Perspective

20 February 2020

SSI 2020/31 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

19 February 2020

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 30 January 2020 – PPF Re-certification
The Pensions Regulator: Selected Research & Analysis - DC Surveys and Reviews 2020 – DC Trust: Scheme Return Data 2019-2020
The Pensions Regulator: Regulatory Intervention Reports February 2020 – House of Fraser Regulatory Intervention Report
SSI 2020/30 – The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.
Pendragon: Pensions Reference Materials – Statistics and Other Information [stats] CPI and RPI figures updated together with inflation rates (Tables 17A-17D)

18 February 2020

PO-19486 – Mrs H [PO-19486] Determinations from November 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 [euwa20] Amendments made by this Act are included in this update.

17 February 2020

HM Revenue & Customs: ROPS – Overseas Pensions: ROPS Notification List [rops] List dated 17 February 2020 with three schemes added and three removed

13 February 2020

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Automatic Enrolment Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2020/21 (13 February 2020)
Perspective Tips [tips] New tip relating to 'Recently Opened Documents'

11 February 2020

SI 2020/123 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Buckinghamshire Structural Changes) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Pensions Regulator: Consultation - Consultation Reports and Responses 2020 – Future of Trusteeship and Governance

10 February 2020

2019 USA: Ariana M v Humana Health Plan of Texas [Health benefits - Insurance policy - Discretion of insurer - Coverage denied - Whether exercise of discretion was abuse - Legal fees - Whether recoverable when claim was rejected]
2019 Can: Austin v Bell Canada [Benefits - Indexation - Construction - Oxford comma - Whether Oxford comma applies - Importance of punctuation - Whether legally induced comma]

7 February 2020

Draft Regulations – The draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2020 (February 2020)
2019 Ch: Colart International Holdings v Colart Pension Trustees [Documentation - Drafting Guaranteed minimum pensions - Indexation - Rectification]
2019 UT: McFadzean v HMRC [Tax - Tax relief - Pension scheme sanction charges - Scheme administrator - Where does liability lie - Change of scheme administrator - Procedure - Whether compulsory appointment as scheme administrator amounts to breach of European Convention of Human Rights' right to privacy]
2016 Ch: NHS Business Services Authority v Williams [NHS pension scheme - Retirement age - Pensionable employment - Definition - Pensions Ombudsman appeal - Whether a nursery nurse is a nurse]
2019 CA: Sun Capital Partners III v New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund [Liabilities - Mergers and acquisitions - Deficit - Private equity - Whether liabilities transfer with acquisition of business - Whether deficit infects private equity funds held in a pooled fund]

6 February 2020

2019 SC: Miller v Ministry of Justice [Discrimination - Equal treatment - Judges - Whether part-timers discriminated against - Whether distinction between salaried and fee-paid judges]
2019 Ch: Sharp v Blank (HBOS) [Investments - Shareholdings - Security class actions - Directors' liability - Whether personal liability - Whether failure to disclose information to shareholders would have affected outcome]

5 February 2020

2019 Ch: Toone v Ross [Employee benefit trust - Liquidation of plan sponsor - Payments to directors - Whether payments to employee benefits trusts are regarded as payment of dividends - Whether unlawful]

4 February 2020

SI 2020/101 – The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling and Compensation Cap) Order 2020
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 31 January 2020 – PPF Levy 2020/21: Deadlines are Approaching
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary January 2020 – UK Pensions Briefing - The Takeover Code
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – War Widows' Pension Scheme (30 January 2020)

3 February 2020

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – War Pensions Scheme Uprating 2020 (30 January 2020)
Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 28 – FPS Bulletin 28 - January 2020 [fpsbull28]
Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 193 – LGPC Bulletin - January 2020 [lgpcbull193]
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Tax Manuals PTM010000 – Pensions Tax Manual [ptm] Changes made as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU.

31 January 2020

Draft Order – The draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2020 (January 2020)
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note – The PPF Consults on New D&B Insolvency Risk Scores
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – State Pension Age Increase (Transitional Arrangements) (23 January 2020)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Pension Fund Investments (Climate Change); Topical Questions (Defined Benefit Transfer Advice) (27 January 2020)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – UKAEA Public Service Pension Scheme (28 January 2020)
The Pensions Regulator: Regulatory Intervention Reports January 2020 – Arcadia Group Limited

30 January 2020

Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 31 December 2019

29 January 2020

Bills -- Passage through Parliament: Pension Schemes Bill (2019-20) – Pension Schemes Bill: Second Reading (Lords) (28 January 2020)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) January 2020 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 116 [psn116]

28 January 2020

Government Actuary's Department: Technical Bulletins January 2020 – Proposed Changes to RPI

27 January 2020

Pendragon: – Spotlight on Pensions: A Guide to Pensions Practice [spotlight] Update includes new material on guaranteed minimum pension equalisation, DB scheme deferred debt arrangements, guidance for master trust transition, the PLSA's retirement living standards initiative, the extended remit for Independent Governance Committees, the FRC's Stewardship Code 2020 and new TPR guidance on trustees' duties when working with providers of investment consultancy and fiduciary management services.

