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Pensions issues on outsourcing: withdrawal of LGPS passports

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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February 7 2013

On 21 December 2012, the Department for Communities and Local Government published draft membership, contributions and benefits regulations for the

Defined contribution governance: Pensions Regulator publications

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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February 27 2013

On 10 January 2013, the Pensions Regulator published 145 pages of materials designed to confirm its expectations of governance standards for

Abolition of protected rights

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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January 18 2012

From 6 April 2012, contracting-out on a protected rights basis will be abolished

Equality in pensions work in progress

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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June 19 2012

The famous quote from George Orwell’s Animal Farm: "ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" applies to some extent to pension provision

The Ilford case: an improper proposal

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 18 2009

In the case of Independent Trustee Services Limited v Hope and Others the High Court ruled that, when taking decisions regarding buy-outs, pension scheme trustees cannot properly have regard to the prospects of compensation from the Pension Protection Fund (‘the PPF’

Fixed protection and life assurance cover: beware HMRC’s unexpected stance!

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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March 31 2012

HMRC has recently taken an unexpected stance in relation to the extent to which fixed protection is compatible with ongoing life assurance cover

Progress on public sector pensions reform

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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September 27 2012

On 13 September the Government published the long awaited Public Service Pensions Bill 2012, which will enable new public sector pension schemes to be established