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Introduction On 18 June 2020, TPR launched a new interim regulatory regime for DB consolidator superfunds (and other new models), pending the establishment of a full legislative framework. The new guidance, which came into effect...
Introduction Trustees of occupational pension schemes should be preparing for a second raft of changes to their statements of investment principles (“SIPs”) and the introduction of implementation statements. They must also ensure that...
Introduction Unsurprisingly, a key focus of TPR’s annual funding statement (published on 30 April 2020) is the current pandemic. The statement stresses the need for trustees and employers to work together to manage the impact of...
Introduction On 29 April 2020, TPR published guidance on communicating to members during COVID-19. It is designed to help members avoid making hasty decisions during these uncertain times. Click here for a PDF of this alert. In this Alert...
Update: As of June 2020, the Guidance has been updated to recognise that: from 1 July 2020, furloughed employees may work part-time and from 1 August 2020, employers will no longer be able to claim a grant for pension contributions. In...
Update: On 16 June 2020, TPR published a “major rewrite” of this Guidance, designed to consolidate various strands of its guidance, to provide an update on TPR’s view of the impact of Coronavirus, to explain how TPR will continue to...
Introduction After only a few weeks in the job, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, today delivered his first Budget. Whilst much of his focus was on shoring up the NHS, the economy, and business during unprecedented times, key changes to the...
