Choosing a Trustee: Navigating the Complexities and Key Considerations
John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act
Once Removed Episode 24: Expressing Goals and Intent for the Trust
Once Removed Episode 23: Naming Guardians for Minor Children
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Planning for Influencers
A Primer On Trusts - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
Once Removed Episode 12: SLATs and the Case of McKim vs. McKim
Once Removed Episode 11: Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts, or SLATs
Once Removed Episode 10: Trustee Removal and Case Update on Leo Kahn Revocable Trust
Nonprofit Basics: Meeting Minutes Best Practices
Nonprofit Basics: Conflict of Interest Policies and Best Practices for Approving Insider Compensation
The Case of the Disappearing Trust
Protecting Your Estate Plan from Challenges: No-Contest Clause Explained
Estate Planning 101: The Five Most Important Clauses for Wills and Trusts
Law Brief: Alexis Gruttadauria and Rich Schoenstein Discuss Why You Need an Estate Plan
THE PAPER CHASE
Investment Management Update – Exit Strategies
Bill on Bankruptcy: US Airways Need a Merger More than AMR
Bill on Bankruptcy: Supreme Court Cases Will Have Wide Impact
Bill on Bankruptcy: Trustees Sleep Easy after High Court Ruling
With the shift to defined contribution schemes in the UK, employers play an increasingly crucial role in pension engagement. Through communication, education, and support, they can empower employees to make more informed 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. FCA consultation on targeted support: relevance to...more
AT A GLANCE - The government will make release of surplus from ongoing defined benefit (DB) pension schemes easier....more
Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next...more
ISSUES AFFECTING ALL SCHEMES - PENSION SCAMS – UPDATED MEMBER LEAFLET - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its member leaflet on pension scams to remove the reference to Pension Wise....more
Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on...more
The government has published statutory guidance setting out the staged timetable for connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. Although the statutory deadline for connection is 31 October 2026, schemes are required to...more
It has finally arrived! After a lengthy wait, the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”) has published the general code of practice (the “Code”). It is expected to come into effect on 27 March 2024. The Code applies to “governing...more
With the pensions industry having direct experience of recent cyber security incidents, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its guidance for trustees in this area. As a reminder, this year saw Capita suffer a cyber...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....more
Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings, and to support the legal update item on...more
In the first article of our new series providing key reference points for trustees and agents seeking guidance on their rights and duties, Corporate Trust & Agency – Law and Practice, our Finance and Litigation Groups...more
Pension scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated in their methods of parting scheme members from their pension funds, learning how to stay (just) on the right side of the law and to avoid breaching requirements of...more
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has published a working paper seeking views on its initial analysis on trustee engagement with investment consultancy and fiduciary management service providers. This is the fourth...more