Perspective

14 June 2019

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 20 – FPS Bulletin 20 - May 2019 [fpsbull20]
2019 UT: FE v SSWP (RP) [Australia - State benefits - Whether service abroad counts for accrual for a UK state pension - New state pension (NSP)]

13 June 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Statements – New Shareholder Engagement Requirements for Trustees
2019 FTT (Tax): Franklin v HMRC [Taxation - Pensions liberation - Scam - Unauthorised payments charge - Unauthorised payment surcharge - Whether just and reasonable - Reliance of intermediary's assurances]
2019 Crown Ct: McLoughlin v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [Benefits - Police pensions - Disability pension - Quantum - Whether reduction of pension properly authorised - Error - Backdating - Extent of backdating - Limitation]
2019 USA: Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Fund v The E Company [Multi-employer plan - Withdrawal of plan sponsor - Withdrawal liability - Failure to pay]

12 June 2019

SSI 2019/204 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019
2019 CA: Boskovic v Staffordshire Police [Disability - Mental illness - Police - Whether assaults suffered while on duty resulted in mental illness - Whether mental illness ran in the family - Whether mental illness service related - Whether delay in making claim is a reason for refusing benefit]
2018 UT: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v N (BB) [Social security - Bereavement benefit - Polygamous marriage - Whether a second wife is entitled to bereavement benefit]

10 June 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 185 – LGPC Bulletin - May 2019 [lgpcbull185]
Financial Reporting Council: Accounting Standards FRS 102 – The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland [frs102] Updated to reflect "Amendments to FRS 102: Multi-employer defined benefit plans - May 2019".

7 June 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – The Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Limited Management Pension Scheme ("the Scheme") - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates January - March 2019 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin January - March 2019
SI 2019/982 – The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

6 June 2019

2019 UT: Kirby v HMRC [Income tax - Closure notices - Whether interest received on bank and building society accounts beneficially owned - Whether liability to tax for pensions receivable affected by private agreement to share the pensions]
2019 UT: Troudt v Oracle Corporation [Investment - Class action - Fiduciary obligations of asset manager - Limitation - Fees - Whether excessive fees - Whether fees can increase with funds under management]
2019 UT: Vive-Kananda v The Pensions Regulator [Regulatory breaches - Failure to commission actuarial valuations - Trustees relying on intermediary adviser - Penalties - Fines - Level of fines - Whether mitigating factors]
2019 UT: Wainwright v Commissioner of Taxation [Tax - Australia - Self-administered scheme - Use of funds for personal purposes - Tax consequences]

4 June 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 45 – Countdown Bulletin (May 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) May 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 110 [psn110]
2019 CA: Deakin v Secretary of State for Defence [Service pensions - Military pensions - Survivor's pension - War widow's pension - Remarriage - Death of second husband - Whether pension to be restored - Whether payable from date of entitlement or date of claim]
2019 Ch: KeyMed v Hillman (Olympus) [Directors' benefits - Establishment of plan - Whether conflict of duty to directors and sponsor - Whether breach of duty to sponsor employer - Whether a trustee of an employee pension scheme, when acting in that capacity, owes duties to the sponsoring company]

3 June 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: ROPS – Overseas Pensions: ROPS Notification List [rops] List dated 1 June 2019 with 18 schemes added

28 May 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Pension Funds (Financial and Ethical Investments) (22 May 2019)

24 May 2019

Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 113 – The Impact of Pension Credit Reform for Mixed Age Couples

23 May 2019

Pendragon: Pensions Reference Materials – Statistics and Other Information [stats] CPI and RPI figures updated together with inflation rates (Tables 17A-17D)

22 May 2019

Department for Education: Occupations (Teachers' Pensions) – The Teachers' Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019 - Government Consultation

21 May 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary May 2019 – UK Pensions: Line of Duty - Where Should it be for Employers and Trustees Providing Benefit Information to Terminally Ill Members?
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 10 – Government Gives Go Ahead to Collective DC Schemes
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – Link Pension Trustees Ltd in relation to McDonald's Franchisees Pension Scheme - Determination Notice

20 May 2019

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) – Tailored Review of The Pensions Regulator

17 May 2019

PO-20080 – Miss D [PO-20080] Determinations from March 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

14 May 2019

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues May 2019 – [GMP equalization: guidance on 'conversion' route - DWP announces dashboards consultation outcome - Retrospective 'levelling down' prohibited despite scheme rule - Extending the ambit of civil partnerships - HMRC newsletters April 2019]
Cabinet Office: Public Service Pensions (Consultations) – Report on Proposed Amendment to the Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014 (Report 2)
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2019) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Changes to the Local Valuation Cycle and the Management of Employer Risk - Policy Consultation

10 May 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary April 2019 – GMP Conversion: Full Steam Ahead for Equalisation?
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 9 – GMP Conversion Guidance Published: A Good First Step?

8 May 2019

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 19 – FPS Bulletin 19 - April 2019 [fpsbull19]
2019 Ch: Booth v Mid and West Wales Fire Rescue Authority [Benefits - Pensionable pay - Whether additional duties are pensionable - Whether extended hours are pensionable - Overtime - Firefighters scheme]
2019 A-G: Safeway v Newton [Normal pension age - Equalisation - Discrimination - Equal treatment - Whether date of equalisation depends on legal formalities]

3 May 2019

PO-13607 – Mr E [PO-13607] Determinations from February 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
2019 USA: Cal Fire Local 2881 v California Public Employees Retirement System [Constitution - Public sector pensions - Whether legislature can abrogate power for members to purchase added years]
2019 USA: Dawson v Steager [Taxation - Exemption from taxation - Whether taxation on pension was constitutional where it applied to federal but not state employees]
2019 Aus: Re Marsella; Marsella v Wareham (No 2) [Trustee - Self-managed pension fund - Death benefit - Conflict of interest of trustee]
SI 2019/906 – The Civil Service (Other Crown Servants) Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.
SSI 2019/161 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

1 May 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 184 – LGPC Bulletin - April 2019 [lgpcbull184]

30 April 2019

Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Trustees – Important Areas for Trustees' Action: Contingency Planning for Employer Insolvency
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) April 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 109 [psn109]
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports April 2019 – Oxfordshire County Council Pension Fund
2019 Ire: F v M [Divorce - Pensions Adjustment Order - Review of order where there has been a change in circumstances - Whether right to appeal]
2019 Can: Sparks v Holland [Benefits - Disability benefits - Franking - Whether disability benefits deductible from damages for motor accident - Damages - Legislation - Purposive interpretation]
2019 USA: Wilcox v Georgetown University [Fiduciary duty - Management of plan - Whether fees were excessive - Duty to monitor fees and administration - Whether fiduciaries guarantee performance of investments in defined contribution systems - Necessity to demonstrate loss - Whether members have legal standing]

29 April 2019

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 8 – CMI 2018: A New Parameter to Help Pension Schemes
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Detailed Guidance on Pensions Reform – Detailed Guidance for Employers Updated on TPR website in April 2019.

26 April 2019

Allen & Overy LLP: eAlerts April 2019 – Pension Scheme Investing: Keeping Members Informed
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 15 April 2019 – Amending Occupational Pension Schemes
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 16 April 2019 – Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes

25 April 2019

SI 2019/879 – The Equality Act (Age Exceptions for Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2019
Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Guides – Guidance on the Use of the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMP) Conversion Legislation
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2019) – The draft Equality Act (Age Exceptions for Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2019 - Government Response
Financial Reporting Council: Technical Actuarial Standards - Revised TASs (from 1 July 2017) – Framework for FRC Technical Actuarial Standards [tas framework] Version 2.0 (effective 18 May 2019)

24 April 2019

Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 112 – Automatic Enrolment Minimum Contribution Increases and Pay

18 April 2019

Department for Education: Occupations (Teachers' Pensions) – Funding Increases to Teachers' Pensions Employer Contributions - Government Consultation Response

17 April 2019

Department for Work and Pensions/HM Treasury/The Pensions Regulator: Investment (Investment Consultants Market) – Investment Consultants Market Investigation Response
2019 Aus: Babich v South Australian Superannuation Board [Death benefits - Leaving employment - Cessation of membership - Failure to roll-over benefits - Whether right to extend time to roll-over]

16 April 2019

The Pensions Ombudsman: Factsheets – Recoupment in Overpayment Cases: the Pensions Ombudsman is a 'Competent Court'
2019 FTT (Tax): BAV-TMW-Globaler-Immobilien Spezialfonds v HMRC [Taxation - Income tax - Investments - European Union registered pension plans - Whether necessity for domestic registration to enjoy exemption - Whether non-domestic funds enjoy exemption - Discrimination]

12 April 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Government Response to the Pensions Dashboards Consultation (4 April 2019)

11 April 2019

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Pensions Dashboard) – Pensions Dashboards - Government Response to the Consultation
Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Factsheet – How to Increase Your State Pension if You Reached State Pension Age Between 6 April 2010 and 5 April 2015 Updated on GOV.UK with the new amounts from 8 April 2019.

10 April 2019

2019 Ch: Briggs v Alexander Clay [Procedure - Litigation - Tripartite litigation - Without prejudice communications - Whether disclosure compellable]
Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Guides – Your State Pension Explained Updated on GOV.UK with the new amounts from 8 April 2019.

