The Productive Finance Working Group has published its recommendations to UK policymakers to remove barriers to investment by retirement...

The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...

The temporary clearing exemption for pension scheme arrangements, set out in article 89(1) of EU EMIR (as amended by EMIR Refit), has been

The FCA has published its long awaited consultation on the creation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is an open-ended...

EU law – current law

EMIR, as amended by EMIR Refit, provides that certain pension scheme arrangements are temporarily exempt from the...

The Pensions Regulator has published for consultation draft policy guidance outlining its approach to investigating and prosecuting the...

The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill 2019-2021 has now received royal assent.

The Pension Schemes Bill 2019-2021 (the Bill) will now be...

The Pensions Minister has confirmed that the new Pensions Regulator’s powers introduced by the Pension Schemes Bill will not apply...

Back in May 2018, the Upper Tribunal handed down a significant judgment in the case of ITV plc v The Pensions Regulator. Our previous

The Upper Tribunal in HMRC v Sippchoice Ltd [2020] UKUT 0149 (TCC) has ruled that “transfers of non-cash assets made in satisfaction of...

During this global pandemic, many businesses have had to resort to furloughing their staff – a measure introduced by the UK Government...

In the run up to the 2019 AGM season, the Investment Association (IA) is targeting the pension policies of listed companies, urging them...