Significant market and interest rate movements over recent years have seen funding positions improve for many defined benefit pension plans across the UK, and in a lot of cases this has resulted in pension plans finding themselves with an unexpected surplus. If sponsors and trustees are not anticipating a surplus, this can lead to uncertainty … Continue Reading
Are you considered to be a “professional trustee”? Well the answer to that question has just become a whole lot more important! The Pensions Regulator has recently published its “Professional trustee description policy”, which aims to provide clarity over who the Regulator would and would not consider to be a professional trustee. The Regulator’s definition … Continue Reading
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation cap, which would increase the potential compensation for long-service pension plan members. At present, members who have not yet reached their pension plan’s normal pension age when their plan enters the PPF are paid … Continue Reading
