ARC Pensions Law

Clearance applications and statutory notices to members will push transfers to Q2

Sole corporate trustees don’t provide full protection and insurance hard to find

Admin costs expected to rise as dashboard enquiries ‘will be coming in around the clock’

How do mistakes in scheme rules occur, when do they tend to be discovered and what can trustees do to correct these errors? Kate Payne explores the key considerations in these instances.

While designed to boost member understanding, published statements of investment principles could muddy the waters and put members off altogether, says Anna Copestake.

The Littlewoods Pensions Scheme has completed a buy-in covering just under £930m of around 6,500 members’ benefits with Rothesay Life, the majority of which relate to deferred members.

Here they are. The finalist lists for the UK Pensions Awards 2020.

The law does not require trustees to be perfect, but they must understand it to know the true value of scheme liabilities, says Anna Copestake.

ESG is increasingly important for schemes but trustees have little influence over manager decisions. Pádraig Floyd asks what they can do to redress the balance.

Schemes must be aware of the proposed rules on reporting corporate events, or they could face a £1m fine, says Anne-Marie Winton.