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Balancing act for the pensions regulator: annual funding statement and new objective published
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
Budget 2013: impact on pensions
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 22 2013
The Budget 2013 held no particular surprises for the pensions sector, but there were several announcements and confirmations worthy of note: Single
European regulation of OTC derivatives issues for pension schemes
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- 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
Proposed simplification of disclosure requirements
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
PPF deadline 28 March 2013: trustees and employers should not be complacent
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 20 2013
Since their introduction in 2006, PPF-compliant contingent assets have proved popular with employers and trustees alike. Many schemes have now had
Equal rights to survivor’s benefits for civil partners?
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 6 2013
In the recent case of Walker v Innospec Limited and others (ET 24113162011) the Employment Tribunal held that a pension scheme's failure to provide