9 April 2019

2019 UT: Burns v Financial Conduct Authority [Regulation - Penalties - Whether out of time - Pension fund investments - Self-invested pensions - Whether time-barred - Whether reasonable - Independent financial adviser (IFA) - Transfer of investments of self-invested personal pensions (SIPPS) - Standards of regulation]
2019 Ch: Capita Pension Trustees v Sedgwick Financial Services [Litigation -Third parties - Liability of lawyers for advice on equal treatment - Procedure]

5 April 2019

Government Actuary's Department: LGPS (E&W) Guidance 1 March 2019 – Purchase of Additional Pension - Elections on or After 1 April 2014 (Factors and Guidance)
Government Actuary's Department: LGPS (E&W) Guidance 1 March 2019 – Application of a Pension Credit to the Former Spouse or Civil Partner of the Member (Post-2014 Members)

3 April 2019

2 April 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 28 March 2019 – The Pensions Regulator's Master Trust Supervision and Enforcement Policy
Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 183 – LGPC Bulletin - March 2019 [lgpcbull183]

1 April 2019

SI 2019/743 – The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No 6) Regulations 2019
European Union: Council Regulations (as incorporated) UK GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) [uk gdpr] Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018)
Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 18 – FPS Bulletin 18 - February 2019 [fpsbull18]
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) March 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 108 [psn108]
SI 2019/418 – The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

28 March 2019

Institute & Faculty of Actuaries: Actuarial Profession Standards APS X1 – APS X1 Applying Standards to Actuarial Work [apsx1] Version 1.1

27 March 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 182 – LGPC Bulletin - March 2019 - Annual Update [lgpcbull182]
Professional Trustee Standards Working Group: Guidance - Trustees – Standards for Professional Trustees of Occupational Pension Schemes

26 March 2019

The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports March 2019 – GKN PLC Pension Schemes

25 March 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 18 March 2019 – Consultation on Introducing New Fair Deal into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 20 March 2019 – Pension Scheme Consolidators or 'Superfunds'
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary March 2019 – The Pensions Regulator's Annual Funding Statement 2019
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Service Pensions (Consultations) – The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 - Consultation Response

21 March 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 11 March 2019 – Pensions Regulator Looks Ahead to Compulsory Long Term Funding Targets (LFTs)
XPS Pensions: XPS Pensions News March 2019 – Risk Management - Are You Getting Value or Just Ticking the Boxes?
Cabinet Office: Public Service Pensions (Consultations) – Report on Proposed Amendment to the Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014 (Report 1)
Department for Work and Pensions: Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes – Delivering Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes - Government Response to the Consultation

20 March 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – Handley Ash Retirement Benefits Scheme - Determination Notice
Home Office: Occupations (Police Pensions) – Report on proposed amendment to the Police Pensions Regulations 2015 - Consultation Response

19 March 2019

SSI 2019/95 – The Teachers' Superannuation and Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 12 March 2019 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: Greater Expectations - The Pensions Regulator's Annual Funding Statement
XPS Pensions: XPS News Alert March 2019 – TPR Introduces Long-term Funding Target
The Pensions Regulator: Statements – Annual Funding Statement 2019 for Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
The Takeover Panel: The Takeover Code – The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers [takeover] Revised version - amendments effective from 1 April 2019

18 March 2019

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues March 2019 – [Stronger Regulator to protect DB schemes - Defined contribution pensions: investments and consolidation - Regulator highlights recent DB funding interventions - DWP to issue guidance on 'GMP equalization' - PPF update - Cold-calling ban in effect - HMRC newsletters]
Civil Service Pensions: Civil Service Pensions – Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2019

14 March 2019

SI 2019/546 – The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2019
2018 Aus: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Westpac Securities [Advice - Guidance - Default roll-over - Whether efficient, honest and fair - Personal pensions - Regulation - Whether advice in breach of regulations - Consolidation - Consolidation of superannuation products]
2019 USA: Frommert v Conkright [Benefits - Members leaving sponsor's employ and subsequent rehiring - Whether entitled to double payment of benefits - Interest on claims - Level of interest payable]
2019 USA: Scottsdale Insurance v Byrne [Investments - Negligence - Breach of statutory duty - Investment manager - Asset manager - Insurance policy - Whether exclusions from insurance policy are applicable]

13 March 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary February 2019 – Trustees' Investment Duties and ESG Factors
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports March 2019 – Johnston Press Pension Plan
2019 Ch: Airways Pension Scheme Trustee v Fielder [Costs - Beddoe application - Costs of trustees - Whether should be capped]

12 March 2019

SI 2019/520 – The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2019
PO-19996 – Miss Y [PO-19996] Determinations from January 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
2019 Ch: Coats UK Pension Scheme Trustees v Styles [Benefits - Increases - Indexation - Rate of increases - Whether amendment to repeat prior HMRC limits is permissible and effective]
2019 CA: Spirit Energy Resources v Marathon Oil [Contributions - Contributions by sponsor - Joint venture - Deficit - Liability of joint sponsors - Whether liability for overheads includes liability to remedy deficit - Whether payment of unexpected deficits authorised by agreement]
2019 Ch: Universities Superannuation Scheme v Scragg [Ill-health retirement benefits - Rights of trustees to make decisions on question of partial or total incapacity - Pensions Ombudsman - Appeal from Pensions Ombudsman - Balance of powers of trustees]

11 March 2019

SI 2019/502 – The Teachers' Pensions Schemes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

8 March 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 44 – Countdown Bulletin (March 2019)
HM Treasury: Directions 14 February 2019 – The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment and Savings) Directions 2019
Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 181 – LGPC Bulletin - February 2019 (2) [lgpcbull181]

7 March 2019

SI 2019/455 – The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order 2019

6 March 2019

2018 CA: The Lord Chancellor v McCloud (Judges and Firefighters) [Discrimination - Equal treatment - Age discrimination - Sex discrimination - Race discrimination - Objective justification - Constitutional breach - Whether breach of Bill of Rights to reduce judicial pensions - Reduction of benefits]

5 March 2019

Home Office: Occupations (Firefighters' Pensions) – Firefighters' Pension Schemes: Consultation on Amendments to Benefits in the Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 and the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme 2006 - Consultation Response
SI 2019/383 – The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

4 March 2019

SI 2019/376 – The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2019 [soc soc reval 19]
2018 SC: Williams v Swansea University Pension Scheme [Discrimination - Equal treatment - Part-timers - Disability - Whether payment of pension reduced because of change to part-time status resulted in discrimination]
SI 2019/378 – The Police and Firefighters' (Pensions etc) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.
SSI 2019/68 – The Police Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

1 March 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 43 – Countdown Bulletin (March 2019)

28 February 2019

SI 2019/374 – The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2019 [auto enrol earn trig 19]
SI 2019/373 – The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2019

27 February 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) February 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 107 [psn107]

26 February 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulatory Guidance – Winding Up a Defined Contribution Scheme

25 February 2019

PO-19257 – Mrs S [PO-19257] Determinations from December 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

22 February 2019

Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Guides PC10S – A Detailed Guide to Pension Credit for Advisers

21 February 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Public Service Pension Indexation and Revaluation 2019 (20 February 2019)

20 February 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Occupational Pensions (19 February 2019)
The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates October - December 2018 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin October - December 2018

18 February 2019

SSI 2019/48 – The Teachers' Superannuation and Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
SSI 2019/46 – The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

15 February 2019

SI 2019/262 – The Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2019
Draft Order – The draft Investment Consultancy and Fiduciary Management Market Investigation Order 2019 (February 2019)
Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 16 – FPS Bulletin 16 - January 2019 [fpsbull16]

13 February 2019

Finance Act 2019 [fa19] Selected provisions only
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Private Pensions Update (11 February 2019)

12 February 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Pensions Dashboard (6 February 2019)
PO-17066 – Mr D [PO-17066] Determinations from November 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 42 – Countdown Bulletin (February 2019)
Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) – Government Response to the Consultation on Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes - A Stronger Pensions Regulator

11 February 2019

2018 USA: Bevin v Commonwealth of Kentucky [Legislation - Constitutional law - Whether changes to public sector pensions must be properly considered by legislature - Whether proposed legislative changes can be disguised by being contained in a bill on another topic]
2018 USA: DeRogatis v Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers [Survivor's benefits - Death benefits - Communications - Information about benefits - Whether misleading - Whether breach of fiduciary duty - Summary plan description]
2018 Aus: Macras v Nulis Nominees (Australia) [Benefits - Disability benefits - Insured through the pension scheme - Whether trustees can defer their decision until insurer completed inquiries - Process - Disclosure of pre-existing condition]
2018 USA: Scott v Aon Hewitt [Robo advice - Investments - Whether software system providing commission to advisers breaches fiduciary obligations]
SI 2019/192 – The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 The amendments made by these Regulations to secondary legislation are included in this update.

