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Introduction On 21 June 2021, the DWP issued its response to two consultations, together with a new call for evidence on “the future of the DC pension market: the case for greater consolidation” in the UK. The response addresses both...
Introduction On 18 June 2021, the High Court handed down its judgment in the Axminster Carpets case. With Mr Justice Morgan once again at the helm, the case helps clarify the arrears and limitations aspects of Lloyds No.1. Click here for a...
Introduction On 8 June 2021, the DWP published its response to the January 2021 consultation, “Taking action on climate risk: improving governance and reporting by Occupational Pension Schemes” (see our Alert), together with revised...
Introduction On 27 May 2021, TPR published a consultation on draft changes to Code of Practice 12 (to be titled “Contribution Notices: Circumstances in relation to the material detriment test, the employer insolvency test and the...
Introduction TPR’s latest annual funding statement was published yesterday. Unsurprisingly, the current pandemic (and its knock-on effect on covenant monitoring and contingency planning) remains a high priority. The statement also...
Introduction On 17 May 2021, the DWP published a consultation on draft regulations (“the Regulations”) and accompanying draft statutory guidance which will introduce new standard requirements for the length and format of annual...
Introduction On 14 May 2021, the DWP published a consultation on draft regulations (“the Draft Regulations”) which will require the trustees and managers of occupational and personal pension schemes to ensure that at least one of four...