23 January 2020

Pension Protection Fund: Purple Book – The Purple Book: DB Pensions Universe Risk Profile (2019) [purple19]

22 January 2020

2019 Ch: Blatchford Ltd v Blatchford [Documentation - Amendment - Whether mistake in drafting - Rectification - Test for rectification - Indexation - Conflict between provisions of rules - Whether court can accept lower interpretation]
2019 FTT (Tax): Hughes v HMRC [Taxation - Unauthorised member payment - Loan to member - Whether associated - Registered pension scheme - Charge - Surcharge]
2019 Ch: Sanderson v NHS Business Services Authority [NHS pension scheme - Survivor's benefits - Widower's benefits - Part-time employee - Whether a scheme contributor when not working - Whether full or deferred benefits payable - Whether death during pensionable employment]
2019 FTT (Tax): West v HMRC [Tax - Unauthorised payment - Unauthorised payment charge - Whether tribunal has discretion to disallow the charge]

21 January 2020

Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL Bill 36] (16 January 2020)
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 51 – Countdown Bulletin (January 2020)
The Pensions Regulator: Determination Notices 2017/18 – BHS Pension Schemes - Determination Notice
The Pensions Regulator: Selected Research & Analysis - DB and Hybrid Pension Schemes 2019 – The Pensions Landscape - Defined Benefit Pensions 2019
2019 Sh Ct: Cook v The Accountant in Bankruptcy [Insolvency - Bankruptcy - Whether pension vests in trustee in bankruptcy when withdrawn from pension plan as a lump sum - Whether treated as income]
2019 Ire: Parkin [Insolvency - Personal insolvency - Bankruptcy - Whether pension entitlements should be regarded as an asset of the debtor - Civil service pension - Whether civil service pension protected - Ireland]

20 January 2020

Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pensions Act 2004 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pensions Act 2004 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pensions Act 2011 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pensions Act 2011 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pension Schemes Act 2015 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pension Schemes Act 2015 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pension Schemes Act 2017 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pension Schemes Act 2017 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.

17 January 2020

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pensions Act 1995 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pensions Act 1995 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pensions Act 2008 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pensions Act 2008 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.
Pension Schemes Act 1993 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] This document shows the text of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 as amended by the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]. Please read the introductory Editorial Note for an explanation of the document and how best to use it.

16 January 2020

Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4] (7 January 2020) This update includes a link to a comparison document between HL Bill 5 (15 October 2019) and HL Bill 4 (7 January 2020).

15 January 2020

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 192 – LGPC Bulletin - December 2019 [lgpcbull192]
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) January 2020 – Managing Pension Schemes Service Newsletter [psn115a]
2019 ECJ: Palo v European Commission [European Union - Seconded employee - Pension contributions to a private pension system - Whether entitled to repayment of such contributions - Legitimate expectations]

14 January 2020

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues January 2020 – [Polished-up Pension Schemes Bill Promised - Higher PPF Compensation for Some - but 100% Protection Not Universal - PPF: 2020/21 Levy Details & 2021/22 Insolvency Risk Methodology - The Pensions Regulator: Compliance & Enforcement Update - PASA Master Trust Transition Guidance - Stop-gap AA Taper Fixes for the NHS - Deadline for Part-timer Discrimination Claims - New Government, Fresh Budget]
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 50 – Countdown Bulletin (December 2019)
2019 Ch: Airways Pension Scheme Trustee v Fielder [Amendments - Increase of benefits - Discretionary increases - Powers of trustees - Disputes - Settlement - Court approval for settlement - Procedure]

13 January 2020

2019 Ch: Financial Conduct Authority v Avacade [Pensions liberation - Regulation - Procedure - Disclosure - Whether adequate disclosure - Duty of regulator to disclose - Adequate disclosure - Regulator's personal computers]
2019 ECJ: Safeway v Newton [Equal treatment - Discrimination - 'Barber window' - Whether equalisation of benefits takes effect from the date of announcement to members or from the date of execution of deed where the deed contains retrospective powers]

10 January 2020

Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 4]: Explanatory Notes

9 January 2020

PO-24270 – Ms I [PO-24270] Determinations from October 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

7 January 2020

SI 2020/7 – The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2020
SI 2020/6 – The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2020

6 January 2020

XPS Pensions: XPS Pensions News December 2019 – Pensions Past, Present and Yet to Come

3 January 2020

SI 2019/1458 – The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 Selected provisions only.

2 January 2020

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 27 – FPS Bulletin 27 - December 2019 [fpsbull27]

24 December 2019

Local Government Association: TPS Bulletins Bulletin 66 – TPS Bulletin 66 - December 2019 [tpsbull066]

23 December 2019

SSI 2019/438 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Increased Pension Entitlement) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations will be included in a future update
Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 18 December 2019 – Civil Partnership Regulations 2019: Implications for Pension Schemes
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 20 December 2019 – Cases for Christmas - Some Last Minute Pension Treats
Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 116 – PPI "Question Time" Election Special Event December 2019
Pension Protection Fund: Consultation Documents and Responses – Introduction of Insolvency Risk Services with Dun & Bradstreet and Consultation on Changes to our Insolvency Scoring Methodology from 2021/22

20 December 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates July - September 2019 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin July - September 2019
2019 ECJ: Pensions-Sicherungs-Verein VVaG v Gunther Bauer [Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer - Directive 2008/94/EC - Article 8 - Supplementary pension schemes - Protection of entitlement to old-age benefits - Minimum guaranteed level of protection - Former employer's obligation to offset a reduction in an occupational old-age pension - External pension institution - Direct effect]

