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Solvency II shelved

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 6 2013

The European Commission's decision to drop its controversial 'Solvency II' plans has been welcomed across the UK. The plans, which were expected to

New rights for pension trustees on takeovers

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 17 2013

Changes to the Takeover Code, which come into force on 20 May, will give pension scheme trustees new rights to be involved in the takeover process

Balancing act for the pensions regulator: annual funding statement and new objective published

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 13 2013

The Government has this week published its Pensions Bill, which will implement a number of changes to pension legislation. Most notably for trustees

The £450bn additional (!) pensions deficit

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 11 2013

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), the European Union's technical level body for pensions and insurance supervisors

DWP consultation on simplification of the auto-enrolment regime

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 5 2013

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has published a consultation paper on draft regulations and other proposed changes to the auto-enrolment

Constitutional reform and pensions

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 2 2013

The date for the Independence Referendum in Scotland has now been set for 18 September 2014. This article focuses on key points for companies and

European regulation of OTC derivatives issues for pension schemes

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • March 15 2013

Many pension schemes use over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives as part of a liability-driven investment (LDI) strategy. The main types of OTC

ECJ rules on WheelsNAPF VAT recovery case

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 11 2013

On 7 March 2013, the CJEU published its judgement on the long-running Wheels case. The case concerned the VAT treatment of fund management services

Proposed simplification of disclosure requirements

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 5 2013

The Department for Work and Pensions last month published a consultation document on the simplification of the requirements for the disclosure of

Campaign launched against pension liberation fraud

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 21 2013

The Pensions Regulator has teamed up with financial services regulators and government agencies, including HMRC, the FSA and the Serious Fraud Office