PPF issues 2020-2021 levy determination
January 15, 2020 2:13 pmOn 16 December 2019, following a six-week consultation period, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) published its final levy rules and... View Article
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PPF compensation: European Court confirms no 100% guarantee
December 19, 2019 3:47 pmThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its judgment in Pensions-Sicherungs Verein VVaG v... View Article
Changes to opposite-sex civil partnerships law
December 2, 2019 3:47 pmSame-sex couples have been able to form a civil partnership since December 2005. With effect from 2 December 2019... View Article
Equalisation: CJEU leaves the door open for the Safeway scheme
October 8, 2019 11:00 amThe Court of Justice of the European Union has handed down its judgment in the case of Safeway Ltd v... View Article
Statements of investment principles: what is changing?
October 2, 2019 6:03 pmOn 1 October 2019, the first of two sets of changes relating to schemes’ statements of investment principles took effect. ... View Article
GMP equalisation: one year on
September 30, 2019 6:14 pmIn October 2018, the High Court handed down its landmark judgment in Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Ltd v Lloyds... View Article
Will we see changes to the Pensions Ombudsman’s jurisdiction?
August 12, 2019 6:25 pmAt the end of 2018, the DWP and the Pensions Ombudsman launched a consultation on suggested changes to the jurisdiction... View Article
Transfers: an update
July 30, 2019 6:29 pmIn the past couple of months, there have been two important developments in the area of pensions transfers. Code of... View Article
Change to priority order on insolvency
July 16, 2019 6:35 pmThe Autumn 2018 Budget included an announcement that the Finance Bill 2019/20 would include provisions to ensure that, from April... View Article
PPF guidance on contingency planning for employer insolvency
May 1, 2019 6:38 pmThe Pension Protection Fund has published guidance for trustees on contingency planning for employer insolvency. The guidance sets out the “simple but effective” steps... View Article