Pensions
Ongoing changes to pensions practice and taxation, coupled with
current investment conditions and increased employee awareness,
make life difficult for pension schemes.
The Government’s 'Pensions Simplification', introduced on 6
April 2006, had the aim of making pensions easier to understand but
implementing these changes can be complex. We work with our clients
to provide practical and cost-effective pensions solutions.
Our clients include employers and trustees, public and private
sector bodies, ranging from household names to start-up
companies.
We also have a Financial
Services & Funds
Group advising on pension products and investment and custody
matters. Our Employment
Practice is also available to advise on service contract or
termination issues.
We advise on:
- duties and liabilities of trustees, employers and
professional advisers
- compliance with the Pensions Acts 1995 and 2004
regulatory regime
- government pension reform and tax
simplification
- scheme wind-ups, insolvency and deficit
counselling
- scheme design, re-structuring and
documentation
- pensions aspects of corporate mergers, disposals and
acquisitions
- discrimination and equalisation issues
- member communications and dispute resolution
- trustee training
- pension investment and custody
- pension sharing on divorce
- group personal pensions and stakeholders