Pinsent Masons

A national framework to give local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds easier and cheaper access to legal services has been launched today.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has directed Standard Life to consider granting a transfer request to a suspected liberation vehicle.

The trustee of the £800m Unite Pension Scheme has selected Pinsent Masons as its sole legal advisers.

PP looks at the complex set of deals that allowed TRW Automotive to shed more than £2.6bn in liabilities

The High Court has ruled the £74m Section 75 debt of the Kaupthing Pensions Scheme can be sold, paving the way for the wind up of the scheme to be completed.

PP looks at the lessons the government must learn from auto-enrolment if pension freedoms are to be a success

The Makro Staff Pension Scheme has agreed a £185m buy-in with Rothesay Life to insure the benefits of all its members.

Guinness Peat Group (GPG) is set to spend around £18m on legal advice and fees over a two-year period, in its defence against action by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The Pensions Ombudsman's workload could become "completely untenable" if it rules in favour of scheme members seeking to transfer into suspected liberation scams.

Tax relief on pensions will be further restricted and a future government could consider the nationalisation of NEST and PPF assets, a panel of experts believes.