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Pensions Law Handbook, 15th Edition is the definitive guide to this area of law and practice in the UK. It outlines the main responsibilities of key personnel in the operation and governance of occupational pension schemes and provides guidance through the complex web of statutes, regulations, regulatory guidance and case law.
As well as undertaking a full update of existing content, new material in this edition includes an overview of the:
- Pension Schemes Bill 2019-21 (including new powers for the Pensions Regulator and changes to the scheme funding regime)
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
- New requirements for investment governance and disclosure
- Important cases including Lloyds Bank (GMP equalisation), Hughes (PPF compensation cap), Safeway (equalisation) and BIC (scheme amendment)
- Proposals for a new DB funding code of practice
This title deals with the law applicable to specific tasks in the operation and governance of occupational pension schemes. It is essential reading for all pensions lawyers and consultants, accountants, HR professionals and managers of pensions fund trusts.
List of contents
1 Pension provision in the UK - an introduction
2 People involved with pensions
3 Trustees
4 State pension provision and contracting-out
5 Employer insolvency: the implications for pension schemes
6 Protection for early leavers
7 Employment issues
8 Pensions and divorce
9 Discrimination
10 Investment
11 Funding, deficits and surpluses
12 Winding up
13 Amendments and scheme redesign
14 Governance of defined contribution schemes and automatic enrolment
15 Commercial transactions
16 Pensions dispute resolution and litigation
17 Taxation of registered schemes
About the author
The award-winning CMS Pensions Team is experienced in advising trustees, employers, consultants and insurers on all aspects of pensions law. As well as day-to-day advice, they are industry leaders in longevity hedging, buy-in, buy-out, asset-backed funding and corporate restructuring. Unlike other pensions law practices, the team also works directly on litigation. With more than 70 UK pensions lawyers, CMS has the largest UK pensions team. The team has been ranked in the top-tier of both the Pensions and Pensions Litigation categories in the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 directories for over a decade. CMS were awarded 'European Pensions Law Firm of the Year 2023' at the European Pensions Awards and 'Pensions Lawyers of the Year 2021' at the Pensions Age Awards.
Summary
Pensions Law Handbook, 15th Edition is the definitive guide to this area of law and practice in the UK. It outlines the main responsibilities of key personnel in the operation and governance of occupational pension schemes and provides guidance through the complex web of statutes, regulations, regulatory guidance and case law.
As well as undertaking a full update of existing content, new material in this edition includes an overview of the:
- Pension Schemes Bill 2019-21 (including new powers for the Pensions Regulator and changes to the scheme funding regime)
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
- New requirements for investment governance and disclosure
- Important cases including Lloyds Bank (GMP equalisation), Hughes (PPF compensation cap), Safeway (equalisation) and BIC (scheme amendment)
- Proposals for a new DB funding code of practice
This title deals with the law applicable to specific tasks in the operation and governance of occupational pension schemes. It is essential reading for all pensions lawyers and consultants, accountants, HR professionals and managers of pensions fund trusts.
Foreword
This is the definitive guide to pensions law and practice in the UK, outlining the main responsibilities of key personnel in the operation and governance of workplace pensions. It is written by an award-winning pensions team.
