Pensions Update: PPF levies: can the PPF manage competing interests?
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF)has issued its final proposals for the 2006/7 levy.
View ArticleAnother Pensions Bill
Pensions legislation has been a constant state of change for the last few years. The recent introduction of the second Pensions Bill in 2007 into the House of Commons continues this trend.
View ArticleLGPS: new ill-health pension benefits
The new Local Government Pension Scheme will be introduced from 1 April 2008. Under the new arrangements, scheme employers will have an increased role in determining the level of any ill-health pension...
View ArticleLGPS: more consultation on admitted body status
Partnerships between the public and the private sectors often involve a TUPE transfer of employees from the public body to the contractor.
View ArticlePension Protection Fund (PPF) voluntary certificates: the deadlines approach!
The deadlines are fast approaching for employers and trustees to ensure that they are paying the lowest pension protection levy for 2008/09 as possible.
View ArticleAdmenta pension schemes choose Wragge & Co for legal advice
Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustees of two Admenta UK plc pension schemes. Admenta Pension Trustees Limited and AAH Lloyds Pension Trustees Limited have chosen...
View ArticlePaid pension scheme trustees: the new money laundering requirements
The money laundering regime requires certain service providers, including some paid pension scheme trustees, to have in place systems to prevent money laundering as well as to report any suspicious...
View ArticleLGPS: governance compliance statements - deadline changed to 1 June 2008
The deadline for Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administering authorities to publish their first revised governance compliance statement has moved from 1 March 2008 to 1 June 2008.
View ArticlePensions Regulator issues guidance on conflict of interests
The Pensions Regulator has published draft guidance on conflicts of interest.
View ArticleEmployers ceasing to participate in an underfunded multi-employer DB scheme:...
On 6 April 2008 new regulations published by the Department for Work and Pensions on employer debt come into force. Wragge & Co's expert analysis explains all.
View ArticleAll Change! The new-look LGPS
Despite Communities and Local Government's promises to have regulations a year in advance, the final form administration, benefit and transitional regulations were very late in coming.
View ArticleMoney laundering and paid pension scheme trustees: deadline of 1 April changed
Money laundering regulations require some paid pension scheme trustees to register with HM Revenue and Customs. Read Wragge & Co's expert assessment of what this could mean for your organisation.
View ArticleRegulator and clearance: the finalised guidance
In September 2007 the Regulator published draft revised clearance guidance. Following consultation, the Regulator has now finalised this guidance. Read Wragge & Co's expert advice on what this...
View ArticleChanging with the times
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is certainly true of pensions. No longer is it the sleepy backwater of the financial world, but it continues to be high profile with new...
View ArticleWragge & Co enhances human resources capability with new partner
Wragge & Co LLP has expanded its Human Resources group with the appointment of Richard Lee as partner from 1 May 2008.
View ArticleProposed increase in the pension regulator’s anti-avoidance powers
On 14 April 2008, the Government announced plans to give increased anti-avoidance powers to the Pensions Regulator. Read Wragge & Co's analysis of the Government proposals.
View ArticleTransfer values: new regulations published
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 were published on 11 April 2008, and are due to come into force on 1 October 2008. Wragge & Co's legal experts...
View ArticleCreativity during the crunch
During periods of economic uncertainty, human resources spending is often the first area cut, but creative thinking by astute HR professionals could produce more effective results for a business than...
View ArticleWragge & Co's pensions experts advise on £451 million liability buyout
Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has advised the trustee of the Delta Pension Plan on a £451 million deal. In one of the largest such deals on record, Pension Insurance Corporation will take on...
View ArticlePreparing for the PPF - The foundation for a smooth PPF assessment period
The credit crunch is biting ... your scheme's sponsoring employer is facing insolvency ... what can the trustees and advisors do before the insolvency to lay the foundations for a smooth PPF (Pension...
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