8 February 2019

2016 Can: Carleton University v Threlfall [Benefits - Presumption of existence - Later recognition of earlier death - Whether lifetime payments recoverable once death established]
2018 USA: Carmichael v Laborers' & Retirement Board Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago [Public sector pensions - Reduction in benefits - Benefits enhanced due to union duties - Whether reduction in benefits imposed by law breached constitutional rights]

7 February 2019

2018 FTT (Tax): Hymanson v HMRC [Tax - Annual allowance - Lifetime allowance - Fixed protection - Contributions paid by mistake - Certificate of fixed protection revoked by HMRC - Whether revocation was reasonable - Rectification - Recission]
2018 FTT (Tax): Townley v HMRC [Taxation - Tax relief on pension contributions - Tax relief on pensions accumulations - Lifetime allowance - Whether taxpayer notified HMRC of intention to fix lifetime allowance - Whether notice must be given in prescribed form - Application by HMRC to strike out]

6 February 2019

PO-14863 – Mr W, Mr H, Mr S and Mr E [PO-14863 ] Determinations from October 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
The Pensions Regulator: Selected Research & Analysis - DC Surveys and Reviews 2019 – DC Trust: Presentation of Scheme Return Data 2018 - 2019
Department for Work and Pensions: Investment (Innovation) – Investment Innovation and Future Consolidation - A Consultation on the Consideration of Illiquid Assets and the Development of Scale in Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes

5 February 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary January 2019 – Reasons to be Cheerful
2018 UT: Clark v HMRC [Tax - Payments - Unauthorised payments - Self-invested personal pensions - Transfers - Whether transfer to unregistered pension scheme is unauthorised payment - Evidence - Whether transfer to a trust which was void for uncertainty was an unauthorised member payment - Whether the payment was within scope of discovery assessment]

4 February 2019

SI 2019/159 – The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling and Compensation Cap) Order 2019
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 31 January 2019 – Pensions Regulatory Briefing: Lessons from British Steel on Communicating with Members
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports February 2019 – NOW: Pensions Trust
2018 CA: British Telecommunications v BT Pension Scheme Trustees [Benefits - Indexation - Cost of living index - Whether scheme permits change to choice of index - Whether obligation to use RPI rather than CPI]

31 January 2019

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues January 2019 – [Supervision of DB consolidation 'superfunds' - GMP equalization: conversion route clarified - Green light for pensions dashboards - PPF finalizes levy rules for 2019/20 - Draft ‘no deal’ Brexit legislation revised to fix investment gaffe - No disability discrimination against part-timer - Auto-enrolment earnings limits New CEO for the Pensions Regulator - HMRC newsletters December 2018]
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Pensions (Public Sector) (30 January 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) January 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 106 [psn106]

30 January 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 17 January 2019 – CMA Confirms Investment Consultancy Reforms
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 24 January 2019 – What Should Pension Trustees do About Overpayments?
Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 31 December 2018
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 5 – Making Sense of GMP Conversion

29 January 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Statements – Statement on the UK's Exit from the EU (Brexit)
2018 Aus: Bullivant v Australian Meat Industry Superannuation [Benefits - Death benefits - Discretionary beneficiaries - Whether discretion properly exercised by trustee]
2018 Aus: Folmer v VicSuper [Benefits - Disability benefits - Total and permanent disability (TPD) - Whether disability benefits insured - Evidence - Right of trustee to rely on insurer's conclusions]
2018 Can: Proulx v Attorney General of Canada [Transfers - Buy back - Delay in buy back - Whether price can be adjusted where delay by receiving scheme - Whether delay justifiable - Judicial review]

28 January 2019

Rookes Review: British Steel Pension Scheme – Independent Review of Communications and Support Given to British Steel Pension Scheme Members: Report by Caroline Rookes

25 January 2019

Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Version 3 – General Guidance on Insolvency and the Assessment Period
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 1 – The PPF's Legal Standing and Approach to the Governance of Insolvency Proceedings
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 2 – Insolvency Practitioner Remuneration
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 3 – Pre-packaged Administrations
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 4 – Potential Legal Actions Contemplated by Insolvency Practitioners
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 5 – Company Voluntary Arrangements
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 6 – How PPF Drift Arises and Should be Addressed
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 7 – Appointment of Independent Trusttees
Competition and Markets Authority: Investment (Investment Consultants Market) – Investment Consultants Market Investigation - Final Report

24 January 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2019) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Fair Deal - Strengthening Pension Protection - Policy Consultation

23 January 2019

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 3 – New 'SAPS 3' Mortality Tables - A Confusing Message?
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 4 – PPF Confirms Details of the 2019/20 Levy
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Contingent Liability Notification (NEST) (22 January 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) December 2018 – Manage and Register Pension Schemes Service Newsletter [psn106b]

22 January 2019

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 3 January 2019 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: PPF Levy 2019/20: Time to Start Planning
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 14 January 2019 – Expected Life Assurance Schemes - Time to Revisit?
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 1 – Ten Key Dates for 2019
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 2 – Auto-enrolment: Minimum Requirements to Increase - Are You Ready?
XPS Pensions: XPS Pensions News December 2018 – GMP Equalisation:Time to Take Stock?
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 41 – Countdown Bulletin (January 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) January 2019 – Relief at Source Pension Schemes Newsletter [psn107a]

21 January 2019

PRAG: Statements of Recommended Practice SORP [18] – Financial Reports of Pension Schemes (2018) [sorp]
Department for Education: Occupations (Teachers' Pensions) – Funding Increases to Teachers' Pensions Employer Contributions - Government Consultation

18 January 2019

Draft Order – The draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2019 (January 2019)
Draft Order – The draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2019 (January 2019)
Draft Regulations – The draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2019 (January 2019)
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary December 2018 – How to Equalise GMPs - High Court Decision in the Lloyds Case
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2019) – The draft Equality Act (Age Exceptions for Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2019 - Public Consultation
2018 CA: HMRC v Parry (Staveley) [Inheritance tax - Transfer of pension rights before outcome of terminal illness - Whether transforms transfer into taxable arrangement]

15 January 2019

Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners – Guidance on the PPF's Approach to Employer Restructuring
Department of Health and Social Care: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – NHS Pension Scheme: Proposed Changes to Scheme Regulations - Consultation Document and Explanatory Notes
2018 USA: Davis v Washington University in St Louis [Fees - Costs - Value for money - Whether bundled services are permissible under fiduciary obligations of trustees - Investments - Loans to members - Whether prohibited under US law]
2018 USA: Lerbakken v Sieloff and Associates [United States - Divorce - Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Whether retirement assets not separated by a qualified Domestic Relations Order protected in bankruptcy]
2018 USA: Rozo v Principal Life Insurance Company [Investments - Guaranteed investment contracts - Whether terms were oppressive and in breach of statutory obligations - Whether asset manager or insurer is a fiduciary]
2018 USA: The New York Times Company v Newspaper and Mail Deliverers'-Publishers' Pension Fund [Multi-employer scheme - Deficit - Withdrawal of employer - Appropriate discount rate to calculate deficit]

11 January 2019

SI 2019/29 – The Finance Act 2004 (Standard Lifetime Allowance) Regulations 2019
2018 UT: McLarry v The Pensions Regulator [Trustees - Prohibition of trustees by The Pensions Regulator - Standard of proof - Whether fit and proper test applicable]
2018 CA: Ministry of Justice v Merry [Pensionable service - Pensionable earnings - Weekend working or overtime - Whether pensionable - Civil service pension]
2018 USA: Moreno v Deutsche Bank [Investments - Fees - Investment management fees - Plan sponsor as investment manager - Whether fees reasonable - Settlement agreement]

10 January 2019

Government Actuary's Department: Technical Bulletins – DWP Pensions Consultations - Autumn 2018
2018 QB: R (on the application of Harvey) v Haringey London Borough [Co-habitation - Survivor's pension - Whether refusal to pay a survivor's pension to a cohabitee amounted to discrimination - Discrimination - Judicial review - Local government pension scheme]
2018 UT: Salih v The Pensions Regulator [The Pensions Regulator - Regulation - Determination Notice - Prohibition on being trustee - Whether right to privacy before final determination]

9 January 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2018) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Technical Amendments to Benefits - Government Response to the Consultation
2018 FTT (Tax): McCashin v HMRC [Tax - Income tax - Transfer to overseas scheme - Whether unauthorised payment - Self-invested personal pension - SIPP]

8 January 2019

2018 QB: Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration v Financial Ombudsman Service [Self-invested personal pensions (SIPPS) - Investments - Pension freedoms - Whether member can direct investments - Whether SIPP provider must conduct due diligence in addition to that of an independent financial adviser - Whether requirement to carry out due diligence - Whether there must be consistency in ombudsman decisions]

7 January 2019

2018 QB: British Telecommunications (BT) v Her Majesty's Treasury [Benefits - Government changing benefits of private scheme - Indexation - Indexation of guaranteed minimum pensions - Contracting-out - Public service pension schemes - Mirroring of other schemes - Competition - Whether fair burden to impose on one private company when not applied to other private companies]
2018 CA: Evans v South Wales Police [Benefits - Disability pension - Whether police disability should be reduced by equivalent social security benefits when they become payable]

4 January 2019

2018 Ch: Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees v Lloyds Bank (No 2) [Discrimination - Equalisation - Contracting-out - Provision of state pension benefits through a private arrangement - Guaranteed minimum pensions - GMPs - Method of equalisation]

21 December 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Policy Documents – How Recent Court Judgments Impact s179 Valuations
Department for Work and Pensions: Occupations (Self-employment) – Enabling Retirement Savings for the Self-employed: Pensions and Long Term Savings Trials

20 December 2018

SI 2018/1396 – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2018 These Regulations are in the process of being edited.
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 40 – Countdown Bulletin (December 2018)
Department for Work and Pensions: Pensions Ombudsman – The Pensions Ombudsman:Dispute Resolution Provisions and Widening of Jurisdiction
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Determination under Section 175(5) of the Pensions Act 2004 in Respect of the Financial Year 1 April 2019-31 March 2020 The Determination together with the accompanying guidance and appendices have been updated to the December 2018 versions.

