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The latest edition of our quarterly Pensions Planner is here. Click on the image below to download your copy. The Planner and our handy timeline will help you keep up to date with the latest developments in pensions law and practice and identify the key pensions issues that your scheme or organisation needs to address in the … Read more
On 16 September 2020, we hosted a webinar on public law for pension professionals . The matters that pension professionals deal with will often bring them, either directly or indirectly, into the legal framework which governs the actions of public authorities. This can be anything from considering the validity of: regulatory action taken by the … Read more
Last week, the Pensions Regulator updated its Covid-19 guidance on reporting duties and enforcement activity. The updated guidance confirms that, with effect from 1 January 2021, the Regulator is asking pension providers and trustees of defined contribution (DC) schemes to revert to reporting payment failures that are 90 days outstanding, rather than after 150 days. … Read more
A plethora of guidance is being produced to help employers and trustees deal with the issues arising from the spread of COVID-19 and the measures that have been introduced to limit this. The table below (which we will update as new guidance is issued) provides links to the key pensions-related COVID-19 guidance issued to date … Read more
As businesses and governments around the world continue to grapple with the implications of COVID-19, Brexit is fast approaching. This time for real. Last year, as businesses awaited a potential Brexit without a deal, the difference was stark. ‘Deal’ meant entering a status quo transition period in which essentially nothing changed for business; whereas ‘no-deal’ … Read more
The DWP has launched a new consultation, in which it is seeking views on proposals to require trustees of large occupational pension schemes, authorised master trusts and schemes offering collective money purchase benefits to have an effective system of governance, monitoring and risk management relating to climate related risks and opportunities in place from 1 … Read more
From 1 October 2020, trustees of both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes, with more than 100 members, will be required to include a new implementation statement relating to their scheme’s investments in their annual report and accounts (and make it publically available). The statement needs to describe the trustees’ voting and engagement … Read more
Here is a round-up of our recent pensions blogs and briefings. We have also included links to some of the firm’s recent webinars which we think may be of interest. To keep track of our latest updates, check out our UK pensions blog. Read more
