With the Prime Ministerial leadership contest drawing to a close and a new Prime Minister preparing to take up residence in Number 10, attention inevitably turns to what comes next. New leaders are often keen to make their mark, bringing
More about In Trust – July 2026At its simplest, a pension scheme surplus means that the scheme has more assets than it expects to need to pay members’ benefits. However, the existence and size of any surplus depends on the funding basis used. A scheme may
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More about The deepfake challenge: protecting creativity, identity and reputationIn the determination dated 8 May 2026 relating to the European Metal Recycling Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (CAS -85140-P4M5) TPO considered different types of forfeiture clauses and reviewed case law such as Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Ltd
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