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Analysis: EIOPA advice still falls short

Professional Pensions | 23 Feb 2012 | 08:00

Jack Jones reports on industry reaction to Europe’s plans for UK pensions.

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Art of Pensions 2011 winners

Find out who won the annual art competition with a pensions twist.

Professional Pensions | 23 Feb 2012 | 08:00

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Can you identify your statutory employers?

Anna Copestake of Sackers discusses legal issues around statutory employers.

Professional Pensions | 10 Nov 2011 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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EU committee backs ‘special regime’ for schemes on OTC derivatives

EUROPE - A European parliamentary committee has backed proposals to exempt pension funds from rules forcing them to clear over-the-counter derivative transactions through central counterparties.

Global Pensions | 27 May 2011 | 11:15

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Sackers recruits Jackman from Slaughter and May

Sacker & Partners has appointed Tom Jackman as a solicitor, taking its total number of pensions lawyers to 52.

Professional Pensions | 17 Jan 2011 | 10:46 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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‘Overwhelming’ objections await EU Solvency II plans

EU plans to introduce Solvency II funding requirements to UK schemes face an "overwhelming tide of objection" and should be abandoned, lawyers say.

Professional Pensions | 18 Nov 2010 | 09:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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£197m scheme injection saves EMI from TPR showdown

The EMI Group has narrowly avoided a hearing before The Pensions Regulator’s determinations panel after agreeing a £197m funding deal with the scheme trustee.

Professional Pensions | 18 Oct 2010 | 11:29 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Inadequate buyout cover could leave trustees liable for 15 years

Trustees could be on the hook for liabilities up to 15 years after a buyout has occurred if they fail to take adequate insurance cover, lawyers warn.

Professional Pensions | 05 Aug 2010 | 10:18 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Indexation change: What schemes need to consider now

The announcement the government is set to index private sector pension increases to CPI rather than RPI will raise significant issues for schemes.

Professional Pensions | 09 Jul 2010 | 12:50 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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AIFM directive continues to be costly

The controversial directive passed a major hurdle towards coming to fruition last month, but despite being watered down, industry experts predict implementing the new rules will continue to be costly, as David Walker reports

Global Pensions | 28 May 2010 | 16:12

Sackers expands dispute resolution team

Sackers has expanded its dispute resolution unit with the appointment of newly qualified solicitor James Bingham.

Professional Pensions | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:29 To read this article you must be a subsriber

Sibbit named as APL chairman

Sacker & Partners lawyer Pauline Sibbit has been elected chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers for the next two years.

Professional Pensions | 09 Nov 2009 | 09:56 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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DWP proposes changes to s75 scheme wind-up rules

UK - The government has launched a consultation on plans to relax rules which force firms winding up a pension scheme as part of a corporate restructure or demerger to fully cover liabilities.

Global Pensions | 18 Sep 2009 | 15:29

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