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UK Pensions: Regulator’s annual DB funding statement urges collaboration to meet COVID-19 challenges

Photo of Lesley HarroldBy Lesley Harrold on Posted in UK
  On April 30, 2020, the Pensions Regulator published its 2020 funding statement for defined benefit (DB) schemes with valuation dates between September 22, 2019, and September 21, 2020. However, these COVID-19 times are challenging for all businesses, and the effects of the pandemic are relevant to all DB schemes. The statement urges collaboration between … Continue reading

UK Pensions: Regulator’s warning that member transfer requests during the pandemic may be a poor decision

Photo of Lesley HarroldBy Lesley Harrold on Posted in UK
UK Pensions: Regulator’s warning that member transfer requests during the pandemic may be a poor decision Adding to its already impressive haul of Covid-19 related publications to date, on 29 April 2020, the Pensions Regulator published further trustee guidance Communicating with members when they request a transfer or to access benefits. Pension scheme members seeking a … Continue reading

UK Pensions – Could ethical veganism impact on future pension fund investments?

Photo of Lesley HarroldBy Lesley Harrold on Posted in Europe, UK
UK Pensions – Could ethical veganism impact on future pension fund investments? January 2020 In an employment tribunal preliminary hearing on 3 January 2020, Judge Robin Postle ruled that ethical veganism satisfies the tests required for it to be a philosophical belief, with the result that it was protected under the Equality Act 2010. For … Continue reading

UK Pensions: Regulator ramps up “green” investment guidance for revised SIPs

Photo of Lesley HarroldBy Lesley Harrold on Posted in General, UK
New guidance from the Pensions Regulator reflects recent legislative changes requiring trustees of occupational pension schemes to set out their policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues which may influence their investment decisions. The new law From 1 October 2019, changes apply governing the way pension schemes prepare and revise their investment disclosure documents, including … Continue reading
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