The Pensions Regulator’s powers to issue contribution notices and financial su…
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Jane Kola comments in The Actuary on Superfunds becoming the common solution for DB schemes
Research from Lincoln Pensions shows that 52% of the respondents expect consolid…
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Jane Kola comments in The Actuary on Superfunds becoming the common solution for DB schemes
Research from Lincoln Pensions shows that 52% of the respondents expect consolid…
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Arc Pensions Law responds to the DWP consultation on pension scheme consolidation and commercial consolidators
Arc generally supports the idea of commercial consolidators but considers the pr…
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Rosalind Connor comments in Law360 on the Pensions Regulator’s public criticism of Southern Water
Utility company Southern Water has agreed to pay significantly higher deficit re…
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What greater regulatory scrutiny means for small schemes
In addition to announcing its new "tougher" stance, the Pensions Regulator has s…
post | Pension Protection Fund,Vikki-Massarano
Kate Payne comments in FTAdviser on whether public schemes are safe from the GMP Equalisation ruling
Public sector pensions schemes won't have to change the way they equalise guaran…
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What the Budget means for pensions
Pensions was the unspoken issue in this year's Budget, despite recent rampant ru…
post | Rosalind-Connor
Tough new approach from pensions regulator, increased scrutiny for schemes
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has unveiled a new logo and a new approach, in a pa…
post | The Pensions Regulator,Vikki-Massarano
Inadequate measures place pressure on pensions’ schemes
After several vigorous, public criticism of its failure to exercise its powers i…
post | Dealing with the Pensions Regulator,Governance and Compliance,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee,The Pensions Regulator,Vikki-Massarano
More scrutiny into pensions schemes needed
The Pensions Regulator's exercise of its powers has been in the spotlight recent…
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Anne-Marie Winton comments in FT Adviser on the Lords Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into DB pension boosting measure
The Lords Economic Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into whether the re…
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Picking up the pensions pieces after Carillion
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has done too little, too late to reduce the risks t…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,The Pensions Regulator
Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on GDPR and how it will affect the pensions industry
On 25th of May, GDPR will come into effect. Trustees and schemes alike have to m…
post | Rosalind-Connor,Trustee Advice
Pensions Regulator to toughen up following Carillion failure
The publication yesterday of the joint Business and Energy & Industrial Strategy…
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Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Age on the challenges pension schemes face from GDPR and old data
The EU's GDPR comes into effect on the 25th of May 2018 and will involve specifi…
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Anne-Marie Winton comments in NatWest Content Live on pensions reform in the charity sector
Poor fund returns and the closure of defined benefit schemes are driving reform …
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Piercing the Corporate Veil
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has attempted to flex its muscles by raising public…
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Vikki Massarano comments in Pensions Expert as Government defeated on discriminatory changes for firefighters and judges
The Employment Appeal Tribunal is returning the firefighters' discrimination cas…
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Anne-Marie Winton comments in The Times on the handling of Carillion’s collapse
The collapse of the construction group Carillion is a tragedy ‚Äî but it is …
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Do the GKN trustees really matter to Melrose?
Pension scheme trustees tend to keep quietly in the corner, talking about breach…
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Closing Defined Benefit Pension Scheme at BA highlights liabilities
With some rather unseasonal timing, in mid December 2017, British Airways announ…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Benefit Re-Design and Liability Management,Dealing with the Pensions Regulator,Governance and Compliance,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee,Winding-up Pension Schemes
VAT and Pension Scheme Expenses for Defined Benefit Schemes
It is three and a half years since HM Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") announced a c…
post | Governance and Compliance,Kate-Payne,Pensions Taxation,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,Trustee Advice
Collective Defined Contribution – another pensions headache?
In 2010, completely out of the blue, the pensions industry got a minister who wa…
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Millions of savers will not now receive pension statements
"HMRC were going to tell everyone who had been, according to their records, cont…
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Exploring the government’s consultation on corporate governance reform
Anne-Marie Winton considers the key proposals affecting pensions outlined in the…
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How deferred debt arrangements offer easement for NAME schemes
Nights start to close in in October and we can look forward to evenings at home …
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Is your scheme closed in the way you think?
Significantly fewer than 1m lucky individuals were active members of private sec…
post | Governance and Compliance,Trustee Advice,Vikki-Massarano,Winding-up Pension Schemes
British Airways’ Pensions Saga Is Flying Under The Radar
Pension lawyers are different from normal people. Whilst most of the world is ta…
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