The 2024 legal outlook for pensions

Professional Pensions asks pension lawyers what they expect on their agendas this year

Jasmine Urquhart
clock • 17 min read
Buy-ins/buyouts, decumulation, historic benefit issues and the DB Funding Code are all key issues expected among pension lawyers in 2024
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Buy-ins/buyouts, decumulation, historic benefit issues and the DB Funding Code are all key issues expected among pension lawyers in 2024

Following a busy year of buy-ins, consolidation, pensions tax changes, investment requirements and much more, Professional Pensions consults pension lawyers about their hopes and expectations for the industry in 2024…

DB Funding Code By far the most talked about piece of legislation among pension lawyers for this article is the upcoming arrival of the defined benefit (DB) Funding Code, expected in April....

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