The Mansion House reforms In July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Mansion House speech outlining a wide range of proposed reforms to pension saving in the UK.  The “Mansion House Compact” was signed on the day of the speech by nine defined contribution (DC) pension providers[1] committing to allocate a minimum of 5% … Read more

Following the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the Government has finally issued a response to its December 2018 consultation on implementing a statutory regime for the regulation of defined benefit (DB) consolidator vehicles, known as “Superfunds”. Development of a statutory regime has been held up by debate within Government, and the pensions industry, over the nature … Read more

The Government has launched a consultation on proposals to eliminate the proliferation of small pension pots by introducing a solution involving multiple authorised default consolidators. Initially, the proposed solution would apply to deferred pots with a value of less than £1,000. Based on current data, this would help to eliminate up to 61% (12.1 million) … Read more

Hot on the heels of the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the DWP has published a raft of documents, all designed to drive better outcomes for pension savers and to promote investment by UK pension schemes in alternative assets including in high growth businesses. As part of the Government’s drive to boost economic growth, it wants … Read more

As expected, the Chancellor used his annual Mansion House speech last night to announce a series of initiatives designed to increase the amount UK pension funds invest in UK high-growth companies and to boost returns for pension savers. The Chancellor also announced measures designed to strengthen the UK’s position as a listing destination, as well … Read more

Successful multi-creditor re-financings and restructurings require those involved to understand the commercial and legal priorities of other stakeholders in order for a positive outcome to be achieved and unnecessary value destruction avoided. To aid this we have collaborated with Grant Thornton UK LLP to publish ‘Getting inside each other’s heads’ – a paper which explores … Read more