17 December 2019

Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2020/21 Pension Protection Levy 2020/21 – Determination under Section 175(5) of the Pensions Act 2004 in Respect of the Financial Year 1 April 2020-31 March 2021 The associated Appendices and Guidance are also included in this update.
Pension Protection Fund: Policy Documents – 2020/21 Pension Protection Levy Policy Statement

12 December 2019

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues December 2019 – [Pensions Manifestos; Pension Costs & Transparency - Government & FCA Response; PLSA Retirement Income Targets Published; DWP Considers Options for Better DC Benefit Statements; Revised Stewardship Code Asks More of Investors; Guidance on CMA Requirements; DB-to-DC transfers: Due Diligence Guidance Revised; Pilfered Contributions Fully Recoverable; Mixed-sex Couples Able to Form Civil Partnerships; HMRC Pension Schemes Newsletter]
Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 115 – What Could the 2019 General Election Mean for Pensions Policy
The Pensions Regulator: Consultation - Consultation Reports and Responses 2019 – Guides to Deliver the CMA's Recommendation to Produce Guidance to Trustees of Occupational Pension Schemes on Engaging with Investment Consultants and Fiduciary Managers

11 December 2019

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 6 December 2019 – Pension Dates in December
Hymans Robertson: Current Issues November 2019 – [Pension Schemes Bill; General Levy Set to Increase; PPF Consults on 2020/21 Levy Proposals; Action on Executive Pay; Poor Record-keeping Crackdown; Recent Court Judgments; Pension Ombudsman Outlines Plans; OTS Pensions Tax Recommendations; HMRC Newsletters]
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary November 2019 – November 2019 Briefing: The Pensions Law Implications of the UK General Election 2019
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulatory Guidance – Tender and Set Objectives for Investment Service Providers

10 December 2019

Spotlight on Pensions Bulletin: LeGrand View December 2019 – The Future of Pensions Regulation - Cost vs Benefit
2019 USA: Bauwens v Revcon Technology Group [Group scheme - Multiemployer plan - Withdrawal from plan - Withdrawal liability - United States - Procedure - Statute of limitation - Whether agreement to take periodic payments suspended limitation periods]
2019 USA: Brown v Nationwide Life Insurance Company [Fees - Whether excessive - Whether breach of fiduciary duty - Whether breach of fiduciary duty by plan sponsor - Whether small schemes have sufficient resources to meet fiduciary obligations - Whether capacity for class action]
2019 USA: Dorman v The Charles Schwab Corporation [Disputes - Procedure - Arbitration - Whether provision for arbitration in plan rules is enforceable]
2019 ECJ: WA v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social [Social security - Disability pension - Equal treatment - Whether discrimination to grant a mother with two children but not a father - Whether justifiable]

9 December 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 191 – LGPC Bulletin - November 2019 [lgpcbull191]

4 December 2019

PO-26866 – Mr L [PO-26866] Determinations from September 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 26 – FPS Bulletin 26 - November 2019 [fpsbull26]
2019 Ct Sess: Cunningham v Pensions Ombudsman [Self-invested personal pension - Investments - Complain to Pensions Ombudsman - Procedure - Time limits for appeals - Whether grounds for simple appeal or need for judicial review]

3 December 2019

2019 Ch: Downe v Universities Superannuation Scheme [Early retirement - Termination of employment - Whether redundancy - Whether entitlement to unreduced early retirement pension - Appeal from Pensions Ombudsman]
2019 FTT (Tax): Omar v HMRC [Taxation - Contributions - Tax deductability - Salary sacrifice - Discovery assessments - Penalties - Whether fair - Whether taxpayer careless in filing returns]
2019 Ch: Tenconi v James Hay Partnership [Investments - Self-administered scheme - Self-invested personal pension plan - Instructions to invest not executed within time - Whether loss - Whether liability by plan manager]
2019 FTT (Tax): Turner v HMRC [Investments - Self-invested personal pensions - Taxation - Loans - Whether involved unauthorised payment - Whether unauthorised payments charge - Whether unauthorised payments surcharge]

2 December 2019

PMI/PRAG: Miscellaneous Ninth Edition 2019 – Pensions Terminology [termin]

28 November 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Welfare and Pensions Update (4 November 2019)

27 November 2019

PO-17634 – Mr I [PO-17634] Determinations from August 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) November 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 115 [psn115]

25 November 2019

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 15 – PPF Consultation on the 2020/21 Levy
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulation and Enforcement – Master Trust Authorisation: Decision-Making Procedure Updated version dated November 2019

22 November 2019

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 8 November 2019 – Improving Communications with DC Members
2019 CA: HMRC v Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees [Taxation - Investments - Stock lending - Manufactured dividends - Manufactured overseas dividends - European law - Free movement of capital - Whether deducted tax recoverable]
Equality Act 2010 [ea10] Amendments made by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 to the Equality Act 2010 and to other relevant Acts and SIs are included in this update.

