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A monthly UK pensions law podcast placing a spotlight on key developments that could affect your scheme. CPD may be available. The podcasts are an overview of the law. How the law will apply in any particular case will depend on the individual circumstances. Listeners should seek legal advice if any…

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    Preparing for a buy-in: selling illiquid investments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 56:33


    In the latest of our quarterly webinars, we discuss selling illiquid investments in preparation for a buy-in, including: David Barnett (partner and senior investment consultant at Barnett Waddingham) discussing the key considerations leading to the decision to sell an illiquid investment. Points to consider when appointing a broker to negotiate the sale of an illiquid investment. Key tax considerations. The process of negotiating the sale of an illiquid investment, such as the documents involved and material points for trustees to be aware of.

    Defined Contribution Schemes – Changing Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 9:55


    In this episode, Beth talks about some of the keys changes that have been, and are being, introduced for defined contribution schemes including the pensions guidance stronger nudge, fees and collective DC schemes.

    Automatic enrolment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 8:01


    In this episode, Beth gives a refresher on the automatic enrolment requirements and talks about changes proposed by a private members bill.

    Transferring to a defined benefit superfund

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 8:44


    In this episode, Beth talks about the Pensions Regulator's guidance for trustees and sponsoring employers considering transacting with a defined benefit superfund.

    Statutory Transfers: New Conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 6:05


    In this episode, Beth talks about the final regulations setting out the new conditions that need to be met in order for a statutory transfer to proceed.

    Contribution Notices: Employer Resources Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 7:14


    In this episode, Beth talks about the new regulations relating to one of the new grounds for issuing a contribution notice, being the employer resources test.

    Pensions Regulator notification requirements for defined benefit scheme employers - Consultation on draft Regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the draft Regulations currently being consulted on which will change the regime for notifications that employers to defined benefit schemes need to make to the Pensions Regulator.

    New governance rules for defined contribution schemes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about new governance rules for defined contribution schemes as set out in The Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which come into force on 1 October 2021.

    Episode 24 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version - Collective Money Purchase Schemes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the new authorisation and supervision regime for collective money purchase schemes set out in draft Regulations which are currently being consulted on.

    Episode 23 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version - Climate change risk reporting requirements confirmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the climate change risk reporting requirements set out in the new Regulations and accompanying statutory guidance.

    Episode 22 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version - Changes to Statutory Transfer Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the draft Regulations setting out the proposed changes to the statutory transfer rights which seek to minimise pension scams.

    Episode 21 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version - The Pensions Regulator's Draft Policy on New Criminal Offences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the Pensions Regulator's draft policy on its approach to the investigation and prosecution of the avoidance of the s75 debt and conduct risking accrued scheme benefits criminal offences.

    Episode 20 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version - Climate change risk reporting requirements

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the new climate change risk reporting requirements set out in the draft Regulations, which are currently being consulted on.

    Episode 19 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the new Pension Schemes Act 2021 and some of the significant changes it will introduce to the pensions landscape.

    Episode 18 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021


    Welcome to the 2021 pensions podcast series. In this episode, Beth Brown talks about two Pensions Ombudsman determinations. The first being about financial loss after maladministration has been corrected and the second relating to an employer’s failure to pay an employee’s deducted contributions to a pension scheme.

    Episode 17 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about the recent High Court decision in the Lloyds Bank pensions case on guaranteed minimum pension equalisation and what it means for past transfers-out.

    Episode 16 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown is joined by Nicola Collins to talk about the Pensions Regulator's guidance on protecting schemes from employer distress.

    Episode 15 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about some key pension law cases which have been decided this year.

    Episode 15 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about some key pension law cases which have been decided this year.

    Episode 14 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown joins with head of Pensions Litigation, Stuart Pickford, and Litigation senior associate, Tom Wild, to talk about legal professional privilege. The episode will explain what legal professional privilege is and how it is relevant for pension schemes.

    Episode 14 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown joins with head of Pensions Litigation, Stuart Pickford, and Litigation senior associate, Tom Wild, to talk about legal professional privilege. The episode will explain what legal professional privilege is and how it is relevant for pension schemes.

    Episode 13 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown summarises the Pensions Regulator's interim regime in respect of defined benefit superfunds.

    Episode 12 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown talks about some changes introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 which are relevant to the pensions industry.

    Episode 11 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020


    In this episode, Beth Brown summarises the key points in the guidance that the Pensions Regulator has produced during the COVID-19 crisis.

    Episode 10 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020


    In this cross practice episode, Jessica Walker and Beth Brown talk about how trustees might deal with COVID-19, including continuing to run their schemes and thinking about the potential impact on sponsoring employers.

    Episode 9 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020


    In this episode, Beth talks about the changes announced in the 2020 Budget to the tapered annual allowance that will apply from the 2020/2021 tax year onwards.

    Episode 8 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020


    Beth Brown and Nick Robertson present a special joint edition of the Mayer Brown Pensions and Mayer Brown Employment podcasts. We look at likely key issues across both areas in 2020.

    Episode 7 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020


    In this episode, Beth will cover new Regulations, which make changes to civil partnerships, including extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples.

    Episode 6 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020


    In the December 2019 episode, Richard and Beth look at the impact Conservatives winning the election could have on pensions.

    Episode 5 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019


    Richard looks at the Pension Schemes Bill that was recently laid before Parliament.

    Episode 4 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019


    This month Beth Brown, a senior associate in our Pensions Group in London, looks at the additional trustee investment and disclosure requirements that were announced earlier this summer.

    Episode 3 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019


    Richard looks at the implications for pension scheme trustees of Equitable Life’s proposal to convert its with-profits policies into unit-linked policies, and then to transfer them to Utmost Life and Pensions.

    Episode 2 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019


    Richard looks at new requirements that will come into force in December 2019 for trustees and service providers in relation to the use of investment consultancy and fiduciary management services.

    Episode 1 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast version

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019


    Richard looks at the issue of DB superfunds and, in particular, the government's recent consultation on an authorisation and supervision framework for DB superfunds.

    Episode 54 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019


    Richard looks at the issue of GMP equalisation, including the background to the issue, last year's High Court decision, and subsequent developments.

    Episode 53 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019


    Richard looks at two recent government consultation responses – on collective defined contribution (or CDC) pension schemes and on pensions dashboards.

    Episode 52 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019


    Richard looks at the Pensions Regulator's 2019 annual DB funding statement and the Competition and Markets Authority's final report in its investigation into the investment consultancy and fiduciary management markets and its consultation on a draft remedies order.

    Episode 51 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019


    Richard looks at the government’s response to its consultation on proposed new powers for the Pensions Regulator.

    Episode 50 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019


    Richard looks at some legal developments and deadlines in the pensions industry that will occur, or are expected to occur, during the course of 2019.

    Episode 49 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018


    Richard looks at new trustee investment and disclosure duties that will come into force in October 2019 and October 2020.

    Episode 48 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018


    Richard looks at the implications for pension schemes of the recent High Court decision in the Lloyds Bank case on GMP equalisation.

    Episode 47 - UK Pensions Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018


    Beth Brown, a senior associate in our Pensions Group in London, looks at some recent Pensions Ombudsman determinations of interest.

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