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Legal Review: Assessing PPF compensation
Legal Review: Assessing PPF compensation

The PPF's compensation regime has been subject to a number of court challenges. Jonathan Hazlett takes a look at the complexities involved

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 October 2020
How latest initial margin rules for OTC derivatives will affect schemes
How latest initial margin rules for OTC derivatives will affect schemes

Additional margin rules will apply to schemes using OTC derivatives from September this year. Paul Cluley looks at how funds will be affected and what they need to do next.

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2020
Europe 'unloved and under-owned' as equity markets struggle
Europe 'unloved and under-owned' as equity markets struggle

Increased certainty around Brexit deadlines and eventual terms could remove major overhang for European equity market investments, NN Investment Partners finds.

  • Industry
  • 30 October 2019
November Budget cancelled to 'get Brexit done', chancellor says
November Budget cancelled to 'get Brexit done', chancellor says

The government has scrapped plans to go ahead with an Autumn Budget on 6 November as prime minister Boris Johnson continues to push for a general election before the end of the year.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 October 2019
PLSA: Majority of schemes have taken action to mitigate Brexit
PLSA: Majority of schemes have taken action to mitigate Brexit

Pension schemes have considerably stepped up their preparations for Brexit over the last year, despite the outcome still not being known, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has found.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 October 2019
'These are not normal times': Reaction to May's defeat as attention turns to no-confidence vote
'These are not normal times': Reaction to May's defeat as attention turns to no-confidence vote

Industry commentators are expecting markets to remain volatile as uncertainty continues following the historic defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Tuesday night.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 January 2019
No-deal Brexit: Contingency planning for trustees
No-deal Brexit: Contingency planning for trustees

Andy Palmer says trustees and employers should prepare for a no deal, which could pose big risks to sponsor covenants

  • Risk Reduction
  • 15 October 2018
Government concedes EU pensions loss in no-deal Brexit scenario
Government concedes EU pensions loss in no-deal Brexit scenario

More than 300,000 pensioners may lose access to their pensions if the UK is unable to agree a Brexit deal, the government has conceded.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 August 2018
Brexit white paper: UK and EU won't have current levels of access to each other's markets
Brexit white paper: UK and EU won't have current levels of access to each other's markets

The government has backed down from its calls for mutual regulatory recognition post Brexit and will now push for a deal that will see UK and EU financial services firms' access to each other's markets scaled back when the country leaves the bloc.

  • Regulation
  • 12 July 2018
 Big reprieve for LGPS as regulator eases EU rules
Big reprieve for LGPS as regulator eases EU rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has eased new rules for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) after concerns they could pose barriers to infrastructure investment and even cause an asset fire-sale.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 July 2017
What should be the priority for DB reform?
What should be the priority for DB reform?

A panel at Pensions and Benefits UK discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the DB system. Michael Klimes reports

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 July 2017
The cost of exiting EU pensions
The cost of exiting EU pensions

Charlotte Moore assesses the potential pension cost of the UK leaving The Pension Scheme of European Officials.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 April 2017
Article 50 - Crossing the rubicon
Article 50 - Crossing the rubicon

Mark Whitehead looks at what we can expect from the triggering of Article 50.

  • Investment
  • 30 March 2017
Diversified equity portfolios could lose 11% under hard Brexit
Diversified equity portfolios could lose 11% under hard Brexit

Failed negotiations on the terms of the UK's departure from the European Union (EU) could see globally diversified equity portfolios lose as much as 11%.

  • Investment
  • 27 March 2017
Brexit unlikely to allow trustees to escape tougher EU data standards
Brexit unlikely to allow trustees to escape tougher EU data standards

Brexit is unlikely to water down tougher European Union (EU) data standard requirements for UK trustees, according to a legal expert.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 March 2017
Does auto-enrolment need to be more flexible to be sustained during Brexit?
Does auto-enrolment need to be more flexible to be sustained during Brexit?

Economic uncertainty is expected to grow while the UK leaves the European Union, which could make it harder to increase auto-enrolment contribution rates. Michael Klimes asks if more flexibility is needed

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 January 2017
DWP methodology on GMP equalisation requires more safeguards for trustees
DWP methodology on GMP equalisation requires more safeguards for trustees

A consultation from the Department for Work and Pensions which has just closed proposes a new way to do GMP equalisation. Michael Klimes finds out how safe it is for trustees to use

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 January 2017
Data transfers across the Atlantic could get trickier for trustees
Data transfers across the Atlantic could get trickier for trustees

An Irish High Court case could put pressure on UK schemes that transfer data to the US to beef up measures they use to protect members' data. Michael Klimes finds out why.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 January 2017
Transfer values fall in November as yields continue to rise
Transfer values fall in November as yields continue to rise

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values decreased slightly for a second month in a row on the back of rising gilt yields according to Xafinity's monthly index.

  • Industry
  • 19 December 2016
How schemes can navigate choppy waters post-Brexit
How schemes can navigate choppy waters post-Brexit

Research conducted since the Brexit vote shows schemes are very concerned about nationalism sweeping the continent. Michael Klimes explores how they can tackle these risks.

  • Investment
  • 06 December 2016
M&S faces £127m 'sting in the tail' charge following DB closure
M&S faces £127m 'sting in the tail' charge following DB closure

Marks and Spencer's (M&S) decision to close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual from April 2017 has resulted in a £127m charge.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 November 2016
Whitbread deficit jumps 40% to £403m
Whitbread deficit jumps 40% to £403m

The pensions deficit at Whitbread has increased by 40% from March to September according to its latest half-year results.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 October 2016
Carclo fails to pay dividend due to pension deficit burden
Carclo fails to pay dividend due to pension deficit burden

Plastic manufacturer Carclo has confirmed it has not paid its final dividend of the year due to its worsening pension deficit, after issuing a warning in August.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 October 2016
Don't let people use pensions to buy homes, says industry
Don't let people use pensions to buy homes, says industry

Most respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz think allowing people to use pensions to buy homes is a bad idea.

  • Industry
  • 13 October 2016
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