21 November 2019

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 25 – FPS Bulletin 25 - October 2019 [fpsbull25]

15 November 2019

Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL Bill 48] (30 October 2019)
Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 190 – LGPC Bulletin - October 2019 [lgpcbull190]

12 November 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) October 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 114 [psn114]

11 November 2019

SSI 2019/382 – The Firefighters' Pension and Compensation Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2019
SSI 2019/381 – The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Amendment (Increased Pension Entitlement) (Scotland) Order 2019
SSI 2019/380 – The Police Pensions Amendment (Increased Pension Entitlement) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

8 November 2019

SI 1998/1870 – The Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 [isa 98] Regs 7, 8 and 8A added following a user request

7 November 2019

House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – National Health Service (Pensions Tax) (30 October 2019)
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Gender Pay Gap (Pension Gap) (31 October 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Departmental Update (Department for Work and Pensions) (31 October 2019)
House of Commons: Investment (Investment Consultants Market) HC 292 – Pension Costs and Transparency: Government and Financial Conduct Authority Responses to the Committee's Twenty-Ninth Report of Session 2017-19

6 November 2019

SI 2019/1449 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019

5 November 2019

Department for Work and Pensions: Disclosure of Information – Simpler Annual Benefit Statements - Public Consultation

1 November 2019

SI 2019/1433 – The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2019
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary October 2019 – UK Pensions Briefing - GMP Equalisation: Some Tips and Tricks

31 October 2019

SI 2019/1425 – The Finance Act 2004 (Specified Pension Schemes) Order 2019
SSI 2019/358 – The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 The amendments made by this Order will be included in a future update
SSI 2019/357 – The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019
SR 2019/206 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 These Regulations are in the process of being edited. All amendments will be included in future updates.

29 October 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Regulatory Intervention Reports October 2019 – London Borough of Barnet Superannuation Fund
Local Government Association: TPS Bulletins Bulletin 65 – TPS Bulletin 65 - October 2019 [tpsbull065]

28 October 2019

Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 30 September 2019
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 24 October 2019 – The Pension Schemes Bill - Was It Worth the Wait?
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Debate on the Address (5th Day) (23 October 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Debate on the Address (6th Day) (24 October 2019)

25 October 2019

House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Queen's Speech Debate (6th Day) (22 October 2019)

24 October 2019

Office of Tax Simplification: Savings (Taxation) – Taxation and Life Events: Simplifying Tax for Individuals
2019 QB: Delve v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (WASPI) [State pension - Old age pension - State pension age - Different state pension age for men and women - Change in state pension age for women - Whether discrimination - Whether breach of human rights]

23 October 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – State Pension (Women); Topical Questions (Pensions) (7 October 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Prison Officers (Pension Age) (8 October 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Pensions (1950s-born Women) (17 October 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Teachers' Pay and Pension Grants (23 October 2019)

22 October 2019

2002 CA: Matthews v Ministry of Defence [Procedure - Military service - Injuries suffered during military service - Whether state can preclude claims in tort being made against it - Sovereign immunity - Human rights]

21 October 2019

Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 5]: Explanatory Notes
SI 2019/1351 – The Local Government Pension Scheme (West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund and West Midlands Pension Fund Merger) Regulations 2019
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2019) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Government Response on Proposed Merger of the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund and West Midlands Pension Fund

18 October 2019

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues October 2019 – [The CPIH in the RPI's clothing; GMP equalization update; Stewardship & governance changes: new guidance issued; Minor surgery prescribed for doctors' annual allowance ills; Regulator's Compliance and Enforcement Bulletin; Fixed protection loss via auto-enrolment not employer/scheme's fault; (Another) new Secretary of State]
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary September 2019 – RPI and CPI - Ten Things You Should Know
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 14 – RPI to Be Aligned With CPIH
XPS Pensions: XPS News Alert October 2019 – Queen's Speech: Pension Schemes Bill Announced
Department for Work and Pensions: Taxation (General) – The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) Review 2019

17 October 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 14 October 2019 – Developments in the Accreditation of Professional Pension Trustees

16 October 2019

Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 [HL Bill 5] (15 October 2019) Bill as introduced in the House of Lords [HL Bill 5]. Please note that the Bill is still in the process of being edited. Updated versions will be added to Perspective over the course of the next few days.
PO-22843 – Mr E [PO-22843] Determinations from July 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents

14 October 2019

2019 FTT (Tax): Clark v HMRC [Benefits - Surrender of benefits - Surrender of pension - Taxation - Settlement agreement - Employer-financed retirement benefit scheme (EFRBS)]

10 October 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Other Guidance and Documents – Cross-border Schemes: Guidance in the Event of a No-deal Brexit
2019 USA: Banks v Northern Trust [Litigation - Trustees - Class action - Whether class actions permitted against trustees - United States]
2019 Aus: Dawson v Dawson [Small self-administered pension plan - Trustees - Appointment of replacement trustee - Whether valid - Whether attorney can act as trustee - Australia]
2019 USA: Dawson v Steager [Small self-administered pension plan - Trustees - Appointment of replacement trustee - Whether valid - Whether attorney can act as trustee - Australia]

8 October 2019

2019 USA: Caesars Entertainment Corporation v International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68 Pension Fund [Employer - Contributions - Multi-employer plan - Duty to pay contributions following withdrawal of employees]
2019 USA: DeRogatis v Board of Trustees of the Welfare Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 15 [Benefits - Bad advice to survivor - Whether trustees estopped from denying later claim for benefits - Whether member handbook overrides oral representation]

7 October 2019

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 24 – FPS Bulletin 24 - September 2019 [fpsbull24]
2017 CCC: Arif v Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration Litigation - Group litigation - Self-invested personal pensions - Appropriate court - Whether a group litigation order is appropriate where every claim will need to be considered on its merits]
2019 UT: Chappell v The Pensions Regulator [Contributions - Warning notice - Failure of plan sponsor - Whether abandonment - The Pensions Regulator - Failure to respond - Whether respondent should have extension of time - Procedure]

