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Faith Dickson comments in Pensions Expert on the effect of Covid-19 on auto-enrolment

Partner, Faith Dickson, has commented in Pensions Expert on the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak on auto-enrolment. As a response to the ongoing tough environment for employers, where some businesses may struggle with cash flow, TPR has relaxed its enforcement of auto-enrolment. It has increased the cut-off for reporting employers that are late in paying...

Stuart O’Brien comments on ESG and climate change risk in Professional Pensions

Partner, Stuart O’Brien, has commented in Professional Pensions on ESG and climate change risk reporting, and the recently launched guidance from The Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group...

Practical issues on remote execution and decision making

During the crisis schemes will need to be able to make decisions and execute documents remotely.  To prepare for this, schemes should: ensure their governing documentation allows remote board and...

Stuart O’Brien comments on TCFD reporting by pension trustees

Partner, Stuart O’Brien, has commented in Pensions Expert on reporting by pension trustees under the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as the HSBC Bank (UK) Pension...

Georgina Jones comments on The Pension Regulator’s COVID-19 guidance

Partner, Georgina Jones, has commented in Professional Pensions as to whether The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has gone far enough in its latest guidelines, as uncertainty in the pensions market...

Coronavirus – our tips for trustees and employers

The threat posed by Coronavirus (COVID-19) is unprecedented. Trustees and employers are having to stay agile, and react to a constantly changing environment in order to manage the risk to their...

Shannon Diggory shares tips on increasing member engagement

Associate, Shannon Diggory shares top tips in Pensions Aspects. Pension schemes can often successfully operate despite a lack of action by employees. An individual can be automatically enrolled into...