Background The Department for Work and Pensions recently published the government’s response to its consultation on the defined benefit (“DB”) funding and investment regulations, alongside a revised draft of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations
More about Part 2 – Funding and investment amendment regulations: Worth the wait?The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has recently published the final version of the long awaited General Code of Practice (the General Code). We recently published an article setting out the main features of the General Code and referring to some of
More about Part 3 – TPR’s general code of practice – Key highlights and action points for trusteesThe recent FMLC paper published on 6 February 2024 “Pension Fund Trustees and Fiduciary Duties – Decision-making in the context of Sustainability and the subject of Climate Change” throws a spotlight on a critical challenge for trustees today: balancing trustee
More about Part 4 – Climate update – The latest issues concerning pension scheme investment duties and decisionsMuch of the content of today’s Budget had been leaked to the press beforehand so many of the announcements were not unexpected, but there were still some surprises for private clients; chief among them a more radical reform of the
More about Budget 2024 – Key announcements for private clientsSome key highlights of legal updates affecting the Private Client industry over the past month are as follows. Offshore – consultation on transparency of trusts under the ROE The consultation period has now closed for the government’s consultation on “The
More about Private Client Legal Update – February 2024Nilsson & Anor v Iqbal & Anor [2024] EWHC 49 (Ch) was an application by the joint trustees in bankruptcy of Mohammed Babar Iqbal for a declaration as to the beneficial ownership and an order for possession and sale of
More about The matrimonial home and agreeing a change in beneficial ownership – Court confirms importance of setting it out in writingSome key highlights from legal updates affecting the Private Client industry over the past month are as follows. Offshore – ROE consultation on trusts The UK government has published a consultation on widening public access to trust information held on
More about Private Client legal updates – January 2024After numerous delays to its final publication, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has laid its General Code of Practice (the General Code) in Parliament on 10 January 2024, some three years since the first draft was revealed for consultation in March
More about TPR’s general code of practice – A new year for trustee governance requirements