Helen Powell on Pension Schemes

Pensions UK: What's new this week - February 2021 #2

The Pension Schemes Bill has received Royal Assent and passed into law as the Pension Schemes Act 2021. Apart from some regulation-making powers, the Act is not yet in force; the substantive provisions will be brought into...more

2/15/2021 / Employee Benefits , Pension Schemes , Pensions , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , Trustees , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - February 2021

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its latest survey of DC schemes, plus a press release calling for DC trustees to pay greater attention to the climate change related risks and opportunities facing their schemes....more

2/9/2021 / Defined Contribution Plans , Employee Benefits , Pension Protection Fund (PPF) , Pension Schemes , Pensions , Retirement Plan , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - February 2021

Climate change governance and reporting: new consultations and guidance - New climate change governance and reporting requirements for occupational pension schemes have been published for consultation. Once these are...more

2/2/2021 / Employee Benefits , Pension Protection Fund (PPF) , Pension Schemes , Pensions , Trustees , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - January 2021 # 3

Pension Schemes Bill awaits Royal Assent - The Pension Schemes Bill has completed its passage through Parliament and is now waiting for Royal Assent at a date to be announced. Last week the House of Lords agreed with the...more

1/28/2021 / Defined Benefit Plans , Employee Benefits , Hybrid Plan , Pension Schemes , Pensions , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , Trustees , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - January 2021 #2

Pension Schemes Bill update - The House of Lords will consider amendments made to the Pension Schemes Bill by the House of Commons on 19 January. This stage (known as ‘ping pong’) is the final Parliamentary stage before...more

1/19/2021 / Employee Benefits , Pension Schemes , Pensions , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - January 2021

2021: key agenda items for UK pension schemes and sponsors - We invite you to spend five minutes with members of our Pensions team as they talk about the key legal developments that will shape the first few months of 2021...more

1/12/2021 / Employee Benefits , Pension Schemes , Pensions , Retirement Plan , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , Trustees , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - December 2020 #2

DB/hybrid scheme return: TPR asks schemes to download past returns - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published new information on next year’s scheme return for DB and hybrid schemes, including an example scheme return...more

12/23/2020 / Employee Benefits , Pension Protection Fund (PPF) , Pension Schemes , Pensions , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - December 2020

New TPR blog post: DB funding consultation - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a ‘myth-busting’ blog post commenting on its first DB funding code consultation. It notes that TPR is still considering responses to...more

12/16/2020 / Employee Benefits , Pension Schemes , Pensions , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , UK

Lloyds 2: GMP equalisation and historic transfers

The High Court has handed down its ruling in the second Lloyds case on GMP equalisation. The first decision, published just over two years ago, established that trustees of defined benefit occupational pension schemes had a...more

11/23/2020 / Employee Benefits , Pension Schemes , Pensions , Trustees , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - 16 November 2020

Each week the Allen & Overy Pensions team, rounds up the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions. Contact us if you would like to receive our podcast summary, or our full briefing by...more

11/16/2020 / Employee Benefits , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Pension Schemes , Pensions , The Pensions Regulator (TPR) , Trustees , UK

Pensions: What's new this week - November 2020

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been extended until March 2021 (meaning the Job Support Scheme did not begin on 1 November) – the government had earlier announced that the CJRS would be extended by a month,...more

11/10/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Data Breach , Employee Benefits , General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Infectious Diseases , Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) , Job Retention Schemes , Legislative Agendas , Marriott , Pension Schemes , Pensions , Retirement Plan , UK