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Colpensiones informa: Procedimientos relacionados con la ineficacia de traslados en Colombia

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La Administradora Colombiana de Pensiones (Colpensiones), el 22 de agosto de 2024, emitió un comunicado respecto al alcance del Artículo 76 de la Ley 2381 de 2024 (reforma pensional) en lo referente a la oportunidad de...more

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La Reforma Pensional en Colombia

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En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro socio Edwin Cortés habla con Diego Acevedo, socio de derecho laboral, sobre la reforma pensional en Colombia. Dicha reforma ha sido aprobada por el Senado y se debate...more

Mayer Brown

Governance fit for the 21st century – General code of practice

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It has finally arrived! After a lengthy wait, the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”) has published the general code of practice (the “Code”). It is expected to come into effect on 27 March 2024. The Code applies to “governing...more

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SECURE 2.0 Provisions with 2024 Implementation Dates

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This post summarizes provisions of SECURE 2.0 that retirement plans may need or want to implement for 2024. While no amendments are required for plans heading into 2024, plan operations may see some updates, especially if the...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - July 2023 # 3

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover topics including: Mansion House pension...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Use of Forfeitures in Qualified Retirement Plans

On February 27, 2023, the IRS and the Department of Treasury published proposed regulations regarding the use of forfeitures in qualified retirement plans. If finalized, the proposed rule will be effective for plan years...more

Bennett Jones LLP

New Pension Priorities in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Are Now Reality

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This is an update of our original blog dated April 24, 2023. Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 received Royal...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Warns of Adverse Consequences From “Anti-ESG” Bills

Earlier this month, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) urged legislators to reject key aspects of “anti-ESG” bills introduced in the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives. Both bills are designed, in...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Rolling Into 2023: Mild Slumps and Jumps in Insolvency Numbers - Davies Insolvency Now, Issue 8

What does a “rolling recession” mean from an insolvency perspective? In this issue of Davies Insolvency Now, we look to the 2022 Q4 data from across Canada for answers. We also set out the court-supervised arrangement...more

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Pensions: what’s new this week - January 2023 #3

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. - This week we cover topics including: Tribunal: employer...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Governance and Funding Policies Reintroduced for Ontario Pension Plans

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On November 14, 2022, Ontario introduced Progress on the Plan to Build Act (Budget Measures), 2022 (Bill 36) to implement certain budget measures introduced as part of Ontario's 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal...more

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PBGC Issues Proposed Rule on Withdrawal Liability Actuarial Interest Rate Assumptions

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On October 14, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the federal agency that insures and regulates private-sector defined benefit pension plans under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more

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Governance Policies to be Required for All Federally Regulated Pension Plans

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On April 28, 2022, the federal government introduced Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 (Bill C-19) for first reading, to implement certain aspects of the federal government's 2022 Budget. Included in Bill C-19 is a...more

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PBGC Issues Guidance on New Special Financial Assistance Program for Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans

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As we previously reported, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) created a special financial assistance program that is administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) and intended to extend the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

PBGC Issues Interim Regulations on Special Financial Assistance for Multiemployer Pension Plans

Multiemployer pension plans are collectively bargained defined-benefit employee benefit plans that are funded by several unrelated employers for the benefit of unionized employees. In recent years, the crisis of significantly...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Pension Reform Forces Employers to Consider Their Future Participation in Multiemployer Plans

Many employers in the retail, construction, service, entertainment, manufacturing and transportation industries contribute to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans (MEPs) on behalf of their unionized employees. A large...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update Week 17 | Government and Public Affairs

Legislative Chess - It’s the time of year when the legislature plays chess. Sometimes it even plays speed chess, with programs, initiatives, and tax code changes flying in and out of bills as they move back and forth...more

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ARPA’s Impact on Multiemployer Pension Plans and Contributing Employers

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). ARPA is the latest COVID-19-related stimulus legislation passed by Congress, but, unlike prior legislation, ARPA provides expansive...more

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New criminal offences and unlimited fines: what employers need to know about the Pensions Regulator's new powers (Updated February...

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After the Carillion and BHS debacles, the Pensions Regulator (tPR) announced it was going to be "clearer, quicker and tougher". The new Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act), which received Royal Assent on 11 February 2021,...more

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Increasing normal minimum pension age to 57: consultation

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HM Treasury and HMRC are consulting on the implementation of the increase to normal minimum pension age (NMPA) from 55 to 57 from 2028.  The consultation chiefly addresses how individuals with a right to early retirement...more

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New COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Includes Significant Pension Reforms and Expands Scope of 162(m) Compensation Deduction Limit

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Today, the House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”). The ARPA has already been approved by the Senate and is expected to be quickly signed into law by President Biden....more

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American Rescue Plan Brings $86 Billion in Relief to Failing Multiemployer Pension Plans

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The American Rescue Plan that was sent to President Biden’s desk on March 11, 2021 includes an $86 Billion aid package that provides financial assistance to underfunded multiemployer pension plans facing critical or declining...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Another Major Pension Reform for Multinational Companies to Watch: Netherlands DB to DC

Notwithstanding the pandemic, or perhaps accelerated by the financial and social implications of it, some countries are continuing apace with making significant changes to their pension systems. One that is accelerating is...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Outlook for Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform in 2021

The ongoing effort to provide relief for troubled multiemployer pension plans took many twists and turns in 2020, and the year ended once again without an agreed-upon solution. Looking forward to 2021, the incoming Biden...more

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Bill of Amendment to the Pensions System in Mexico

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On September 25, 2020, the Federal Executive submitted to the House of Representatives an amendment bill regarding an "INITIATIVE WITH DECREE PROJECT THROUGH WHICH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY LAW (LEY DEL SEGURO...more

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