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The government has confirmed it plans to make long-anticipated changes to the UK’s pensions notifiable events regime. The changes, first floated in 2018 and now confirmed (subject to consultation), are almost certain to mean that corporates will be required to give the Pensions Regulator and trustees of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes much earlier notice … Read more
From today, directors, lenders, investors and other parties to corporate activity which may jeopardise the interests of a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme face the spectre of criminal prosecution. The new pensions criminal offences and other regulatory sanctions which come into force today are broadly drafted and are likely to impact how corporates and other … Read more
The Pensions Regulator has today published its final policy on investigating and prosecuting the new pensions criminal offences of causing a material detriment to a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme and avoiding an employer debt, which come into force on 1 October 2021. Following criticism that its draft policy did not provide sufficient clarity on … Read more
Tuesday 21 September 2021, 10.00 – 11.00am UK time In this webinar we will consider the practical impact of the new pensions criminal offences, financial penalties and regulatory powers, which are due to come into force on 1 October 2021 and discuss: the types of corporate activity that may be impacted by these new offences … Read more
The government has confirmed it plans to legislate to increase the normal minimum pension age from age 55 to age 57 from 6 April 2028 in the next Finance Bill. The legislation will include a protection regime for savers who already have an unqualified right to access their benefits before age 57. Following the recent … Read more
In an appeal brought by the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions and The Board of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Court of Appeal has endorsed the PPF’s proposed approach to implementing the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU’s) decision in Hampshire v Board of the PPF, overturning the decision of … Read more
In this latest podcast in our Pensions and ESG series, Professor Iain Clacher, Professor of Pensions & Finance at Leeds University Business School and Lead Researcher for Pensions and Asset Management for the new Centre for Greening Finance and Investment, joins Michael Aherne, Pensions Partner, to discuss the plans for the Centre and how it … Read more
Our latest Pensions Planner is here. The Planner and our handy timeline will help you keep up to date with the latest developments in pensions law and practice and help you identify the key pensions issues that your scheme or organisation needs to address in the coming months. The latest edition covers: The Pensions Regulator’s … Read more
In an article for International Corporate Rescue, Samantha Brown and John Whiteoak, examine the Pensions Regulator’s draft policy on investigating and prosecuting the new pensions criminal offences which are due to come into force this Autumn. The article highlights various points which the authors hope will be addressed in the final policy, including the mixed … Read more
