The following Pensions news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Government urged to act on critical pension transfer delays
The following Pensions news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on TPR’s Annual Funding Statement issues covenant warning amid tariff wars
The following Pensions news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Government floats fix for spiraling number of small pension pots
Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS)Why use a QROPS?In practice, many Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPSs) are...
Self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs)When personal pensions were first introduced in April 1988, they could only be established by authorised...
Retirement Annuity Contracts (RAC)—older types of personal pension schemesFORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: Section 10 of the Finance Act 2022 will increase...
Pension commencement lump sums (PCLSs)When a member of a pension scheme becomes entitled to receive their scheme benefits, they can usually take part...
Objective justification—the key cases for pension lawyersSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From
Equalisation and Barber—the pension implicationsSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January
Internal dispute resolution procedure—what is involved?STOP PRESS: On 10 January 2024, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) published the long-awaited general code of practice which merges and updates ten of its existing codes of practice into a single code made of ‘51 shorter, topic-based modules’. TPR say
Pension trustee claims against advisers (professional negligence)Running a pension scheme can be a particularly challenging and onerous task for pension scheme trustees, especially in respect of large schemes consisting of numerous employers and members and a significant fund (and/or deficit).As a
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