Pinsent Masons

Trustees of the Auto Windscreens Pension Scheme have secured a £30m buyout in the latest deal in a flurry of de-risking activity.

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of an underfunded scheme whose insolvent sponsor hoped to offset £2m in payments against its outstanding debt.

Jack Jones looks at the fallout from last week's Supreme Court decision on Nortel

Sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes will be able to reclaim VAT paid on investment management costs after a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling.

The Supreme Court decision on financial support directions has been welcomed by all sides

The High Court hearing into the legal status of nine suspected liberation schemes has been adjourned until autumn, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed.

Burness Paull has appointed Deborah Adam as director in its pensions team.

Should employers restrict their flexible benefits funding to those options that boost business performance? Nick Martindale debates the pros and cons

Auto-enrolment legislation may lead to an increase in performance-related litigation, as employers are not specifically protected from responsibility for investment results.

Schemes should seize the opportunity to invest in infrastructure projects as banks scale back their exposure to illiquid assets, Redington argues.