19 December 2018

PO-15248 – Ms S [PO-15248] Determinations from September 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

18 December 2018

SI 2018/1366 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2018 These Regulations are in the process of being edited.
Allen & Overy LLP: Pensions Prompt 11 December 2018 – DB Superfunds: A New Option for Legacy Pension Liabilities?
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 14 December 2018 – A New Regulatory Agenda for the Pensions Sector
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Pensions and Long-term Savings Trials for the Self-employed (18 December 2018)

14 December 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Policy Documents – 2019/20 Levy Policy Statement

13 December 2018

SI 2018/1330 – The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2018

12 December 2018

HM Treasury: Directions 6 December 2018 – Section 59A of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 - Direction by the Treasury
Pension Protection Fund: Purple Book – The Purple Book: DB Pensions Universe Risk Profile (2018) [purple18]
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulatory Guidance – DB Superfunds
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Other Guidance and Documents – Transfer Your DB Scheme to a Superfund
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Other Guidance and Documents – Transfer to a DB Superfund

11 December 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) December 2018 – Relief at Source Pension Schemes Newsletter [psn106a]
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports December 2018 – The Southern Water Pension Scheme
Department for Work and Pensions: Superfunds – Consolidation of Defined Benefit Pension Schemes: Public Consultation

10 December 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Pensions Dashboard) – Pensions Dashboards: Working Together for the Consumer

7 December 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulation and Enforcement – Master Trust Authorisation: Pursuing a Continuity Option During a Triggering Event Guide

6 December 2018

Employer Covenant Working Group: ECWG Guidance – TYPE A Contingent Asset Guarantee Certification - A Practical Guide for Advisors, Trustees and Sponsors
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulation and Enforcement – Master Trust Authorisation: Complying with the Charges Prohibition During a Triggering Event Period

5 December 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (December 2018) This replaces the version published in October 2018 (and contains revisions to the text of regulation 29).
2018 USA: Manhattan Ford Lincoln v UAW Local 259 Pension Fund [Multi-employer plan - Group plan - Withdrawal of plan sponsor - Employer contributions - Whether withdrawal liability was actuarially justifiable - Appropriate discount rates - Whether 'risk-free' rate is appropriate]
2018 USA: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v Findlay Industries [Funding - Underfunding - Deficit - Liability to government insurer - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Debt due to insurer - Successor liability - Whether successor trust is liable - Single-employer plans]

4 December 2018

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 15 – DC Governance: Under an Ever-Brighter Spotlight
2018 Aus: Amaca v Latz [Industrial injury - Reduced life expectancy - Damages - Whether damages should include pension expectations during lost years]
2018 USA: Wengert v Rajendran [Dependent's benefits - Death during the course of divorce proceedings - Conflict of state and federal law]

3 December 2018

2018 USA: Chendes v Xerox HR Solutions [Administration - Defined contribution plans - Default investments - Whether payment by a default investment engine to an administrator is improper - Whether fiduciary breach]
2018 USA: Pearce v Chrysler Group LLC Pension Plan [Benefits - Summary plan description - Plan document provisions differ from summary plan description - Whether terms form basis for a claim]
2018 USA: Sacerdote v New York University [Fees - Whether administrators' fees excessive - Extent of duty of fiduciary to minimise fees]

30 November 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2017/18 – Danapak Flexibles Retirement Benefits Scheme - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulation and Enforcement – Master Trust Authorisation: Identifying and Notifying Triggering Events

29 November 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Transfer Scheme – The SFGB (Property, Rights and Liabilities) Transfer Scheme 2019 - Draft Transfer Scheme

28 November 2018

2018 USA: Hipsher v Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association [Benefits - Forfeiture of benefits - Felony occurring in the performance of official duties - Whether forfeiture constitutional - Whether breach of contractual rights]

27 November 2018

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – State Pension (Women Born in the 1950s) (22 November 2018)
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 39 – Countdown Bulletin (November 2018)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) November 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 105 [psn105]

26 November 2018

SI 2018/1219 – The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2018
SI 2018/1218 – The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2018
SI 2018/1217 – The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2018
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 22 November 2018 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: From Brussels with Love: IORP II - Scheme Governance and Cross-border
2018 USA: Commonwealth of Kentucky v Bevin [Pensions reform - Legislation - Constitutional law - Whether pensions reform bill complied with constitutional requirements]
2018 USA: Heavenly Hana v Hotel Union & Hotel Industry of Hawaii Pension Plan [Funding - Contributions - Multi-employer plan - Sale and purchase of plan sponsor - Whether successor purchaser continues to be liable for liabilities]
2018 Can: Lubianesky v Gazdag [Common-law marriages - Unmarried spouses - Co-habitation - Whether pensions sharing applies to unmarried spouses - Divorce - Canada - Human rights]
2018 Ch: Sogefi Filtration v Havard [Procedure - Equal treatment - Rectification - Compromise agreement - Sanctioning of agreement by the court]

23 November 2018

2018 Ch: Caribonum Pension Trustee v Pelikan Hardcopy Production [Funding - Guarantee by sponsor - Pension Protection Fund levy guarantee - Whether notice by way of a legal opinion can limit extent of guarantee]
2013 ECJ: DKV Belgium v Association belge des consommateurs Test-Achats [Health insurance - Premiums - Indexation to medical costs - Whether increase in rates imposed by provider contravenes cross-border services requirement of European Union law]
2018 ECJ: European Commission v Belgium [Citizens of non-EU states - Single permit directive - Cross-border social security rights - Whether Member State can impose requirements additional to the Directive]
2018 ECJ: Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) v Crespo Rey [Migrant workers - Contribution periods to social security arrangements - Period of employment in Switzerland - Whether domestic pension should be reduced to take account of periods of employment in Switzerland - Voluntary additional contributions]
2018 SC: McLaughlin [Equal treatment - Survivor's benefits - Social security - Discrimination - Widowed Parent's Allowance - Whether restricted to married and civil partners only - Human rights]
HM Revenue & Customs: Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) July 2018 – Reform of Employer Contributions into Life Assurance and Overseas Pension Schemes Updated for Finance Bill 2018-19

22 November 2018

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary November 2018 – Pensions Briefing - Ombudsman Case Review - Ours IS to Reason Why
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 14 – Implementing IORP II in the UK

21 November 2018

2018 FTT (Tax): Bella Figura v HMRC [Investments - Loans - Tax - Small self-administered scheme (SASS) - Whether plan approved by authoritiesUnauthorised payments - Scheme sanction charge]
2018 QB: R (on the application of Elmes) v Essex County Council [Judicial review - Local Government Pension Scheme - Survivor's pension - Absence of nomination letter - Whether benefit payable - Whether rules in breach of Human Rights Act]

20 November 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates July - September 2018 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin July - September 2018

19 November 2018

2018 FTT (Tax): Gordon v HMRC [Taxation - Unauthorised payments charges - Unauthorised payments surcharges - Qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) - Whether transfer from registered scheme to unregistered scheme gave rise to assessments]

16 November 2018

14 November 2018

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues November 2018 – [Budget 2018: Pensions Aspects - Judge Says GMP Equalization is Obligatory -PPF Response to Hampshire Ruling - Improving the Quality of DB Pension Transfer Advice]

13 November 2018

2018 UT: Burns v Financial Conduct Authority [Advice - Transfers from workplace pension schemes - Transfers to self-invested personal pension plans - Whether advice was suitable - Regulatory fines - Regulatory disbarment - Whether penalties were reasonable]

8 November 2018

Finance (No 3) Bill 2017/19 [Bill 282] (1 November 2018) Bill as introduced
Department for Work and Pensions: Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes – Delivering Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes
2018 SC: Barnardo's v Buckinghamshire and Others [Retail Prices Index - Consumer Prices Index - Indexation of benefits - Substitution of index - Whether trustees empowered to change index by which benefits were calculated]
2018 FTT (Tax): Crossfield v HMRC [Taxation - Small schemes - Loans from scheme to plan sponsor - Investments - Whether loans were in breach of HMRC requirements - Unauthorised payments]
2018 ECJ: O'Brien v Ministry of Justice [Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Directive 97/81/EC - Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Clause 4 - Principle of non-discrimination - Part-time workers - Retirement pension - Calculation of the amount of the pension - Account taken of years of service completed before expiry of the period for transposition of Directive 97/81/EC - Immediate application to the future effects of a situation which arose under the old law]
2018 Ch: Stewart v NHS Business Services Authority [Benefits - Injury allowance - Whether illness contracted whilst on professional conference arose as a consequence of his employment]

7 November 2018

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Delivering Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes (6 November 2018)
Pension Protection Fund: Policy Documents – Implementing the European Court of Justice Ruling

6 November 2018

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 13 – GMP Equalisation: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Government Actuary's Department: Technical Bulletins – Budget 2018

5 November 2018

Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 30 September 2018
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 38 – Countdown Bulletin (November 2018)
Environmental Audit Committee: Investment (Environmental, Social and Governance) HC 1673 – Greening Finance: Embedding Sustainability in Financial Decision Making: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report

2 November 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 2 November 2018 – Court Confirms GMPs Must be Equalised: The Landmark Lloyds Bank Case
PO-14508 – Mr R [PO-14508] Determinations from August 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) October 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 104 [psn104]

1 November 2018

HM Treasury: Investment (Innovation) – Financing Growth in Innovative Firms: One-year on
2018 ECJ: Grenville Hampshire v Board of the Pension Protection Fund [Insolvency - Pension deficit - Pension Protection Fund - Compensation - European Union Insolvency Directive - Limit on compensation - Whether reduction of 67% in benefits was legal]
2018 Ch: Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees v Lloyds Bank [Equal treatment - Discrimination - How to equalise - Different state and workplace benefits - 'Guaranteed minimum pensions' - Equalisation methods] Please note that we are still in the process of editing this judgment.

