Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration, and trustees update their knowledge and understanding. This briefing highlights recent...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. New Pension Schemes Bill announced - Among the 40 new...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Court of Appeal: member 'interests' include future service...more
Recovering overpayments of benefits is a challenge often faced by pension trustees. Pension scheme benefits are complex and it is no surprise that mistakes can arise and lead to members being paid more than they are entitled...more
Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings, and to support the legal update item on...more
What is happening? From 6 April 2024, the LTA will be abolished and a new regime for the taxation of lump sums and lump sum death benefits will be introduced. This is the most significant change to the UK pensions tax...more
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 the following topics: Finance Bill...more
As employers will be aware, the lifetime allowance (LTA) will be abolished from 6 April 2024. The LTA is the maximum amount of tax-relieved savings that an individual can build up in registered pension schemes over their...more
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report outlining how they worked with Capita following a cyber incident last year (see our legal update), and detailing the key steps trustees should take...more
Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration and trustees update their knowledge and understanding. This briefing highlights recent...more
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 the following topics: TPR report on...more
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 the following topics: This week we...more
On October 19, 2023, the UK government’s Taskforce on Social Factors (Taskforce) launched a consultation to produce guidance on how pension funds can consider social issues in their investment decisions. The guide is intended...more
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 the following topics: TPR speech on DC...more
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 the following topics: TPO’s first...more
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 the following topics: TPR blog post on...more
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 the following topics : DWP General Levy...more
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 the following topics: HMRC Pensions Tax...more
Those involved in M&A activity should view unions as major stakeholders and factor any possible or actual engagement obligations with them into an M&A deal process....more
In the third quarter of 2022, many countries in Europe enacted family leave changes following the European Union’s 2019 directive on work-life balance for parents and caregivers. Family leave changes are an effort to improve...more
The UK Pensions Regulator is gaining stronger powers, which will have a significant impact on companies undertaking activities such as M&A, secured borrowing, and restructuring. Following best practice and thinking ahead have...more
Betriebliche Altersversorgung ist auch eine Absicherung gegen Invalidität. In zwei Urteilen vom 13. Juli 2021 hat das BAG den Versorgungsfall "Invalidität" konkretisiert. In diesem Sinn kann eine dauernde Erwerbsunfähigkeit...more
The Act introduces two new offences – conduct risking accrued DB benefits and avoidance of employer debt, as explained below. Each offence is punishable by up to seven years' imprisonment and / or an unlimited fine. There are...more