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Could an interest rate reduction reduce government expenditure?

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A 1% reduction in the Bank Rate would reduce the UK government's annual interest charges on the national debt, but the exact amount of the reduction depends on the proportion of the debt that is sensitive to changes in...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - September 2, 2024

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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. TRP asks trustees to help shape VFM framework - We...more

Mayer Brown

1 October 2024 – Important Deadline for DC Pension Schemes

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Regulations came into force in 2023 that require trustees of occupational pension schemes that provide DC benefits other than additional voluntary contributions (“relevant schemes”) to include their policy on investment in...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 8 July 2024

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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. Fixed penalty notice revoked: TPR communications not received...more

Mayer Brown

The Pensions Brief: June 2024

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Issues affecting all schemes - General Election – impact on pensions - The General Election resulted in a landslide victory for the Labour Party. While no pensions-related announcements have been made since the election by...more

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The Pensions Brief - March 2024

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The Pensions Brief is a monthly update for trustees and employers of occupational pension schemes in the UK. It provides headline summaries of developments over the previous month and associated action points. It also...more

A&O Shearman

DC trustee agenda update - April 2024

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings, and to support the legal update item on your next...more

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TPR guidance on private markets investment

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The Pensions Regulator ("TPR") has issued guidance for trustees of occupational pension schemes who are considering investing in private markets.  This follows on from the Chancellor’s 2023 Mansion House reforms, which were...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Government Taskforce to Produce Guidance for Pensions Sector to Consider Social Factors in Investment Decisions

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

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Tax Round Up - November 2023

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Welcome to November’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement as well as an interesting confirmation from the Court of Appeal on the scope of “arrangements” for capital gains tax...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 06 November 2023

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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 the following topics: TPO’s first...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK’s Pensions Regulator Pushes for Further Climate Scenario Analysis

In August 2023, the UK pensions regulator’s climate and sustainability lead, Mark Hill, authored an article setting out how trustees can improve the climate-scenario analyses used by their schemes, in order to make them more...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 29 August 2023

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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: TPR updates guidance...more

Ius Laboris

Your pension and AI

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With innovation on the government’s agenda and across the financial services sector, is AI set to transform how pension schemes are run? The regulatory framework for AI is still at early stages, with the UK’s ‘pro-innovation’...more

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UK Pensions Regulator Launches Regulatory Initiative to Monitor Climate and ESG Non-compliance by Trustees

On February 22, 2023, the UK’s Pensions Regulator (TPR) announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at tightening regulation around ESG data published by trustees, as part of a wider campaign to assess whether trustees are...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Executive Compensation: Considerations for UK Companies for the 2023 Voting Season

U.K. institutional investor bodies, including the Investment Association (IA), Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently published...more

Hogan Lovells

Financial institutions general regulatory news, June 2020

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COVID-19: FCA speech on expectations of wealth management and advice industry - On 4 June 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a speech by Megan Butler, FCA Executive Director of Supervision,...more

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Coronavirus: Actions For Pension Trustees

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The COVID19 crisis has changed the landscape for pension scheme trustees. This note discusses the potential impacts and actions trustees should consider taking in relation to the following areas. ...more

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IORP II: What Does It Mean For Uk Pensions?

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The new directive on occupational pension schemes (IORP II) must be implemented in national law by mid-January 2019. UK pension schemes are already subject to most of the requirements under existing UK legislation. However,...more

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