31 October 2018

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 12 – DWP Confirms New Investment Duties for Trustees

30 October 2018

SI 2018/1111 – The Armed Forces Pension Schemes and Early Departure Payments Schemes (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 26 October 2018 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: GMPs - An Answer at Last?
Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 110 – Lost Pensions: What's the Scale and Impact?
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Valuation Version A9 – Guidance on Assumptions to Use When Undertaking a Valuation in Accordance with Section 179 of the Pensions Act 2004
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Valuation Version B8 – Guidance on Assumptions to Use When Undertaking a Valuation in Accordance with Section 143 of the Pensions Act 2004
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2017/18 – Anthony Mustafa Salih - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2017/18 – Stephen Alexander Ward - Determination Notice
HM Treasury: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (General) – Regulations to Ban Pensions Cold Calling: Consultation Response

29 October 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – Alan Barratt - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – David Austin - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – Julian Hanson - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – Susan Dalton - Determination Notice

26 October 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 10 October 2018 – Pensions Law and Regulation Timeline 2018 - 2019
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 10 – PPF Consultation on the 2019/20 Levy
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 11 – CJEU Rules PPF Compensation is Inadequate
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance in Relation to Contingent Assets: Part 1 - General Requirements
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance in Relation to Contingent Assets: Part 2 - Type A Contingent Assets
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance on Contingent Assets: Part 3 - Type B Contingent Assets
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance in Relation Contingent Assets: Part 4 - Type C Contingent Assets
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – Guidance for Calculating and Certifying Block Transfers - 2018/19 Levy Year
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports October 2018 – Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme 2015
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Code-related Guidance No 13 – Investment Governance Sections on Social Impact Investment and Patient Capital added

25 October 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (October 2018)
SI 2018/1103 – The Occupational Pension Schemes (Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update
SI 2018/1102 – The Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update

24 October 2018

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 10 October 2018 – Public Sector Pensions: "Technical" Changes to LGPS Regulations
2018 Ch: Unipart Group v UGC Pension Trustees [Scheme merger - Terms of unified scheme - Error in drafting - Whether rectification to be granted - Procedure - Representative beneficiary order]

23 October 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Transformation Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Investment Risk Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance for Bespoke Stress Calculation for Assessing Investment Risk
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance in Relation to Asset-Backed Contributions
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Guidance Relating to Mortgage Exclusions for Levy Purposes
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – PPF Deficit-Reduction Contributions Guidance in Respect of the Financial Year 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy 2019/20 – Insolvency Risk Guidance 2019/2020

19 October 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – SWOSS Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Commercial Consolidator Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Transfers Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – ABC Appendix

18 October 2018

SI 2018/1097 – The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Master Trusts) Appointed Day Order 2018
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Insolvency Risk Appendix

16 October 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – MFR Conversion Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Deficit-Reduction Contributions Appendix
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – Contingent Asset Appendix

15 October 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Consultation Documents and Responses – The 2019/20 Pension Protection Levy Consultation Document
House of Commons: Savings (General) – Household Finances: Income, Saving and Debt: Government Response to the Committee's Nineteenth Report: Seventh Special Report of Session 2017-19

12 October 2018

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2018) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Technical Amendments to Benefits - Policy Consultation

11 October 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 37 – Countdown Bulletin (October 2018)
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports September 2018 – Martin Currie Retirement and Death Benefits Plan
The Pensions Regulator: S89 Reports October 2018 – Salvus Master Trust: Gowling WLG Trust Corporation Limited, Able Governance Ltd, Clark Benefit Consulting Ltd and Mr Steve Rumbles

4 October 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Consultation - Consultation Reports and Responses – Master Trust Authorisation: Supervision and Enforcement Policy - Consultation Response
The Pensions Regulator: Strategy and Policy – Master Trust Authorisation: Supervision and Enforcement Policy

3 October 2018

Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 [fgca18] The effects of SI 2018/1029 are included in this update.

2 October 2018

SI 2018/1029 – The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No 3 and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Regulations 2018 The effects of these Regulations will be included in a future update.

28 September 2018

Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 108 – Do Default Investment Strategies Align with Members' Needs?

27 September 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) September 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 103 [psn103]
2015 FTT (Tax): J&A Young (Leicester) v HMRC [Taxation - Scheme sanction charges - Investment - Property investment - Residential property investment - Whether investment property taxable - Small self-administered scheme (SASS) - Investment regulated pension scheme]

26 September 2018

SI 2018/1030 – The Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018 [master trusts] This Statutory Instrument has been made in substitution of SI 2018/983 which did not reflect the correct version of that SI as laid in draft and approved by Parliament.

24 September 2018

Government Actuary's Department: Local Government (2018) – Academies LGPS Pension Arrangements - 2016 Valuation Analysis

21 September 2018

2018 ECJ: Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social v Marques [Cross-border benefits - Whether state pension benefits should be reduced where in receipt of state pension from another state - Whether a disability pension paid after retirement is to be regarded as a retirement pension]
2018 ECJ: Spagnolli v European Union Commission [European Union - European Union officials - European Union pension scheme - Benefits - Survivor's benefits - Overpaid benefits - Whether recoverable - Administrative procedures]
SI 2018/997 – The Police and Firefighters' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018

20 September 2018

Government Actuary's Department: Technical Bulletins – Public Service Pension Schemes: Valuations Update
Home Office: Occupations (Firefighters' Pensions) – Firefighters' Pension Schemes: Consultation on Amendments to Survivors' Benefits in the 2006 Scheme and Other Minor Amendments to the Firefighters' Pension Schemes - Consultation Response

19 September 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Guides – Reporting of Costs, Charges and Other Information: Guidance for Trustees and Managers of Relevant Occupational Schemes
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) September 2018 – Relief at Source Pension Schemes Newsletter [psn103a]
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Clarifying and Strengthening Trustees' Investment Duties - Government Response

18 September 2018

2018 Ct Sess: Scottish Pension Fund Trustees v Marshall Ross and Munro [Deficit - Liability - Multi-employer scheme - Liability of successor sponsors - Law firms - Partnerships]

17 September 2018

2018 ECJ: MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [Equal treatment - State pensions - Transgender - Change of gender]

14 September 2018

SI 2018/1003 – The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2018

13 September 2018

HM Treasury: Directions 6 September 2018 – The draft Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions 2018
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Changes to Pension Protection Fund Compensation Regulations: Government Response
SI 2018/988 – The Pension Protection Fund (Pensionable Service) and Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2018 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

7 September 2018

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Quadrennial Valuations of the Public Service Pension Schemes; National Insurance Contributions (State Pension) (6 September 2018)
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Valuation Version 5 – Additional Information for Carrying out a Section 143 Valuation

6 September 2018

SI 2018/965 – The Pension Schemes Act 2017 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2018 The effects of these Regulations are included in this update.

5 September 2018

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Pensions Update (4 September 2018)

4 September 2018

2018 Ch: G4S Trustees v G4S [Benefits - Funding - Scheme closure - Liabilities - Multi-employer scheme - Scheme closed to new members - Pensionable service - s75 liabilities - Whether the existence of the final salary link meant that the employed deferred members were or were not in 'pensionable service' as statutorily defined - Procedure - Part 8 application]

3 September 2018

The Pensions Regulator: 21st Century Trusteeship – 21st Century Trusteeship Part 10 - Value for Members

31 August 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) August 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 102 [psn102]
2015 Ct Sess: Pattison & Sim v Scottish Solicitors Staff Pension Fund [Documentation - Failure to comply with execution formalities - Whether documentation invalid - Application of principle of omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter acta esse]

30 August 2018

2018 Ct Sess: Alexander v Marshall, Ross & Munro [Funding - Deficits - Liability for contributions of successor firm as sponsor - Partnerships - Solicitors]

29 August 2018

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues August 2018 – [FCA Retirement Outcomes Review: Proposed Changes to Rules and Guidance - Regulator Updates Chair's Statement Guide - Ban on Pensions Cold Calling: Consultation - Select Committee Report on Collective Defined Contribution Pensions - Further Extension Proposed to Exemption From Central Clearing Obligation - Reforms Proposed for Investment Consultancy and Fiduciary Management - Trustees' Role was to Manage, Not Design, Scheme - Proposed Changes to PPF Rules Around Benefits From Transfers - Members Who Retain Final Salary Link After Accrual Ends Not 'In Pensionable Service' - Gender Recognition and State Pensionable Age - HMRC Newsletters]

24 August 2018

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary August 2018 – Pensions Briefing: Fines for Not Keeping Up with The Pensions Regulator's Quality Standards on Chairs' Statements
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 07 – Equitable Life - Is the End Near?
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 08 – Is it Time for Collective DC?
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 09 – Are Your DC Members Getting Value for Money?
The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates April - June 2018 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin April - June 2018
2018 USA: Clemons v Norton Healthcare Retirement Plan [Contributions - Unpaid contributions - Whether unpaid contributions were trust assets - Whether individuals could be held to be fiduciaries]
2018 USA: Teufel v The Northern Trust Company [Benefits - Amendments - Prospective amendments - Whether involves diminution of accrued benefits - Whether discrimination on the grounds of age]

