Pensions Planner – Autumn 2022

06 September, 2022
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

How far can trustees go when setting ‘net zero’ targets?

30 June, 2022
Following his recent talk at a joint Association of Pension Lawyers and Society of Pension Professionals Event on ‘ESG and Trustees’ fiduciaries duties’, Michael Aherne considers how trustees should approach setting a ‘net zero’ target for their scheme. Read more

What can we learn from the Pension Regulator’s Corporate Plan?

15 June, 2022
The UK Pension Regulator has published its latest Corporate Plan which describes the Regulator’s main areas of focus over the next two years. The Plan provides important updates on the timing of the new DB funding Code and the extension of the notifiable events regime, as it sets out the key actions we can expect … Read more

Pensions Planner – June 2022

07 June, 2022
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

Pension Disputes Bulletin – May 2022

26 May, 2022
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

Pensions and ESG Ep 6 – A Smart approach to ESG

20 April, 2022
In this latest podcast from the Herbert Smith Freehills’ pension team, Mark Howard, Of Counsel, discusses the latest developments in the world of ESG with Head of Investment Proposition at Smart Pension, James Lawrence. In their conversation, Mark and James discuss: How Smart Pension is responding to investment in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine; … Read more

Pensions and ESG Ep5 – ESG, the ‘teenage years’

22 February, 2022
In this latest podcast in our Pensions and ESG series, Head of Responsible Investment at Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), Ashley Hamilton-Claxton joins our Pensions Professional Support Consultant, Tim Smith to discuss recent ESG developments and how Royal London and its clients are responding to these. In this podcast, Ashley discusses: • how the measurement … Read more

Pension Planner – January 2022

19 January, 2022
Here is the latest edition of our Pensions Planner. 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 coming months. The latest edition covers: the new … Read more

Pensions cases and litigation risks to look out for in 2022

20 December, 2021
There is never a dull year in pensions and 2021 has been no exception. Looking ahead, there are several notable cases to look out for next year including the RPI judicial review and the novel legal challenge against the trustee directors of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). There are also a number of evolving risks … Read more