The Pensions Regulator has published its 2019 annual funding statement for defined benefit (DB) schemes. The statement: reflects the Regulator’s tougher approach confirms the Regulator’s focus on reducing the length of deficit recovery plans and requiring schemes to set a long term funding target, and makes clear the Regulator’s intention to police the payment of … Read more
Our latest Global M&A report looks at the themes that we expect to see in M&A transactions in 2019. In 2018, global M&A volumes reached their highest point since the financial crisis. Despite a noted slowdown in pace during Q4, deal activity recorded near peak levels in many markets – a positive and unanticipated result … Read more
Preview 2019 highlights legal and regulatory developments to look out for this year across a range of areas. It also identifies key trends that we can expect to see feature prominently in the legal and regulatory landscape this year. Read more
In the first of what will likely be a number of consultations following the Government’s White Paper, “Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes”, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched its consultation on extending the Pension Regulator’s enforcement powers and the notifiable events regime (available here). Should the proposals be introduced as currently outlined, … Read more