23 August 2018

PO-12763 – Mr N [PO-12763] Determinations from July 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
2018 Can: Talos v Grand Erie District School Board [Benefits -Membership of plans - Statutory limitation on membership - Whether discrimination - Whether legislation was constitutional]

21 August 2018

2018 USA: Ariana M v Humana Health Plan of Texas [Medical benefits - Health plan - Eating disorder - Discretion - Exercise of discretion - Delegation of discretion to administrator - Whether delegation of discretion is valid]
2018 USA: Divane v Northwestern University [Defined contribution plans - Investments - United States - Whether invested in prohibited transactions - Whether sponsor is a fiduciary - Fiduciary duties]
2017 Aus: LLUN and XUGV v Commissioner of Taxation [Tax - Australia - Rights under a foreign pension fund - Whether taxable - Samoa - Whether Samoan pension fund a genuine pension fund]

20 August 2018

2018 USA: Bakery and Confectionary Union and Industry International Pension Fund v Just Born II [Multi-employer plan - Collectively bargained membership - Whether plan sponsor required to place employees in membership]
2018 USA: Pizza Pro Equipment Leasing v Commissioner of Internal Revenue [United States - Taxation - Whether tax charge for failure to file a form, the failure being following a belief in good faith]

17 August 2018

2018 USA: Glazing Health and Welfare Fund v Lamek [Multi-employer plans - Withdrawal liability of employer - Whether plan sponsors are fiduciaries - Whether unpaid contributions are plan assets]
2018 UT: Granada UK Rental and Retail v The Pensions Regulator (Box Clever) [Funding - Deficit - Financial Support Direction issued by The Pensions Regulator - Whether reasonable - Whether abandonment - Whether retrospective powers of a regulator]
2018 USA: Indiana Electrical Workers Pension Benefit Fund v ManWeb Services [Plan sponsor liability - Multi-employer plan - Liability of successor company - Whether purchaser of former employer's business creates plan sponsor liability for purchaser]

16 August 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulation and Enforcement – Master Trust Authorisation: Decision-Making Procedure
2018 USA: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v United States Department of Labor [Investments - Fiduciary - The Fiduciary Rule - Whether investment managers subject to fiduciary rule - Whether constitutional - Whether subject to overriding legislation]
2018 PO: Ms Y [Divorce - Pension sharing - Duty of trustees to implement pensions sharing order - Small self-administered scheme - Whether illiquid investment abrogated duty to implement sharing]

15 August 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 36 – Countdown Bulletin (July 2018)
Pension Protection Fund: Consultation Documents and Responses – 2018 Consultation on Assumptions to be used for Valuations under Section 143 and Section 179 of the Pensions Act 2004

10 August 2018

2018 FTT (Tax): Bayonet Ventures v HMRC [Investments - Self-administered pension scheme - Loans - Limited liability partnership - Whether a loan was an authorised investment - Taxation - Scheme sanction charge - Scheme administrator]
2017 Aus: Mao v AMP Superannuation [Mental incapacity - Legal incapacity - Pensions provider - Whether appropriate to appoint manager for pension benefits only]

9 August 2018

House of Commons: Savings (General) – Household Finances: Income, Saving and Debt: Nineteenth Report of Session 2017-19
2018 CA: British Airways v Airways Pension Scheme Trustee [Benefits - Inflation protection - Index used - Change of index from retail prices index to consumer prices index - Trustee discretion to augment benefits - Extent of use of discretion - Whether trustees had right to use discretion to reverse impact of change of index - Whether the trustees had validly exercised the power of amendment contained the trust deed when they conferred on themselves a power to review and at their discretion increase the annual rate of pension payable under the scheme beyond what would otherwise be permitted under the rules]
2018 USA: McGlynn v State of California [Benefits - Judges - Constitutional law - Reduction of benefits for incoming judges - Whether reduction applies at time when elected or when took office]

8 August 2018

PO-4066 – Mr W [PO-4066] Determinations from June 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
2018 USA: Haley v Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America [Investments - Loans to members - Fiduciary obligations - Whether terms of loans amounted to breach of fiduciary obligations]
2018 A-G: Hampshire v PPF [Insolvency - Pensions Protection Fund - Level of protection - Whether Insolvency Directive requires minimum levels of compensation]

6 August 2018

PO-18604 – Mr D [PO-18604] Determinations from May 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

3 August 2018

2018 Aus: Sharma v LGSS [Benefits - Long-term disability cover - Insured protection through occupational plan - Whether duty of member (rather than fund or plan) to disclose - Optional elements of a group policy]

1 August 2018

The Pensions Ombudsman: Annual Reports – Annual Report of the Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman 2017-2018: Casework Review - Pensions Ombudsman and Casework Review - Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman
House of Commons: Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes HC 580 – Collective Defined Contribution Pensions - Sixteenth Report of Session 2017-19
2018 Gue: M v St Anne's Trustees [Trusts - Transactions by trust - Whether voidable by the court where transaction made in error of the legal position and consequences - Rule in Hastings-Bass - QROPS - Qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme - Rules for fiduciary rectification]

31 July 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 24 July 2018 – Enforcing Pension Obligations: The Pensions Regulator Needs a Flexible Time Limit
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary July 2018 – Pensions Briefing: A Stronger Pensions Regulator - The DWP's Consultation on Increasing Regulatory Sanctions
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 04 – Will Pension Fund Investments Go Green?
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) July 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 101 [psn101]

27 July 2018

XPS Pensions: XPS News Alert July 2018 – CMA Decision - What it Means for Pension Schemes
House of Commons: Scheme Funding and Insolvency (Regulation) HC 1456 – Carillion - Government Response to the Tenth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and the Twelfth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2017-19

26 July 2018

House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Pension Wise; State Retirement Pensions (Post Offices) (17 July 2018)
2018 Ch: Burgess v BIC UK [Benefits - Increases - Whether validly granted - Reasons for increases - Whether valid - Overpayments]

25 July 2018

PO-11613 – Mr S [PO-11613] Determinations from April 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

24 July 2018

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2018 No. 03 – Exercising Discretion in an Ever-Changing World
XPS Pensions: XPS Pensions News June 2018 – How Can Trustees Ensure That Member Make Good Transfer Decisions?
2018 Ch: The Pensions Regulator v Strathmore Medical Practice [Auto-enrolment - Declaration of compliance - Failure to file - Penalty - Whether reasonable]

23 July 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 11 July 2018 – Pension Trustees' Investment Duties: Consultation on ESG Factors
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 11 July 2018 – GDPR: What are the Data Protection Priorities for Pension Trustees?
Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 30 June 2018
Hymans Robertson: Current Issues July 2018 – [Protecting DB scheme: A Stronger Pension Regulator - Consultation on Trustees' Investment Duties & Disclosures - Select Committee Report on Carillion - Civil Partnerships for Heterosexual Couples? - Government Wins Appeal Over LGPS Investment Guidance - HMRC Newsletters]
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Proceedings Relating to Secondary and Other Legislation – Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018 (18 July 2018)
2018 QB: Evans v Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary [Benefits - Disability benefits - Disability - Whether permanent - Whether injury sustained in course of duty - Whether benefit payable]
2018 FTT (Tax): McCormack v HMRC [Taxation - Unauthorsied payments by registered pension scheme - Loans to members - Whether tax charge just and reasonable in the circumstances]

20 July 2018

HM Treasury: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (General) – Ban on Cold Calling in Relation to Pensions: Consultation on Regulations

19 July 2018

2018 CA: Palestine Solidarity Campaign v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [Investments - Public sector pension fund - Government advice on political intervention in investment decision making - Whether valid]

18 July 2018

Allen & Overy LLP: Pensions Prompt 28 June 2018 – Protecting DB Pension Schemes: The Government's Proposals for Stronger, Tougher Regulator Powers
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary June 2018 – Pensions Briefing - DC Bulk Transfers - New Without Consent Regime
Financial Conduct Authority: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (General) MS16/1.3 – Retirement Outcomes Review: Final Report

17 July 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Policy Documents July 2018 – PPF Long-term Funding Strategy Update
Transfers and Re-registration Industry Group: – Industry-wide Framework for Improving Transfers and Re-registrations
2018 SC: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood [Early retirement pension - Date of entitlement - Timing of notice - Whether remained in employment until notice of redundancy actually read - Whether entitled to early retirement pension without actuarial reduction]

13 July 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018 (June 2018) This draft SI supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament and published in May 2018.
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Update on the Pensions Cold Calling Ban (12 July 2018)
Pension Protection Fund: Factsheets – Introducing the PPF 7800 Index
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2018/19 – Rentokil Initial Pension Trustee Limited in Relation to Initial Hospital Services Limited No.1 Pension Scheme - Determination Notice New Determination Notices 2018/19 added.

