18 Jul, 2024 UK Election: the King’s Speech – employment and pensions changes employers need to know By Alice Greenwell Jane Wolstenholme Anika Prasad Amelia Lamp +1 more... Show less In the King’s Speech yesterday, King Charles announced the new Labour government’s legislative priorities. The speech unveiled 40 new...
27 Mar, 2024 Defined benefit pension scheme funding: TPR confirms defined benefit funding code to be published this summer and consults on statement of strategy By Charles Magoffin Jemima Holt Tomas-Joseph Brealey The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has now confirmed that the new Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code of Practice (the Code) will be published...
07 Feb, 2024 Defined benefit pension scheme funding: FIS Regulations published By Charles Magoffin Elizabeth Bullock On 29 January 2024, the Government published – and laid before Parliament – the long-awaited updated Occupational Pension Schemes...
09 Jan, 2024 Employment, incentives and pensions: six key themes to look out for in 2024 By Amy Rentell 2023 was a busy year for updates in the employment, incentives and pensions space. And as we move into the new year, there are no signs...
21 Dec, 2023 UK pensions: notifying corporate activity to the UK Pensions Regulator By Dawn Heath Amy Rentell Proposals to change the legal requirements for notifying corporate activity to the UK Pensions Regulator (the Regulator) have been “out...
07 Dec, 2023 The elephant in the room: ESG considerations for UK pension scheme investments – latest developments By Charles Magoffin Emily Parker In 2023, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) issued its first fine to a pension scheme trustee for failing to comply with climate change...
01 Dec, 2023 Defined Benefit Funding: a long-awaited update By Charles Magoffin Gareth Davies Elizabeth Bullock On Wednesday 29 November, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) confirmed that the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code (the Code) and the DB Funding...
28 Nov, 2023 In pursuit of growth: Chancellor announces sweeping pensions changes in Autumn Statement By Charles Magoffin Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp On 22 November, the Chancellor announced a package of pensions reforms as part of the Autumn Statement, taking forward many of the...
02 Nov, 2023 UK Government explores changes to the rules on the use of defined benefit pension schemes surpluses By Charles Magoffin Lauren Jackson Jack Harrison On 5 September 2023, the Government’s call for evidence on how defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could increase the amount invested in...
27 Oct, 2023 Pension scheme funding: what is going on? And how to reconcile with the Mansion House reforms? By Andrew Murphy Charles Magoffin Gareth Davies Elizabeth Bullock Holly Housden +2 more... Show less When we last addressed the topic of scheme funding, we expected that, by October 2023, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) would have launched...
10 Oct, 2023 The LDI Crisis: One year on By Andrew Murphy Lauren Jackson Anika Prasad A year on from the immediate aftermath of the “mini-budget” which gave rise to the leveraged liability-driven investments (LDI) pensions...
09 Aug, 2023 ESG and people – what are the key areas of focus for global businesses? By David Mendel Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Global businesses are increasingly looking to embed people-related ESG initiatives. Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements is...