The draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2024 has been laid before Parliament, specifying 3 per cent as the amount by which GMPs attributable to earnings factors for the tax years...

Published on March 15, 2024, the most recent issue of the LTA guidance newsletter is now available from HMRC. Set out in the same format as the previous versions...

Nick Howard and Ben Wright discuss the proposal to make unfair dismissal a "day one" right for employees, a key focus of the UK Employment Rights Bill. For more insights, listen to their podcast here.

The Prudential Regulation Authority is consulting on rule amendments to increase Financial Services Compensation Scheme coverage on pension scheme buy-outs applying to individuals who have moved abroad.

On December 27, 2023, HM Treasury announced that the Spring Budget in 2024 will be on March 6, 2024.

The disputes team have written an article discussing an interesting recent Court of Appeal decision. The Court considered the impact of non-assignment...

Will Alete and Yolanda Dladla sat down to discuss what can be done to help improve recruitment and retention of Black talent, as well as the importance of allyship, role models and what can be done...

A number of important changes to the UK merger control regime are proposed that parties doing deals in 2024 should know about. Senior leaders from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

Our lawyers in the UK, Claire O'Donnell and Jack Mead discuss distressed M&A across boarders, looking at managing risk and capitalising on opportunities.

Two new HMRC regulations address legislative anomalies from the Lifetime Allowance removal, clarifying lump sums, death benefits, and pension protections, effective retroactively from April 6, 2024.

HMT has published its response to its earlier call for evidence on the exemption for UK over-the-counter pension fund investments in derivatives from clearing obligations under the European Market.

The Pensions Ombudsman released a revised factsheet with suggested wording for pension schemes to guide members to its complaint service, applicable in responses to complaints and on scheme websites.

The Regulator's General Code came into effect on March 28, 2024, which was one day later than previously announced. It replaces ten previous codes, which have been revoked from the same date.

The Pensions Regulator's latest blog sets out three tips for trustees seeking ways to improve their scheme's EDI standards:

On March 4, 2024, the Regulator published a blog on auto-enrolment, announcing a more user-friendly "refreshed" site for employers declaring their compliance.

In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market.

The Authorised Surplus Payments Charge (Variation of Rate) Order 2024 was laid before Parliament on March 11, 2024, and will amend the authorised...

We chat with Matt Gregory to discuss his journey from trainee to partner in our financial services team, and how he juggles his work/life balance including his part time career as a triathlete.

In the fourth podcast in our DE&I series, Hannah McAslan-Schaaf and Lara White discuss the data protection aspects of the FCA's recent consultation paper on diversity and inclusion.

The Regulator has revised its guidance on cyber security to help trustees and scheme managers meet their duties to assess risk, ensure controls are in place, and respond to incidents.