Law and Regulation

Members of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) had an expectation to receive payment increases in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI), the trustee board's lawyer has argued.

The International Longevity Centre (ILC) has called on the government to 'take care' with the UK's welfare system after the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) proposed scrapping the state pension 'triple lock'.

Amending scheme rules to allow for discretionary increases provided an "elegant solution" to the indexation debate, according to the Airways Pension Scheme's (APS) leading counsel.

The Court of Appeal has ruled the Barnardo's pension trustees cannot switch the scheme from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

British Airways' (BA) scheme trustees approved a discretionary increase above the rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) despite warnings from the regulator, the company's lawyer has claimed.

Advisers to the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) did not succumb to pressure from trustees to deliver a framework in favour of discretionary increases, the board's barrister has argued.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should have more powers to intervene in complex cases according to a panel speaking at this morning's Work and Pensions Committee meeting.

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) deliberately kept their decision to increase benefits by 0.2% above the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a lawyer for British Airways (BA) has claimed.

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Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) believed it would be a "lost opportunity" if the scheme ran a surplus, a lawyer for British Airways (BA) has argued.