12/10/2025 7:35:58 PM Brexit pragmatism By Alexandra Green A welcome breath of Brexit pragmatism, in the interests of business and its customers, from Andrew Bailey at the City Banquet, Mansion...
12/10/2025 7:25:36 PM Upper Tribunal rules that transfers of shares to a pension fund do not qualify for tax relief By Jessica Iannantuono The Upper Tribunal in HMRC v Sippchoice Ltd [2020] UKUT 0149 (TCC) has ruled that “transfers of non-cash assets made in satisfaction of...
12/10/2025 6:57:07 PM Pension scheme arrangements clearing exemption extended to 2022 By Edward Karsten William Sykes The temporary clearing exemption for pension scheme arrangements, set out in article 89(1) of EU EMIR (as amended by EMIR Refit), has...
12/10/2025 6:56:05 PM The future of UK regulation: the FCA’s new business plan By Alexandra Green Michael Sholem The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...
12/10/2025 6:52:11 PM Official Working Group encourages pension savers to invest in long term assets By Lora Froud The Productive Finance Working Group has published its recommendations to UK policymakers to remove barriers to investment by retirement...
12/10/2025 6:50:15 PM FCA publishes Long Term Asset Fund final rules By Lora Froud The FCA has published its final rules for the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is a new authorised fund vehicle that aims to make it...
12/10/2025 6:42:15 PM Clearing – potential one-year extension to pension schemes exemption, but further extensions unlikely By Edward Karsten William Sykes The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) recommending that the temporary...
12/10/2025 6:34:18 PM Dosco: quantum of a contribution notice By George Mitkov On 31 March 2022, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) published a section 89 report on its regulatory intervention in relation to the Dosco...
12/10/2025 6:28:31 PM DWP consults on new funding and investment regulations By George Mitkov The Pension Schemes Act 2021 introduced new requirements for DB schemes to: develop a funding and investment strategy that ensures that...
12/10/2025 6:23:08 PM EU reaches positive agreement on ELTIF reforms By Tiffany Cox Lora Froud Negotiations have concluded between the European Council and the European Parliament on changes to the European Long Term Investment Fund...
12/10/2025 6:19:33 PM Will the Edinburgh Reforms make a difference? By Alexandra Green Michael Sholem On 9 December, the Chancellor announced a package of over 30 reforms to the UK’s financial regulations, an attempt to achieve the biggest...
12/10/2025 6:18:41 PM Pensions dashboards – a top priority for 2023 By Faye Jarvis The recent slew of consultations from the Pensions Regulator, FCA and the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) serve as an important...
12/10/2025 6:12:58 PM Chancellor announces one of the biggest changes to pensions tax rules - what it means in practice By Faye Jarvis Scarlett Yu The UK Government has today announced some significant changes to the pension tax allowances: the lifetime allowance will be abolished...
12/10/2025 6:09:53 PM Fall-out from last Autumn’s LDI crisis culminates in new Pensions Regulator LDI Guidance By Faye Jarvis William Sykes The Regulator has published its detailed Funding and Investment Guidance, Using leveraged liability-driven investment. Cast to provide...
12/10/2025 5:58:44 PM PRA releases consultation paper on funded reinsurance By Andrew Barton Madison Kaur On 16 November 2023, the PRA published a consultation paper on funded reinsurance. The PRA has made several proposals to address what it...
12/10/2025 5:56:12 PM New Year, new code: key takeaways for trustees By Faye Jarvis Scarlett Yu The Pensions Regulator laid the long-awaited new general code in parliament yesterday, after a consultation in 2021. The new general...