4 October 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Debates and Oral Answers – Business of the House (Women's Pensions) (3 October 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 49 – Countdown Bulletin (October 2019)
Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 189 – LGPC Bulletin - September 2019 [lgpcbull189]
2019 Ch: Prudential Assurance and Rothesay Life [Annuities - Transfer of obligations from one insurer to another - Plan approved by regulators and independent experts - Whether the court should approve - Grounds for objection - Whether brand and reputation are valid considerations]
2019 CA: The Pensions Regulator v Workchain [Auto-enrolment - Breach of requirement to auto-enrol employees - Penalties for breach - Whether penalties excessive - Crime]

2 October 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Regulatory Guidance – DB Investment Updated September 2019 to reflect changes arising from The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. Please note that these changes are still in the process of being edited.

1 October 2019

Government Actuary's Department: LGPS (Scotland) Guidance 10 September 2019 – Late Retirement

27 September 2019

NEST Corporation: National Employment Savings Trust – Rules of the National Employment Savings Trust [nest rules]

26 September 2019

Pension Protection Fund: Consultation Documents and Responses – The 2020/21 Pension Protection Levy Consultation Document The accompanying draft Determination, Appendices and Guidance will be included in a future Perspective update.
The Pensions Regulator: Regulatory Intervention Reports September 2019 – Moore Stephens Pensions Master Trust and Autoenrolment.co.uk
Pension Protection Fund: Policy Documents – How Recent Court Judgments Impact s179 Valuations Updated on PPF website from September 2019

25 September 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Other Guidance and Documents – Record-keeping

20 September 2019

Department for Work and Pensions: DWP Factsheet – Shareholder Rights Directive II Fact Sheet
The Pensions Regulator: Regulatory Intervention Reports September 2019 – Marcus Johnson, Lynda Turner and Andrew Stowers

19 September 2019

Spotlight on Pensions Bulletin: LeGrand View September 2019 – Taxing Times

18 September 2019

XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 13 – Further Changes to SIP Requirements for Trustees
XPS Pensions: XPS Pensions News September 2019 – How Well do You Know Your Members?

17 September 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary August 2019 – A Review of the Pensions Regulator's Recent Activities
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary September 2019 – New Investment Consultancy and Fiduciary Management Requirements from the Competition and Markets Authority
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Insolvency (PPF); Mineworkers' Pension Scheme; Higher Education (Pensions); Local Government Pension Scheme; Judiciary (Occupational Pensions); Mineworkers' Pension Scheme; Pensions (Chronic Illnesses); Money and Pensions Service (Finance); Money and Pensions (Advisory Services); Occupational Pensions (Birmingham Edgbaston); Occupational Pensions (Neath); Occupational Pensions (North Durham); Occupational Pensions (Twickenham); Pensions (Chronic Illnesses); Social Security Benefits (Uprating) (9 September 2019)
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Armed Forces (Pensions); Defence Medical Services (Pensions); Investment Returns (Pension Funds); Occupational Pensions (Tax Allowances); Zimbabwe (Pensions) (9 September 2019)

16 September 2019

PO-22943 – Mr S [PO-22943] Determinations from June 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Service Pensions (Consultations) – NHS Pension Scheme: Pension Flexibility - Consultation Document

13 September 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 9 September 2019 – Box Clever Appeal Decision
Hymans Robertson: Current Issues August 2019 – [Regulator consults on the 'Future of Trusteeship & Governance'; Proposals for putting new trustee investment rules into pensions law, plus draft guidance; Regulator expects review will lead to a single Code of Practice; Supreme Court denies Government's application for permission to appeal ruling; Revised DC investment governance guidance; Regulator's DB funding analysis 2019; Court dismisses appeal against 'Box Clever' financial support directions; Pension Charges Bil; EIOPA's opinions on governance and risk management of pension funds; Joint statement on climate change; Court judgments; The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill; HMRC newsletters; Pensions Regulator launches re-enrolment tool]
2019 USA: Reed v KRON/IBEW Local 45 Pension Plan [Benefits - Survivor - Domestic partner - Whether discrimination - Whether same-sex marriage is required to be recognised]
2019 ECJ: Rohart v Federale Pensioendienst [Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social security - Pension rights under the national pension scheme for employed persons - Refusal to take into account the period of compulsory military service completed by an official of the European Union after taking up his post - Principle of sincere cooperation]
2019 Advertising Standards Authority / Committee of Advertising Practice: Smart Pension
2019 Info Comm: The Pensions Ombudsman: AEA Technology [Pensions Ombudsman - Freedom of Information Act - Request - Failure to respond - Whether repeat request - Whether volume of information disproportionate]

12 September 2019

Department for Education: Occupations (Teachers' Pensions) – Teachers' Pension Scheme - Independent Schools Phased Withdrawal Proposal
2019 QB: Michaelides v Chief Constable of Mersyside Police [Benefits - Mental health - Police - Whether condition derived from service - Duty of appeal board to consider facts]

