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What does high inflation mean for pension schemes?

For most of the past thirty years it is fair to say that if you were lucky enough to have a defined benefit (DB) pension then you didn’t need to worry about inflation too much. With the cost of living soaring this looks set to change....

Finance & investment briefing – June 2022

Our Finance & investment briefing (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing Risk transfer highlights 2021 Navigating investment exclusions Legal...

Facilitating investment in illiquid assets by DC schemes

Introduction On 30 March 2022 the DWP published a consultation seeking views on proposals and draft regulations to improve the accessibility of illiquid assets for DC pension scheme investment. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this...

Finance & investment briefing – March 2022

Our Finance & investment briefing (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing Sweeping up the left-overs – trustee protections and residual risks in buy-out Legal...

Finance & investment briefing – December 2021

Our Finance & investment briefing (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing TCFD: next steps for £1bn plus schemes Residual risks cover Legal update...

Finance & investment briefing – September 2021

Our Finance & investment briefing (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing Bulk annuity contracts: thinking about risks in risk transfer Fiduciary management Legal...

Government response to consultation on climate change regulations and guidance

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...