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Introduction Picking up the baton from last year’s DB White Paper, TPR’s annual funding statement (published on 5 March 2019, and running to 22 pages) includes a specific focus on long-term funding targets. The summary of key messages...
The DC briefing (PDF) highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: Brexit – key actions Master trust transfers – points to watch FCA proposes rules on investment pathways Investment innovation and...
Read our 2020 guide, ‘ESG and climate change for pension funds’ here. Our latest guide on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), includes a full action plan for trustees, empowering them to get their scheme...
Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q1 2019 highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Current legal agenda Spotlight on Brexit The...
Introduction On 11 February 2019, the Government published a response to its consultation on bolstering TPR’s powers which it believes will help TPR “to meet [its] ambition to be ‘clearer, quicker, and tougher’”. Click here for a...
The Finance & Investment Briefing – March 2019 (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: Navigating Brexit Environmental, social and governance investment Buy-ins, buy-outs and...
Background The DWP is consulting on measures to make new provisions for dispute resolution by The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO). The consultation seeks views on measures to: make new provision for dispute resolution by TPO, in particular a...
Introduction On 12 December 2018, the PPF published its final levy rules for the 2019/20 levy year. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key points Commercial consolidators GMP equalisation and insolvency risk scores...
On 7 December 2018, the DWP published its latest consultation promised by this year’s White Paper (see our Alert), setting out its proposals for a new legislative framework for authorising and regulating DB “superfund” consolidation...