11 September 2019

2019 FTT (General Regulatory Chamber): EC2 Master v The Pensions Regulator [The Pensions Regulator - Chairman's statement - Breach of requirement - Penalty - Whether appropriate - Quantum of penalty]
2019 EAT: Engel v Ministry of Justice [Discrimination - Equal treatment - Part-time workers - Judges - Comparators - Suitable comparators - Membership of judicial pension scheme]

10 September 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Insolvency (PPF); Johnston Press (Insolvency) (Pensions); NHS (Pensions); Local Government Pension Scheme; Local Government Pension Scheme (Yorkshire and the Humber); National Employment Savings Trust Scheme (3 September 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Local Government Pension Scheme (4 September 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Pensions (Tax Allowances); State Retirement Pensions (British Nationals Abroad) (5 September 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – State Retirement Pensions (Females) (6 September 2019)
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – General Practitioners (Nurses) (Pension Scheme); NHS (Pensions) (3 September 2019)

9 September 2019

2019 CA: Langford v Secretary of State for Defence [Benefits - Survivor - Partner - Cohabiting partner - Whether exclusion of partner married to someone else is permissible - Discrimination - Human rights - Public sector schemes]

6 September 2019

2019 Ch: Caribonum Pension Trustees Limited v Pelikan Hardcopy Production AG [Funding - Guarantee by plan sponsor - Whether enforceable against foreign parent of plan sponsor]
2019 Ch: Corsham v Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex [Early retirement and re-employment - Taxation - Whether duty of plan sponsor or employer to advise member of taxation of pension if re-employed]

5 September 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Occupational Pensions (2 August 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Higher Education (Pensions) (9 August 2019)
House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Pensions (State Pension Age); State Retirement Pensions (Females) (16 August 2019)
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Pensions (Tax Allowances) (18 July 2019)
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Public Sector (Pensions) (19 July 2019)
House of Lords (October 2014 onwards): Written Answers – Doctors (Tax Allowances) (Pensions) (22 July 2019)
Pension Protection Fund: Levy Determinations - 2019/20 2019/20 – A Guide to the Pension Protection Levy 2019/20
Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) – Tailored Review of The Pensions Ombudsman

4 September 2019

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 23 – FPS Bulletin 23 - August 2019 [fpsbull23]

3 September 2019

Local Government Association: TPS Bulletins Bulletin 64 – TPS Bulletin 64 - August 2019 [tpsbull064] We are pleased to announce that the Teachers' Pensions Bulletins are now available on Perspective.

30 August 2019

PO-21243 – Mr R [PO-21243] Determinations from May 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 48 – Countdown Bulletin (August 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) August 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 113 [psn113]

29 August 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 188 – LGPC Bulletin - August 2019 [lgpcbull188]

28 August 2019

Government Actuary's Department: LGPS (E&W) Guidance 28 June 2019 – Late Retirement

23 August 2019

Government Actuary's Department: Guidance – Working with GAD on Bulk Transfers Back into a Public Service Pension Scheme Under 'Fair Deal'
The Pensions Regulator: Compliance and Enforcement Updates April - June 2019 – Compliance and Enforcement: Quarterly Bulletin April - June 2019

21 August 2019

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 1 August 2019 – TPR has Updated its Guide to Investment Governance for DC Trustees
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 12 – Scheme Funding: TPR's Twelfth Analysis

19 August 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary July 2019 – Regulator Ramps Up "Green" Investment Guidance for Revised SIPs
XPS Pensions: Briefing Note 2019 No. 11 – TPR Seeks to Make the Trustee Model Work Better
2019 USA: Kisor v Wilkie [Benefits - War pensions - Retrospectivity of award - Effectiveness of civil service guidance - Whether has the force of law]

15 August 2019

Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 22 – FPS Bulletin 22 - July 2019 [fpsbull22]

14 August 2019

2018 USA: Jander v International Business Machines [Investments - Investment in employer's stock - Whether fiduciary obligation to avoid such stock where trustees aware of factors affecting value of stock]
2019 USA: Muri v National Indemnity Company [Investments - Pooled funds - Whether prudent investment - Defined contribution plan - Absence of investment plan - Whether absence of plan indicates imprudence]

9 August 2019

Department for Work and Pensions: Pensions Ombudsman – The Pensions Ombudsman: Dispute Resolution Provisions and Widening of Jurisdiction - Government Response to the Consultation
2019 ECJ: European Commission v Republic of Poland [Retirement ages - Judges - Human rights - Fundamental rights - Whether reduction of retirement ages of judges is breach of fundamental right]
2019 SC: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Gubeladze [State pension credit - Social security benefit - Means-tested benefit - European Union - Whether foreign European Union national entitled to benefit]

8 August 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 187 – LGPC Bulletin - July 2019 [lgpcbull187]
House of Commons: Investment (Investment Consultants Market) HC 1476 – Pension Costs and Transparency - Twenty-Ninth Report of Session 2017-19
2019 QB: Carter v Chelmsford Crown Court [Benefits - Discrimination - Equal treatment - Survivor's pension - Whether post-retirement spouses can be excluded from benefit - Contingent claims - Whether correct procedure is a claim for declaratory relief or a judicial review - Procedure]
2018 ET: Tomos v Institute and Faculty of Actuaries [Actuaries - Qualification - Equal treatment - Discrimination on grounds of nationality - Whether discrimination in jurisdiction of qualifying state - Time limits for complaint]
2019 Ch: Vannin Capital PCC v RBoS Shareholders Action Group [Disputes - Class actions - Securities class action - Evidence - Post settlement arrangements - Litigation funding - Whether pension fund complainant must disclose evidence -Disclosure]
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Code-related Guidance No 13 – Communicating and Reporting Updated to reflect amendments to legislation regarding the provision of information about pooled funds and the bringing together of Pension Wise, the Pensions Advisory Service and the Money Advice Service into the Money and Pensions Service.
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Code-related Guidance No 13 – Value for Members Updated to reflect the fact that an industry led body: The Cost Transparency Initiative, has produced standardised templates.