12 July 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2018 (July 2018)
The Pensions Regulator: Codes of Practice No 15 – Authorisation and Supervision of Master Trusts - Code of Practice No 15 [tpr code 15] Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 91(5) of the Pensions Act 2004. Draft to lie before Parliament for forty days, during which time either House may resolve that the code be not made.
The Pensions Regulator: Consultation - Consultation Reports and Responses 2018 – Consultation Response Authorisation and Supervision of Master Trusts Draft Code of Practice No: 15
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Changes to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) Compensation Regulations: Public Consultation

11 July 2018

SSI 2018/216 – The Firemen's Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2018 The amendments made by this Order are included in this update
Pension Protection Fund: Technical News Issue 10 – Technical News
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) June 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 100 [psn100]

6 July 2018

PO-14790 – Mr L [PO-14790] Determinations from March 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
Interpretation Act 1978 [ia78] Amended by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

5 July 2018

European Union: Council Regulations 9975/18 – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)

4 July 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 35 – Countdown Bulletin (June 2018)
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - TPR Quick Guide – A Quick Guide to The Chair's Statement

2 July 2018

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 [euwa18] Please note that this document is still in the process of being edited. Amendments made by this Act will be included in a future update.
SSI 2018/215 – The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018

29 June 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) – Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes - A Stronger Pensions Regulator
2018 USA: Laborer's Pension Fund v Miscevic [Benefits - Forfeiture - Murder - Murder while insane - Whether automatic forfeiture by virtue of state law is overcome by federal law protecting pension rights]
The Pensions Regulator: Codes of Practice No 13 (Second Issue) – Governance and Administration of Occupational Trust-based Schemes Providing Money Purchase Benefits [tpr code 13] Updated on the TPR website to include information relating to changes to pensions legislation that are directly relevant to this code of practice.

28 June 2018

2018 USA: Marshall v Northrop Grumman [Investments - Fiduciary obligations - Whether investment management charges excessive - Whether plan sponsor is fiduciary - Whether individual members of committee are liable]
2018 USA: Sacerdote v New York University [Investments - Defined contribution plan - Fiduciary obligations - Whether duty to use bargaining power of plan sponsor and trustees to improve investment management terms - Whether basis for class action]

27 June 2018

House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Automatic Workplace Pension Enrolment (25 June 2018)

26 June 2018

Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 107 – Is State Pension Knowledge Too Low for Informed Financial Decisions?
2018 USA: First Citizens Bank and Trust v Blue Ox [Insolvency - Bankruptcy - Whether post-judgment contributions to an IRA, 401(k) plan, and a College 529 Plan are exempt from execution]
2017 Ire: Lehane v Coady [Bankruptcy - Ireland - Whether pensions vests in Official Assignee - Whether reaching normal retirement age vests property in Official Assignee]

25 June 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates January - March 2018 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin January - March 2018
Pension Scams Industry Group (formerly Pension Liberation Industry Group): Code of Practice – Combating Pension Scams - A Code of Good Practice
House of Commons: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (General) HC 1231 – Pension Freedoms: Government Response to Committee's Ninth Report - Tenth Report of Session 2017-19

22 June 2018

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 20 June 2018 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: Clarifying and Strengthening Trustees' investment Duties

21 June 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners R&I Guidance Note 4 – PPF Restructuring and Insolvency Team - Guidance Note: Company Voluntary Arrangements (replaced)
2017 Aus: Innes v AAL Aviation Membership of pension plan - Whether induced by misrepresentation - Whether negligent mis-statement, negligence, breach of contract or deceit
2018 USA: Santomenno v Transamerica Life Insurance Investments - Fees - Costs - Whether fund manager and administrator has fiduciary duty to charge the lowest possible fees

20 June 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Guides – Cost, Charge and Related Information Reporting: Guidance for Trustees and Managers of Occupational Schemes - Consultation Version
2017 Aus: Hellessey v MetLife Insurance Benefits - Disablement - Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) - Evidence

19 June 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (June 2018)
HM Government: Investment (Environmental, Social and Governance) – Government Response to Advisory Group Report on 'Growing a Culture of Social Impact Investing in the UK'
Department for Work and Pensions/Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sports: Investment (Environmental, Social and Governance) – Pension Funds and Social Investment: The Government's Final Response
2017 USA: Johnson v Delta Airlines [Investments - Fees - Asset managers' fees - Whether trustees should be required to use institutional funds rather than retail funds - Whether fiduciary obligation to use bargaining power to reduce costs and fees - Class action - Whether jurisdiction]
2017 USA: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v Jackson [Divorce - Death benefits - Nominations - Whether failure to amend nomination is overcome by a domestic relations order]
2017 USA: Sweda v University of Pennsylvania [Investments - Fees - Whether fees were excessive - Whether breach of statutory obligations - Whether performance of funds showed breach of fiduciary obligations to take care]
2017 USA: Teets v Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company [Investments - Fiduciary obligations - Whether insurer or asset manager owes fiduciary obligations to a plan member - Burden of proof]

13 June 2018

Multi-employer Pension Schemes Bill 2017/19 [Bill 156] (24 January 2018) Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule). Published June 2018
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 22 May 2018 – Local Government Pension Scheme: Exit Credit Changes Go Ahead But New Fair Deal Waits
Hymans Robertson: Current Issues June 2018 – [Regulator's Financial Support Direction Gets Judges' Backing - Financial Guidance & Claims Act 2018 - Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Pension Reform - Effective Date of Dismissal: What a Difference a Day - Or Seven - Makes - PPF Cap Too Tight, says ECJ Advocate General]
2017 USA: Williby v Aetna Life Insurance Co [Disability benefits - Delegation of exercise of discretion to insurer - Whether insurer has discretion to refuse benefits - Procedure - Whether court must review de novo - Conflict of laws - Whether state law pre-empts federal law]

12 June 2018

2018 CCC: Davy v 01000654 Limited [Transfers - Advice - Whether advice to transfer was negligent - Whether claim for negligent advice was time-barred - Limitation Acts - When time starts to run - Whether advisers had duty to advise on time-limits]
2018 EAT: Dowokpor v Ministry of Justice [Benefits - Discrimination - Part-timers - Time-limits]
International Accounting Standards Board: International Accounting Standard IAS 19 – Employee Benefits [ias19] Updated to include amendments made by "Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement (Amendments to IAS 19)", published in February 2018.

11 June 2018

Environmental Audit Committee: Investment (Environmental, Social and Governance) HC 1063 – Greening Finance: Embedding Sustainability in Financial Decision Making
2017 Can: Bloom Lake v Keeper
2017 Aus: Dib v Amaca

8 June 2018

Office of Tax Simplification: Savings (Taxation) – Savings Income: Routes to Simplification
2018 QB: Marathon Oil UK v Centrica Resources [Joint venture - Pension liabilities - Proportionate costs - Whether the participants liable to meet a share of a proportion of deficit recovery charges (DRCs) in respect of a defined benefit pension scheme]
House of Lords/House of Commons: Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments – Reports of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments Twenty-fifth Report of Session 2017-19, discussing the Police Pension Schemes and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 (2018/530) and the Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (2018/537) added.

7 June 2018

SI 2018/676 – The State Pension Credit (Additional Amount for Child or Qualifying Young Person) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) June 2018 – Pension Schemes Manage and Register Pension Schemes Service Newsletter [psn099a]
2017 Can: BMS v JMS [Divorce - Financial distribution - Valuation of assets - Disposition of increase in pensions value]
2017 USA: WestRock v Pace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund [Multi-employer scheme - Funding - Scheme in distress - Contributions on withdrawal by plan sponsor - Whether valid]

1 June 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) May 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 99 [psn099]
Data Protection Act 2018 [dpa18] Amendments made by this Act are included in this update.

31 May 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 34 – Countdown Bulletin (May 2018)

30 May 2018

2018 Ch: Barclays Bank Reconstruction [Sponsor - Corporate reconstruction of sponsor - Spin-off of principal employer - Court approval - Considerations for the court - Procedure]

29 May 2018

Punter Southall: Briefing Note May 2018 – Are RPI's days numbered?
2018 FTT (Tax): SIPPCHOICE v HMRC [Tax - Contributions - Self-invested personal pension plan - Whether deductible - Whether allowable - Contributions in specie - Whether a debt]

25 May 2018

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 18 May 2018 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: Box Clever - Upper Tribunal Rules in Favour of Financial Support Direction Against ITV
Hymans Robertson: Current Issues May 2018 – [DB annual funding statement 2018 - DWP tables ban on unsolicited direct marketing of pensions Work & Pensions Committee report on freedom and choice - No six-year limitation period when overpayments recouped from pension - NEST consultation response - HMRC newsletters - Pension Ombudsman change of address]

24 May 2018

2017 FTT (Tax): Browne v HMRC [Tax - Transfers - Whether transfer gave rise to an unauthorised payment surcharge - Appeal - Time limits for appeal - Whether reliance on adviser who failed to comply was grounds for late appeal - Procedure]
2018 ET: Engel v Ministry of Justice [Benefits - Part-time employees - Membership - Whether part-time judges denied membership of judicial pension system amount to discrimination against part-time employees - Quantum of loss - Methodology - Appropriate remedy - Discrimination - Equal treatment]
2018 FTT (Tax): Goodrum v HMRC [Income Tax - Procedure - Jurisdiction of tribunal - Partial incapacity pension - Whether a letter from HMRC saying that a sum was not taxable was an assessment giving rise to a right of appeal]

23 May 2018

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary May 2018 – Pensions Briefing - The Pension Regulator's Annual Funding Statement 2018
2017 EAT: Parker v MDU Services [Discrimination - Equal treatment - Correct comparator - Reduction for part-time employment - Correct level of reduction]

22 May 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 19 April 2018 – White Paper: Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Punter Southall: Briefing Note April 2018 – Does DDA Mean Extra Options for SHPS Employers?
Punter Southall: Briefing Note April 2018 – TPR Aims to be Clearer and Tougher on Scheme Funding

21 May 2018

2018 CA: Air Products v Cockram [Discrimination - Age discrimination - Incentive plan - Procedure - Retirement exception on forfeiture of plan on resignation - Whether age cap amounted to discrimination]

