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Partner Helen Ball comments; “Today’s Budget shows that pension funds remain a focus for the Government’s plans to increase investment in UK plc. DC and Local Government schemes will be required to publicly disclose the breakdown of...
Commenting for an article in Professional Pensions on what the industry wants (and expects) from the spring budget, Claire Carey said that stability in the pensions tax system would be most welcomed by the industry. She said that much of...
We were delighted to co-host an exclusive International Women’s Day event as part of the pensions chapter of the Female Forum last night. The event celebrated the outstanding contributions of women in the pensions industry. Sarah Smart,...
Partner Janet Brown comments: “The new DB scheme funding requirements edged closer to the starting blocks today, with the publication of TPR’s consultation on its Statement of Strategy (“Statement”) guidance. Coming into force...
Senior Counsel Nigel Cayless is quoted in an article in Pensions Expert on the issues DB schemes face when dealing with surpluses. The article reports on the DWP’s recent consultation on scheme surpluses, which proposes a “statutory...
On 23 February 2024, the DWP published a consultation seeking views on proposals to make it easier to make payments from DB scheme surplus to sponsors and scheme members and a model for a public sector DB consolidator run by the PPF....
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the PLSA Investment Conference in Edinburgh between 27 – 29 February. Come and meet the team of Ralph McClelland, Jacqui Reid, Stuart O’Brien, Paul Phillips and Georgina Stewart at stand A3...
Our latest ESG guide “ESG beyond climate: What else is on the agenda?” has just been published and is now available to download from our website here, as well as all our previous guides. Stuart O’Brien, partner and Chair of...
