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Pension trustees: clarifying and strengthening investment duties

Background On 18 June 2018, the DWP published a consultation to seek views on changes to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) Regulations 2005 (“the Investment Regulations”) which are aimed at “clarifying and...

Finance & investment briefing – September 2018

The Finance & Investment Briefing – September 2018 (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: CMA market investigation into investment consultancy DWP proposed trustee duties on...

DC briefing – August 2018

The DC briefing (PDF) highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: Latest news Investment changes on the horizon Getting transaction costs information Keep on top of your TKU Auto-enrolment – mandatory...

Consultation on clarifying and strengthening trustees’ investment duties

Introduction On 18 June 2018, the DWP published a consultation to seek views on changes to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) Regulations 2005 (“the Investment Regulations”) which are aimed at “clarifying and...

Where next for ESG? – An evolving approach for trustees

Read our 2020 guide, ‘ESG and climate change for pension funds’ here.  Environmental, Social and corporate Governance (ESG), has been one of a number of issues vying for trustee attention in the last few years, often with...

Finance & investment briefing – June 2018

The Finance & Investment Briefing – June 2018 (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: Environmental, social and governance investment Benchmarks Update: The investment...

Consultation outcome – Improving disclosure of costs, charges and investments

Introduction On 26 February 2018, the DWP published the response to its consultation on the disclosure of costs, charges and investments in DC occupational schemes, together with a link to the final regulations. Click here for a PDF of...