18 May 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) May 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 98 [psn098]
2017 QB: Crowden v QBE Insurance (Europe) [Small schemes - Investments - Advice - Investment advice - Claim against adviser - Adviser in administration - Whether claim against professional indemnity insurer - Keydata investment - Impact of Financial Services Compensation Scheme on claim]
2017 A-G: MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (AG) [Small schemes - Investments - Advice - Investment advice - Claim against adviser - Adviser in administration - Whether claim against professional indemnity insurer - Keydata investment - Impact of Financial Services Compensation Scheme on claim]

16 May 2018

House of Commons: Scheme Funding and Insolvency (Regulation) HC 769 – Carillion - Second Joint report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees of Session 2017-19
2018 CA: Shannan v Viavi Solutions UK [Documentation - Appointment of principal employer - Whether appointment validly made - Effect on subsequent amendments to documents]
2017 FTT (Tax): Youngman v HMRC [Tax - Inland Revenue - Tax relief on lifetime allowance - Whether application can be made out of time if the cause was poor advice - Procedure - Appeal procedure]

15 May 2018

SI 2018/576 – The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Tax Manuals PTM010000 – Pensions Tax Manual [ptm] Updated to reflect various changes on GOV.UK in May

14 May 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018 (May 2018)
Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Guides – Bulk Transfers Without Consent: Money Purchase Benefits Without Guarantees - Guidance for Trustees

11 May 2018

2018 Mag: The Pensions Regulator v Chappell [Pensions Regulator - Pensions Act 2004 s72 - Defendant accused of refusing or neglecting to provide information or documents to Pensions Regulator]
2018 Ch: The Pensions Regulator v Payae [Fraud - Pensions liberation - Recovery of transfers paid - Powers of The Pensions Regulator - Whether need to prove dishonesty]

10 May 2018

Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 31 March 2018

9 May 2018

2015 Fam: JS v RS [Divorce - Financial settlement - Pension share - Whether court will vary an agreement that the parties consider fair - Whether court will accept the valuation of an independent expert]
2017 FTT (Tax): OCO v HMRC [Employee benefit trusts - Whether bona fide - Tests of whether a sham - Loans to members - Tests of bona fide]

4 May 2018

2017 Ch: United Biscuits (Pension Trustees) v HMRC [Taxation - Value added tax - Charges for investment management - Difference in treatment of services by insurers and non-insurers - Whether distinction valid under European law]

2 May 2018

2017 Ch: Beaton v PPF [Insolvent scheme - Entry into Pension Protection Fund - Compensation - Level of compensation - Whether cap on compensation applies to benefits transferred in from another scheme]

27 April 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) April 2018 – Pension Schemes Manage and Register Pension Schemes Service Newsletter [psn097a]
2018 Ch: Wedgwood Pension Plan Trustees v Salt [Amendment - Modification - Whether later amendment in compliance with restrictions in earlier deed - Protection of acquired rights]

26 April 2018

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues April 2018 – [Protecting DB Pensions Schemes: White Paper - New Option for Dealing with Multi-Employer Scheme Debt - Authorization & Supervision of Master-Trust Schemes - New DC Disclosure Obligations: Costs, Charges & Investments - Transfers Without Consent: DC-to-DC & Contracted-Out Rights - Age Discrimination in Retirement Policies - Finance Act 2018 - Government Considers Extending Dormant Assets Scheme - HMRC Newsletters - Change of Address for DWP Letter Forwarding Service]
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulatory Guidance – Cyber Security Principles for Pension Schemes

25 April 2018

The Pensions Regulator: Statements – Annual Funding Statement for Defined Benefit Pension Schemes 2018
2018 Ch: British Telecommunications v BT Pension Scheme Trustees [Benefits - Indexation - Level of indexation - Whether specified index can be changed - Retail Price Index - RPI - Consumer Prices Index - CPI - Whether historic index had become inappropriate]

23 April 2018

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2018) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Amendments to Scheme Regulations: Government Response to the Consultation

20 April 2018

PO-3495 – Mr N [PO-3495] Determinations from February 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents.

17 April 2018

Punter Southall: Briefing Note March 2018 – CMI 2017: The Trend Continues
NEST Corporation: National Employment Savings Trust – Rules of the National Employment Savings Trust [nest rules]
NEST Corporation: National Employment Savings Trust – Order and Rules Summary: A Guide to Help You Understand the Small Print Updated in April 2018

13 April 2018

2017 Ch: London Borough of Enfield v Jossa [Benefits - Right of set-off for criminal behaviour - Public sector pension fund - Whether legal - Appeal from determination of the Pensions Ombudsman]
2017 Ch: Smith v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals [Pensions Ombudsman - Deputy Pensions Ombudsman - Ombudsman award - Award for non-financial injustice - Powers of Ombudsman - Procedure - Maladministration]

12 April 2018

Data Protection Bill 2017/19 [Bill 190] (22 March 2018) Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee. Please note this document is still in the process of being edited.
Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 106 – Automatic Enrolment Minimum Contribution Increases and Pay

11 April 2018

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary March 2018 – Pensions Briefing - Chair's Statement - New Disclosure Responsibilities for DC Schemes

5 April 2018

House of Commons: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (General) HC 917 – Pension Freedoms - Ninth Report of Session 2017-19

4 April 2018

Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Valuation Version G8 – Guidance for Undertaking the Valuation in Accordance with Section 179 of the Pensions Act 2004

3 April 2018

PO-15708 – Ms Y [PO-15708] Determinations from January 2018 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

29 March 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) – Tailored Review of NEST Corporation

28 March 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) March 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 97 [psn097]
2017 A-G and ECJ: BT Pension Scheme v HMRC [Investments - Taxation - Dividends - Foreign Income Dividends - Whether UK pension scheme entitled to tax credits on foreign income dividends]

27 March 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (General) – The Advice Requirement and Overseas Pension Transfers - Government Response to the Call for Evidence

26 March 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 21 March 2018 – White Paper: Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Our thanks to Burges Salmon for allowing us to carry the "Burges Salmon Legal Update" series in our Commentary collection.
The Pensions Regulator: Selected Research & Analysis - DB and Hybrid Pension Schemes – The Pensions Landscape - Defined Benefit Pensions 2017

23 March 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Disclosure of Costs, Charges and Investments in DC Occupational Pensions - Government Response
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Master Trust Authorisation and Supervision Regime - Government Response to the Public Consultation

22 March 2018

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 6 March 2018 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: DC - Developments on Disclosure, Governance and Transfers
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 8 March 2018 – UK Pensions Speedbrief: DB Schemes - Some Regulations to Make Life Easier?
Hymans Robertson: Current Issues March 2018 – [Consultation-outcome Blitzkrieg - Royal Mail Agrees CDC Plan, Legislation Permitting - PPF Bridging Pension Regulations Finalized - Government to Explore Case for Extending Civil Partnerships - 2018/19 Lifetime Allowance Confirmed - Dispute Resolution: TPAS Functions to Transfer to Pensions Ombudsman - HMRC Newsletters]

21 March 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) Cm 9592 – Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes - Summary of Consultation Responses

20 March 2018

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Private Pensions (19 March 2018)
2017 Ire: PC v Minister for Social Protection [State pension - Contributory pension - Imprisonment of beneficiary - Whether pension can be suspended during imprisonment - Human rights]

19 March 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) Cm 9591 – Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Finance Act 2018 [fa18] Amendments made by Sch 3 are included in this update.

16 March 2018

SI 2018/368 – The National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2018

15 March 2018

SI 2018/372 – The Relevant Overseas Schemes (Transfer of Sums and Assets) Regulations 2018
2017 FTT (Tax): Eden v HMRC [Investments - Loans to plan sponsor - Whether loans needed to be registered at Companies House to be effective - Whether failure to register had the effect of making them unauthorised payments - Taxation]
2017 ECJ: Zaniewicz-Dybeck v Pensionsmyndigheten [European Union - Cross-border aggregation of rights - Calculation of pension - Whether cap can be applied in accordance with local rules]

14 March 2018

2017 UT: All Metal Services v The Pensions Regulator [Regulation - Annual return to The Pensions Regulator - Failure to file return - Whether fact the scheme no longer exists was a valid defense]

9 March 2018

SI 2018/338 – The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order 2018
SI 2018/337 – The Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2018
SI 2018/333 – The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2018
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 - Response to the Consultation on Draft Regulations

8 March 2018

SI 2018/279 – The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2018
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Simplifying the Process for Defined Contribution Pension Scheme Consolidation While Maintaining Member Protection - Government Response to the Consultation on the Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefits and Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – Transformation Appendix Updated to make policy intention clearer and to further confirm submission processes.
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – Deficit-Reduction Contributions Appendix Updated to make policy intention clearer and to further confirm submission processes.
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – Contingent Asset Appendix Updated to make policy intention clearer and to further confirm submission processes.
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – Insolvency Risk Appendix Updated to make policy intention clearer and to further confirm submission processes.
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – Guidance in Relation to Contingent Assets: Part 2 - Type A Contingent Assets Updated to make policy intention clearer and to further confirm submission processes.
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2018/19 2018/19 – PPF Deficit Reduction Contribution Guidance in Respect of the Financial Year 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019 Updated to make policy intention clearer and to further confirm submission processes.

6 March 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) February 2018 – Pension Schemes Relief at Source for Scottish Income Tax Newsletter [psn095a]
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) February 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 96 [psn096]

5 March 2018

SI 2018/271 – The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2018 [soc soc reval 18]
The Pensions Regulator: Statements – Managing Service Providers

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