The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has issued a letter, dated 4 July 2025, to Chief Risk Officers of life insurers active in the bulk purchase annuity ("BPA") market. The letter focusses on the use of so-called...more
The market for insured risk transfer solutions for UK defined benefit pension schemes has continued to grow in recent years, as increased competition among insurers and improved funding positions has enabled more and more...more
A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: Pensions Regulator (TPR): Market volatility TPR sets out some practical steps trustees should consider to manage investment...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. TPR Climate change report - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has...more
Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration, and trustees update their knowledge and understanding. This briefing highlights recent...more
The EU Pay Transparency Directive imposes a need for companies in the European Union to take action. Employee comparison groups must be established to identify potential gender pay gaps. Employees are granted extensive and...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Auto-enrolment trigger and earnings band to remain unchanged...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. TPR publishes pensions scam case studies - The Pensions...more
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report outlining how they worked with Capita following a cyber incident last year (see our legal update), and detailing the key steps trustees should take...more
The new directive on occupational pension schemes (IORP II) must be implemented in national law by mid-January 2019. UK pension schemes are already subject to most of the requirements under existing UK legislation. However,...more
Hogan Lovells pension group is delighted to send you our April e-newsletter. Featured is action needed by data controllers to pay a data protection fee once the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on 25 May...more
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply directly in the UK from 25 May 2018, and will make some fundamental changes to the current requirements surrounding data protection. Key areas of change...more
Featured is a reminder regading action needed on legacy protected rights rules and new briefings on New offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017; Reducing your PPF levy; VAT and pension schemes; and an updated briefing...more
Data protection law is undergoing radical change that is impacting employers and trustees of pension schemes and all service providers to them. With effect from 25 May 2018 the European General Data Protection Regulation...more
Hogan Lovells pension group is delighted to send you our July e-newsletter. In this newsletter you will find: - Three pension news articles, with comment and action points; - Links to our pension news updates; - A...more
Cybersecurity and protection of personal data are increasingly to the forefront of concerns for pension trustees. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable in the UK from 2018, will impose additional...more