Here is the latest edition of our regular Pension Disputes Bulletin which contains summaries of key cases, Ombudsman decisions and regulatory activity and highlights emerging risks for pension schemes, providers, sponsors, administrators, and other service providers. In this edition, we cover the implications of: a recent judgment on the operation of a scheme’s forfeiture rule … Read more

Here is the latest edition of our Pensions Planner, which will help you identify the key pension issues your scheme or organisation needs to address in the coming months. The latest edition covers: the steps schemes need to take to prepare for pensions dashboards the potential impact of the new long-term funding and investment requirements … Read more

In a recent decision, the First-tier Tax Tribunal has ruled that an individual still had a statutory right to opt-out of their employer’s automatic enrolment scheme several months after he was enrolled on the basis that the enrolment information provided to him was incorrect. While this was helpful for the individual in this case, as … Read more

Here is the latest edition of our Pensions Planner, which will help you identify the key pension issues your scheme or organisation needs to address in the coming months. The latest edition covers: what schemes need to do to prepare for pension dashboards the impact of the new Consumer Duty the latest Annual Funding Statement … Read more

Following a preliminary hearing in the High Court, Mr Justice Leech has refused two members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) permission to pursue four so-called ‘derivative claims’ against the trustee directors of the USS. Subject to the outcome of any appeal, this decision will come as a relief to trustee directors as it limits … Read more

Welcome to the latest edition of our Pension Disputes Bulletin. Our regular disputes bulletins contain summaries of key cases, Ombudsman decisions and regulatory activity and highlight emerging risks for pension schemes, providers, sponsors, administrators and other service providers. In this edition we consider the implications of: the FCA’s latest proposals for the new Consumer Duty; … Read more

HMRC has issued further guidance on the tax implications of implementing GMP equalisation. The guidance is helpful and pragmatic. It outlines several options for making a top-up payment to correct historic transfer values. It also helps clarify the impact of GMP conversion for annual and lifetime allowance purposes for pensioners. However, it does not resolve … Read more