7 August 2019

2018 UT: Department of Work and Pensions v Goulding [State pension credit - Social security - Whether account to be taken of notional personal pension not drawn - Income drawdown plan - Whether to be taken into account - Whether payments from income drawdown are capital or income]

6 August 2019

2019 CA: Granada UK Rental v The Pensions Regulator (Box Clever) [Regulation - Deficits - Funding - Financial support - Obligation of plan sponsor - Regulator's powers - Whether retrospective powers]

5 August 2019

European Union: Council Regulations (EU) 2019/1238 – Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)

31 July 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 47 – Countdown Bulletin (August 2019)
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) July 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 112 [psn112]
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2019) – Consultation on Delivering the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Recommendation for Trustee Oversight of Investment Consultants and Fiduciary Managers

30 July 2019

The Pensions Ombudsman: Annual Reports – Annual Report of the Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman 2018-2019: Casework Review - Pensions Ombudsman and Casework Review - Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman

29 July 2019

Department of Health and Social Care: Public Service Pensions (Consultations) – NHS Pension Scheme: Proposed Flexibility - Consultation Document
SI 2019/1134 – The Teachers' Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update

26 July 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (formerly Department for Communities and Local Government): Local Government (2019) – Local Government Pension Scheme: Proposed Merger of the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund and West Midlands Pension Fund - Policy Consultation

25 July 2019

Spotlight on Pensions Bulletin: LeGrand View July 2019 – Climates Changing Earlier editions can be found under "Commentary" in the Table of Documents

24 July 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Consultation on Pensions for NHS Clinicians (23 July 2019)
The Pensions Regulator: Guidance - Code-related Guidance No 13 – Investment Governance

23 July 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Public Service Pensions (15 July 2019)
Department for Education: Occupations (Teachers' Pensions) – The Teachers' Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019 - Government Consultation Response

18 July 2019

SI 1975/561 – The Social Security and Family Allowances (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 1975 Added following user request
Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 30 June 2019
The Pensions Regulator: Statements – Single Code of Practice Statement
2018 FTT (General Regulatory Chamber): Moore Stephens Master Trust v The Pensions Regulator [Regulation - Defined contribution scheme - Chairman's statement - Whether breach - Whether maximum fine appropriate for trivial breach - Whether legislation is ultra vires]
2019 USA: Ramos v Banner Health [Record-keeping - Administration - Fees - Fiduciary obligations - Whether investment adviser had fiduciary obligations to reduce management costs - Class action - Summary judgment]
2019 USA: Sweda v University of Pennsylvania [Fiduciary duties - Fees - Whether duty to monitor fees - Duty of plan sponsor - Investments - Whether duty to monitor investments]

16 July 2019

Local Government Pensions Committee: LGPC Bulletin 186 – LGPC Bulletin - June 2019 [lgpcbull186]
2019 ECJ: European Commission v Tuerck [Transfers - Pensionable service - Years of service - Whether member joining receiving scheme is entitled to credit by value or by service]
2019 A-G: Pensions-Sicherungs-Verein VVaG v Gunther Bauer [Insolvency - Insolvency of plan sponsor - Protection of benefits in insolvency - Level of protection]
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Factors (Commutation, Compensation Cap, Early Retirement, Late Retirement and Step-down) – General Information on PPF Factors for Commutation, Early Retirement and Late Retirement Updated July 2019 following publication of various actuarial factors from 1 October 2019

15 July 2019

PO-19320 – Ms R [PO-19320] Determinations from April 2019 can be found under "The Pensions Ombudsman" in the Table of Documents
Firefighters' Pensions England Scheme Advisory Board: FPS Bulletins No 21 – FPS Bulletin 21 - June 2019 [fpsbull21]
2019 ET: Davda v Institute and Faculty of Actuaries [Actuaries - Qualifications - Discrimination - Whether UK students can be prohibited from taking foreign equivalent examinations - Whether race discrimination - Whether indirect race discrimination]
2019 Ch: PS Independent Trustees v China Shipping [Multi-employer scheme - Insolvency of one of the sponsors - Employer debt - Whether non-segregated scheme can be treated as segregated scheme - Whether joint liability]
2019 Ch: Sheffield v Kier Group [Disputes - Pensions Ombudsman - Jurisdiction - Extent of jurisdiction - Costs awarded by Pensions Ombudsman]

12 July 2019

The Pensions Regulator: Statements – Climate Change Joint Statement
Pension Scams Industry Group (formerly Pension Liberation Industry Group): Code of Practice – Combating Pension Scams - A Code of Good Practice

8 July 2019

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 5 July 2019 – Public Sector Pensions Speedbrief: Supreme Court Refuses Government Permission to Appeal in Public Sector Age Discrimination Cases
Pension Protection Fund: Guidance - Insolvency Practitioners Note 8 – Situations Involving New or Successor Schemes

