Regulatory matters
Cybersecurity: a cautionary tale
29 March 2017 - Andrew Cork
Data protection and cybersecurity are undoubtedly hot topics in the pensions world at the moment – and will continue to be so for some time. As part of our regular training to clients, we talk a lot about the structural protection that needs to be in place, such as drafting supplier contracts correctly and monitoring › Read More
When delays can be taxing … the 5 April deadline
10 March 2017 - Angela Stafford
No matter how good your scheme administration is, slip-ups can happen for a variety of reasons – human error, member misunderstanding, general administrative delays – but with the end of the tax year looming, the consequences of a mistake, particularly relating to DC contributions, can be much more significant. The annual allowance rules are increasingly › Read More
Intra-group secondments and pension liabilities
06 July 2016 - Däna Burstow
Intra-group secondment arrangements could give rise to a liability to contribute to a deficit in a defined benefit pension scheme – that’s the (possibly surprising) conclusion of a recent Court of Appeal ruling. › Read More
A Decade of Non-Stop Simplification
22 March 2016 - Helen Powell
6 April 2016 marks the 10-year anniversary of ‘A-Day’, the start date of the new regime of pensions tax simplification. How is that working out for you? › Read More