European Union, USA - October 22 2015
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently handed down its decision in the Schremscase. It agreed with the Advocate General and…
Paul Lawrence, Nick Graham, Danielle van der Merwe
United Kingdom - October 8 2015
The seemingly Sisyphean task of paying off the defined benefit pension schemes' funding deficits grinds on. The scheme-specific funding regime…
Paul Lawrence
United Kingdom - August 25 2015
A significant cost of running a defined benefit pension scheme historically has been the VAT on investment management services. However, HMRC has…
Elmer Doonan, Rebecca McKay
United Kingdom - August 18 2015
The term employer covenant refers to the legal obligation, ability and willingness of a pension scheme's sponsoring employer (or a number of…
Paul Lawrence
United Kingdom - July 23 2015
The UK Government has published draft legislation on devolving certain tax matters to Scotland (the Bill). It intends that the draft legislation…
Paul Lawrence, Elmer Doonan, Andrew Patten