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We are soon approaching the ten year anniversary of the enactment of the Equality Act 2010, which made it unlawful to discriminate against others on numerous grounds. Pension trustees will be used to ensuring equal treatment on this basis....
Trustees, much like the rest of us now working remotely, have had to adapt quickly to overcome the challenges this ‘new normal’ presents. Here are some of my top tips on how to make working from home more seamless and secure....
Introduction On 10 February 2020, TPR published its response to its consultation on the future of trusteeship and governance. Most notably, TPR will not require pension scheme boards to engage a professional trustee. Instead, it will...
Introduction The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (“the Regulations”) came into force on 26 June 2017. Here we recap on the key action points for trustees. For a...
Introduction This year has seen the introduction of several new measures to prevent financial crime, specifically money laundering and tax evasion. All trustees need to take action to comply with the record-keeping requirements of the...
Introduction The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (“the Regulations”) came into force on 26 June 2017. They implement the requirements of the EU’s Fourth Money...
Background As part of its work to examine how trustee boards can meet the challenge of pension scheme governance in the 21st Century, TPR issued a discussion paper on 22 July 2016, setting out what it is doing to educate and support...
