PP looks at hte impact of Innospec vs Walker
Schemes will not have to equalise survivor benefits for widowers and same sex partners after an appeal in the Walker vs Innospec case was dismissed today.
The High Court has rubber stamped a compromise on the equalisation of retirement dates for men and women in the BSS Group Pension Scheme acquired by Travis Perkins.
Phoenix IT Group has clashed in court with trustees of its closed defined benefit pension scheme over the date from which to equalise retirement ages for men and women.
UK - The British Medical Association has challenged the government in the High Court over pensions paid to widowers by public sector schemes in a case which could cost the taxpayer £4bn ($6bn).
The impact of the European Court of Justice decision on gender pricing of annuities will be insignificant compared to the effect of the "dysfunctional" Open Market Option system, an industry body warns.
A European Union ruling to equalise annuity rates for men and women could be finalised as soon as 1 March.
EUROPE - The European Court of Justice may equalise annuity rates for men and women, but doing so could make women's pension income even worse, experts warn.