5 July 2019

House of Commons (October 2014 onwards): Written Statements – Walker v Innospec Supreme Court Judgment and Response to the Survivor Benefits Review (4 July 2019)
2019 CA: BIC UK v Burgess [Indexation - Inflation proofing - Invalid enhancement of benefits - Whether fault could be corrected by subsequent documentation]
2019 CA: Department of Work and Pensions v Goulding [State pension credit - Status of existing private pension provisions - Whether to be taken into account when dispute in relation to quantum of private pension]

4 July 2019

HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC Countdown Bulletins (ending of contracting-out) Issue 46 – Countdown Bulletin (July 2019)
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sports/HM Treasury: Investment (Environmental, Social and Governance) – Growing a Culture of Social Impact Investing in the UK

1 July 2019

Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 20 June 2019 – The CMA's Final Order Following its IC and FM Market Investigation
Office for National Statistics: Information & Awareness/Education/Pension Information (Government Actuary/ONS Surveys) – Occupational Pension Schemes Survey, UK: 2018 - Statistical Bulletin

28 June 2019

SI 2019/1049 – The Police Pensions (Employer Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Eversheds Sutherland: Speedbrief 17 June 2019 – More Updates Needed to Your Scheme's Statement of Investment Principles
Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary June 2019 – New Standards and Accreditation System for Professional Trustees
HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) June 2019 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 111 [psn111]
2019 Aus: Howard v Batistich [Death benefit - Whether unmarried partner entitled to benefits on death of member - Evidence to demonstrate relationship]

27 June 2019

2019 USA: Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company v AARP [Insurer - Asset manager - Whether fiduciary obligations to members - Whether charges were excessive]
2019 USA: Piccioli v Teachers' Retirement System [Acquisition of a full pension after one day's service - Retrospective legislation removing such right - Whether legislation constitutional]

25 June 2019

2019 Jer: States Employment Board v Fire and Rescue Service Association [Pensionable salary - Non-pensionable lump sums - Employment - Introduction of new pension scheme - Amendment of scheme from final salary to career average revalued earnings (CARE) scheme - Industrial dispute - Dispute - Dispute resolution arrangements - Whether dispute about pensions amounts to a collective employment dispute - Whether despite between members and employer or members and the government - Procedure]

18 June 2019

Hymans Robertson: Current Issues June 2019 – [Revising the DB funding Code - The Regulator, reviewed - Opinion puts PPF compensation levels in doubt - Ombudsman responds to High Court rebuff -Re-writing history impermissibly - Use of new cost-transparency templates 'strongly encouraged' - HMRC newsletters May 2019]
Pensions Policy Institute: PPI Briefing Note Number 114 – The Gender Pensions Gap - Can it be Closed?
Competition and Markets Authority: Investment (Investment Consultants Market) – The Investment Consultancy and Fiduciary Management Market Investigation Order 2019
2019 Ind: Modern Transportation Consultation Services v Central Provident Fund Commissioner [Railways scheme - Membership - Retired employee returning to work - Whether obligation to become member when working while retired]

17 June 2019

XPS Pensions: XPS Pensions News June 2019 – All Change for Scheme Funding?

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]

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

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 Civil Service (Other Crown Servants) Pensions Scheme Regulations 2016 (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 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: Regulatory Intervention 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: Regulatory Intervention 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: Regulatory Intervention 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
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
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
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
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

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 Trustees
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)

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: 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

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

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.
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]

11 December 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) December 2018 – Relief at Source Pension Schemes Newsletter [psn106a]
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

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]

29 November 2018

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

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: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) November 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 105 [psn105]

26 November 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

23 November 2018

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

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]

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

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?

5 November 2018

Barnett Waddingham: Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting – 30 September 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

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

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

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

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 – 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

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]

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

SI 2018/997 – The Police and Firefighters' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018

20 September 2018

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

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

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)

31 August 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) August 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 102 [psn102]

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?

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

15 August 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

9 August 2018

House of Commons: Savings (General) – Household Finances: Income, Saving and Debt: Nineteenth Report of Session 2017-19

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

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

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

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)

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?

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)

20 July 2018

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

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

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

12 July 2018

Draft Regulations – The draft Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2018 (July 2018)
Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislation: Commentary and Consultation (2018) – Changes to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) Compensation Regulations: Public Consultation

11 July 2018

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

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

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?

25 June 2018

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)

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

19 June 2018

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

13 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]

12 June 2018

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

8 June 2018

Office of Tax Simplification: Savings (Taxation) – Savings Income: Routes to Simplification

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]

1 June 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) May 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 99 [psn099]

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]

23 May 2018

Norton Rose Fulbright: Commentary May 2018 – Pensions Briefing - The Pension Regulator's Annual Funding Statement 2018

22 May 2018

Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon Legal Update 19 April 2018 – White Paper: Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

18 May 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) May 2018 – Pension Schemes Newsletter 98 [psn098]

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

15 May 2018

SI 2018/576 – The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Amendments made by these Regulations are included in this update.

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

27 April 2018

HM Revenue & Customs: Newsletters (Pension Schemes Newsletters) April 2018 – Pension Schemes Manage and Register Pension Schemes Service Newsletter [psn097a]

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]

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.

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]

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.

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)

19 March 2018

Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Reform (Security in Retirement/Workplace Pension Reforms) Cm 9591 – Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

9 March 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

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]

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