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Who’s Who? Identifying your statutory employer

Introduction In July 2011, TPR issued a statement: Identifying your Statutory Employer. It reminds trustees that they should “identify and assess the legal obligations of each of the scheme’s employers, as well as the nature and extent...

22/08/2011: 7 Days

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS Winding-up guidance Disguised remuneration: draft guidance EUROPEAN INSURANCE AND OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS AUTHORITY Pensions industry responses to consultation on the IORP Directive Download...

15/08/2011: 7 Days

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  Consultation: The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out and Modification of Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2012  Extending working life: Research report HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS Annual...

Review of the EU Pensions Directive: Response to EIOPA consultation

EIOPA has issued a consultation in connection with its review of the “IORP” or Pensions Directive. The consultation focuses on: the scope of the Directive; the definition of “cross-border activity”; the scope of prudential...

Employer Debt consultation: Sackers’ Response

Background We note that the DWP’s consultation on employer debt, published on 28 June 2011, is aimed at addressing concerns that the Employer Debt Regulations still unnecessarily inhibit corporate activity, in particular the ability...

08/08/2011: 7 Days

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS • Kay Review of equity investment: Panel announced DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS • Pensions Bill 2011: Impact assessment published • Differences in life expectancy between generations...

Governance Spotlight: keep playing the “record”

Introduction The need to improve standards of information held in member records can start to slip off the radar. After all, TPR first issued its guidance just over a year ago and its timetable to see measurable improvements by the end...