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12.02.2020

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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30.05.2019

ESG: Are you asking the right questions?

With only two trustee meetings for many schemes before 1 October, the deadli…


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23.05.2019

Vikki Massarano comments in Pensions Age on the future of member-nominated trustees

The Pensions Act of 1995 introduced the requirement for one-third of company pen…


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29.04.2019

Anna Rogers and Jane Kola on how to maximise success in navigating the bulk annuities journey

Trustees need to plan and work ahead if they are to succeed in benefiting from t…


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20.02.2019

Services for Trustees

Our partners have a firm understanding of the issues that cause pension scheme t…


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19.02.2019

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 …


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6.02.2019

Scheme Governance and Compliance

The last decade has seen an upsurge in regulation and guidance relating to pensi…


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6.02.2019

Scheme Mergers

The number of occupational pension schemes continues to shrink as an increasing …


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6.02.2019

DC Schemes

Recent years have seen a significant growth in defined contribution (or ‘money…


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6.02.2019

Discrimination

Discrimination law has caused problems for pension schemes ever since 1990, when…


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6.02.2019

Master Trusts

The team at Arc Pensions Law can offer advice and support on either establishing…


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6.02.2019

Scheme Funding

A great deal has been written on the issue of the funding of defined benefit pen…


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6.02.2019

Investment

Investment products are becoming increasingly complicated. Trustees and sponsors…


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6.02.2019

Member Disputes

Pension schemes are complex to manage and the details of historic activity can b…


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6.02.2019

Safe Settlement

Many defined benefit pension schemes are no longer open to accrual and relate to…


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6.02.2019

Trustee Advice

The last thirty years have seen a constant increase in regulation, legislation a…


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30.01.2019

Winton: use and abuse of pre-packs to drop pension liabilities

Anne-Marie Winton, London Pensions Lawyer, Partner at Arc Pensions Law LLP, exam…


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18.01.2019

TPR to sharpen decision making scrutiny after Kodak decision

The Pensions Regulator is introducing greater levels of scrutiny after its decis…


post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Restructuring and Insolvency managing change

16.01.2019

Difficult Decisions

A case that I am familiar with involved a man in his mid-thirties passing away a…


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16.01.2019

Rosalind Connor comments in Professional Pensions on High Court ruling reverting Ombudsman decision over Coats’ pension scheme

The High Court has ruled in a rare instance of a court overturning a decision of…


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11.12.2018

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…


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23.11.2018

Anna Rogers comments in the Financial Times on High Court GMP Equalisation ruling affecting millions in defined benefit schemes

Jo Cumbo writes in the Financial Times that good news is on the way for millions…


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14.11.2018

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

13.11.2018

Trustee briefing – what trustees can learn from the Barnardo’s ruling

The Government's switch in the statutory indices for the revaluation and indexat…


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12.11.2018

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

9.11.2018

Jane Kola comments in City A.M. on Barnardo’s losing its legal battle to shift its pension indexation

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that children’s charity Barnardo’s…


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7.11.2018

Anne-Marie Winton comments in Pensions Expert on Imperial Brands looking to discontinue a consultative committee at its Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund

Imperial Brands is looking to discontinue a consultative committee at its Imperi…


post | Anne-Marie-Winton,Trustee Advice

7.11.2018

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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5.11.2018

Arc ranked in Chambers & Partners 2019

Arc is pleased to have been ranked once again for pensions in Chambers & Partner…


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2.11.2018

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 …


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1.11.2018

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…


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26.10.2018

Anna Rogers comments in The Times on Lloyds’ bill of up to £150mn after landmark pensions ruling

Lloyds Banking Group must amend its pension schemes in order to equalise benefit…


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18.10.2018

Uncertainty over PPF Compensation

On 6 September 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) provided …


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9.10.2018

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

9.10.2018

Pension Scams

For individuals who get taken in by pensions fraudsters the consequences can be …


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1.10.2018

Rosalind Connor comments in Money Marketing on providing savers with information on transfers

A new paper calling for employees to be given information on how to access trans…


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31.07.2018

Vikki Massarano comments in Accountancy Daily on BT’s reported £500mn pension deficit error

BT has reported that an accounting error by actuary Willis Towers Watson led to …


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30.07.2018

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…


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19.07.2018

Inadequate measures place pressure on pensions’ schemes

After several vigorous, public criticism of its failure to exercise its powers i…


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17.07.2018

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…


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5.07.2018

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…


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2.07.2018

Rosalind Connor comments in the FT on pension schemes’ handling of overpayments

Across the UK, tens of thousands of people could be in for similar shocks as pen…


post | Pensions Overpayments,Rosalind-Connor

29.06.2018

Vikki Massarano comments in Accountancy Daily on the Government’s consultation on protecting DB schemes

The government has launched a consultation into how defined benefit pension sche…


post | Defined Benefit Schemes,Governance and Compliance,Vikki-Massarano

26.06.2018

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 …


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25.06.2018

New draft pension scheme investment regulations – power to the people?

Have you seen the news? Members are getting powers to hold trustees to account o…


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20.06.2018

Rosalind Connor comments in IPE on DWP’s consultation on trustees’ pension scheme investment duties

A proposed requirement has been revealed as part of the launch of a consultation…


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15.06.2018

More scrutiny into pensions schemes needed

The Pensions Regulator's exercise of its powers has been in the spotlight recent…


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12.06.2018

Picking up the pensions pieces after Carillion

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has done too little, too late to reduce the risks t…


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22.05.2018

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

17.05.2018

Anna Rogers comments in Pensions Age on diversity in the pension sector

Diversity is high on the agenda in the pensions world, not least because of The …


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