The government has responded to the previous government's 2024 consultation on options in the DB context to provide better outcomes for members, drive a more consolidated market, and enable pension funds to invest in a...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 guidance on handling market volatility - The Pensions...more
AT A GLANCE - A new funding regime for defined benefit pension schemes in the United Kingdom came into force in September 2024. The new regime introduces a legal requirement for trustees to assess the strength of the...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: Finance Bill...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
On October 19, 2023, the UK government’s Taskforce on Social Factors (Taskforce) launched a consultation to produce guidance on how pension funds can consider social issues in their investment decisions. The guide is intended...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: TPO’s first...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: TPR blog post on...more
The Act introduces two new offences – conduct risking accrued DB benefits and avoidance of employer debt, as explained below. Each offence is punishable by up to seven years' imprisonment and / or an unlimited fine. There are...more
The passage of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) into the statute books has received press coverage far beyond the usual pension industry commentary. New criminal offences and civil penalties, plus increased powers for...more
After the Carillion and BHS debacles, the Pensions Regulator (tPR) announced it was going to be “clearer, quicker and tougher”. The new Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act), which received Royal Assent on 11 February 2021,...more
After the Carillion and BHS debacles, the Pensions Regulator (tPR) announced it was going to be "clearer, quicker and tougher". The new Pension Schemes Bill (the Bill) currently going through Parliament will give tPR...more