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Why aren’t we turning the light on?
As an industry we are risk-focussed. We have to be. We exist in order to deliver…
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Anne-Marie Winton to speak at Institue and Faculty of Actuaries’ Pensions Conference 2019
Partner Anne-Marie Winton will be speaking at the Institue and Faculty of Act…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton
Stuck in the middle with my pension liability
In these straitened times there are a lot of companies battling with their custo…
post | Rosalind-Connor,Uncategorized
Jane Kola to speak at PMI’s data and de-risking roundtable
Partner Jane Kola will be speaking at PMI’s data and de-risking roundtable, wh…
post | Jane-Kola
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…
post | Uncategorized
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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Kate Payne comments in Pensions Expert on the Railways Pension Scheme Deficit
The Work and Pensions Committee has written to the Pensions Regulator over what …
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The pension implications for Debenhams’ defined benefit plan as the company goes into administration
Debenhams has become the latest high street retailer to go into administration a…
post | Uncategorized
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…
post | Rosalind-Connor
Consolidation and how actuaries are pivotal
DWP closed their Consultation on Consolidation of Defined Benefit Pension Scheme…
post | Defined Benefit Schemes,Kate-Payne
Services for Employers and Sponsors
Sometimes employers come to the pensions party unsupported by sufficient legal a…
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Anna Copestake comments in Pensions Expert on Caffyns Pension Scheme appointing a fiduciary manager to help restructure its investment portfolio
Trustees of the £86m Caffyns Pension Scheme have appointed a fiduciary manager …
post | Anna-Copestake
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…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton
Auto Enrolment
The introduction of ‘auto enrolment’ from October 2012 imposed a whole new s…
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Corporate Activity
Since the mid-2000s, businesses have had to be aware of the effects of normal bu…
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DC Schemes
Recent years have seen a significant growth in defined contribution (or ‘money…
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Discrimination
Discrimination law has caused problems for pension schemes ever since 1990, when…
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Master Trusts
The team at Arc Pensions Law can offer advice and support on either establishing…
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Scheme Funding
A great deal has been written on the issue of the funding of defined benefit pen…
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Employer Advisory Work
Employers can no longer rely on advice provided to trustees on managing their pe…
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Employer Debt and Section 75
One of the biggest practical challenges for a business that sponsors a defined b…
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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…
post | Firm News,Governance and Compliance
Top tips for a successful approach to the bulk annuity market
From the blog: 2018 is set to be a record breaking year in the bulk annuity risk…
post | Jane-Kola
GMP equalisation is needed, but it will not be straightforward
The mist has begun to clear from the recent October 2018 High Court judgment in …
post | GMP equalisation,Kate-Payne
Lloyds pensions ruling: much needed clarity provided on guaranteed minimum pensions
Following last month's landmark High Court ruling on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions…
post | Anna-Rogers,Corporate activity change,Corporate Activity employer,GMP equalisation
A case for greater disclosure
UK company accounts do not adequately explain defined benefit pension risks to i…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Defined Benefit Schemes
Anna Rogers comments in Professional Pensions Lloyds GMP ruling giving a clear way forward
The High Court ruling on guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation may have …
post | Anna-Rogers,GMP equalisation
Arc Pensions Law ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2018 for Pensions
We are pleased to announce that Arc Pensions Law's two offices in London and Lee…
post | Firm News
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
Anne-Marie Winton comments in RBS ContentLive on SME’s workplace pensions requirements
Workplace pension requirements are a source of confusion for many SMEs. Under th…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Governance and Compliance,Pension Payments
Anne-Marie Winton comments in IPE on FRC’s criticism of DB accounting standards
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has concluded that there is "some scope…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Defined Benefit,Defined Benefit Schemes
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
Anna Copestake comments in Corporate Adviser on passive funds winning in the battle of price over value
According to corporate advisers, employers signing off fund choices for their de…
post | Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
Rosalind Connor comments in The Financial Times on British Airways’ landmark win over pension trustee powers
British Airways (BA) today won its case in the Court of Appeals against its pens…
post | Corporate activity change,Corporate Activity employer,Governance and Compliance,Member Disputes,Rosalind-Connor
Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on DWP’s proposal to grant TPR power to impose civil fines
The Department for Work and Pensions has proposed granting The Pensions Regulato…
post | Governance and Compliance,Rosalind-Connor
Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Age on master trusts and the relationship between employers and scheme members
Some commentators have expressed concern over the increased uptake in master tru…
post | Master Trusts,Rosalind-Connor
Anna Rogers speaks with Professional Pensions on key issues for risk reduction
What are the key legal issues facing schemes conducting and considering buy-ins …
post | Anna-Rogers,Pension De-risking
Rosalind Connor comments in Pensions Expert on DWP’s defined benefit white paper
The Pensions Regulator is prepared to deploy tough new powers promised by the De…
post | Dealing with the Pensions Regulator,Defined Benefit,Governance and Compliance,Rosalind-Connor,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,The Pensions Regulator
Anna Rogers comments in IPE on the House of Lords’ inquiry into scrapping the RPI as a measure of consumer inflation
The UK Parliament has begun an inquiry into whether the retail prices index (RPI…
post | Anna-Rogers,Governance and Compliance,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory
Calling all pension liabilities
It is a welcome change that defined benefit pension liabilities of employers are…
post | Defined Benefit Schemes,Rosalind-Connor
Financial support directions and extent of TPR’s powers “Box Clever”
The Granada case, popularly known as 'Box Clever' after the name of the employer…
post | Governance and Compliance,Rosalind-Connor,The Pensions Regulator
Rosalind Connor comments in Professional Pensions as court rules in favour of TPR in dispute with ITV
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has secured a major win in the Upper Tribunal after…
post | Rosalind-Connor,The Pensions Regulator
The implications of pensions white paper
Businesses that have defined benefit pension schemes are long used to regulation…
post | Dealing with the Pensions Regulator,Defined Benefit,Governance and Compliance,Rosalind-Connor,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory
Anne-Marie Winton comments in The Mail on Sunday on De La Rue’s pension deficit
The British firm that lost out on a lucrative contract to print the UK's first p…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Restructuring and Insolvency law firms,Scheme funding employer,Scheme Funding trustee
Arc’s response to The Department for Work and Pensions’ white paper, ‘Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes’
The DWP seems to have drawn a line under the CPI/RPI issue in its White Paper pu…
post | Firm News,Governance and Compliance
Spectre of Closure: BA’s decision to close the New Airways Pension Scheme highlights risks of defined benefit liabilities
With some rather unseasonal timing, in mid December 2017, British Airways announ…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,DC scheme employer,DC Schemes trustee,Defined Benefit
Anne-Marie Winton comments in Law360 on Barclays’ plan to re-house its pension scheme in a new investment banking arm
When Barclays becomes the first British bank to reveal in court how it will comp…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Governance and Compliance,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee
Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Expert on Nissan’s proposed switch to Care arrangement scheme
Car manufacturer, Nissan, is consulting on a proposed switch to a career average…
post | Anne-Marie-Winton,DC scheme employer,DC Schemes trustee
Kate Payne comments in Moneywise on High Court rejecting BT’s plan to reduce pensions benefits
The High Court's decision to reject BT's plan to reduce pensions benefits comes …
post | Governance and Compliance,Kate-Payne,Scheme Governance & Compliance regulatory,Scheme Governance and Compliance trustee