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THE CHANCELLOR’S AUTUMN STATEMENT 2023

On 22 November, the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement, featuring significant pension reforms designed to “improve pension savers’ returns and boost growth in the UK”. These reforms will significantly impact… Read more →

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How the abolition of the pensions lifetime allowance affects your estate planning

The changes to pension allowances announced in the 2023 Spring Budget have presented estate planning opportunities for members of registered private pension schemes. Most significantly, the government proposed to fully… Read more →

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Part 3 – Climate change in the spotlight: Updates from the Pensions Regulator not to ignore the ESG elephant in the room and the latest on ClientEarth’s claim against Shell PLC

We report below on two key developments since our last Spring update, as environmental social and governance (“ESG”) developments remain firmly on pension trustees’ agendas, and the risk of global… Read more →

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Part 3 – Climate change in the spotlight: Latest updates on the pensions green agenda

With the onset of Spring, the environmental social and governance (“ESG“) landscape for pension scheme sponsors and trustees continues to change. In this update, we have provided a brief roundup… Read more →

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TPR’s Single Code of Practice – Worth the wait?

With 2023 now in full swing, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) intends to publish its long-awaited Single Code of Practice (the Code). It has been some time since TPR first published… Read more →

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Pensions Dashboards – Sound legal structure?

Pensions dashboards have been a key area of interest in the UK for some years now. Our previous update referred to, amongst other things, some of the main issues and concerns… Read more →