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Corporate briefing – March 2026

Our Corporate briefing takes a look at the latest developments in pensions for employers and corporate investors. In our latest issue we explore: M&A deals and well-funded schemes new legislative requirements for DB surpluses new DB...

7 Days – 30 March 2026

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday mornings. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days TPR guidance on proposed Virgin Media...

7 Days – 23 March 2026

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday mornings. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Finance Act 2026 paves the way for...

Finance Act 2026 paves the way for pensions IHT changes

Introduction The Finance Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 18 March 2026, containing provisions to change the IHT treatment of unused pension funds and death benefits from 6 April 2027. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key...

7 Days – 16 March 2026

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday mornings. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days DWP and TPR publish papers on new scale...

7 Days – 9 March 2026

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday mornings. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days FCA opens authorisation gateway for...

Joint consultation on detailed rules for a new VFM Framework

Background On 8 January 2026, the FCA, the DWP and TPR published a joint consultation on detailed proposals for the new value for money (“VFM”) framework for DC schemes (the “Framework”). TPR has also published an overview of the...

DWP consultation on “Trustees and governance, building a stronger future”

Background On 15 December 2025, the DWP published a consultation on trustees and governance in trust-based pension schemes. This consultation builds on the 2023 call for evidence, to which we also responded. In this response General...