The Month In Pensions - June 2020 - Tipping point for consolidation?

The Month in Pensions - Gowling WLG

In The Month In Pensions for June 2020, have we reached a tipping point for consolidation in the pensions industry? Is it time for superfunds and collective defined contribution?

And, in a month with plenty of sobering economic news, what are the options for pension scheme trustees and employers in distress?

Ian Chapman-Curry is joined by Christopher Stiles to discuss his latest Insights on the options that are available for those faced with difficult market conditions and what a new insolvency regime means for trustees of defined benefit occupational pension schemes.

For the full text of Christopher's Insights, visit www.tinyurl.com/TMIP2006C and www.tinyurl.com/TMIP2006D

Also covered in this month's edition are:

- TPR updating its measures on helping pension

schemes tackle COVID-19 challenges (see TPR's press release at www.tinyurl.com/TMIP2006A);

- the Financial Conduct Authority's package of measures on defined benefit transfers and transfer advice (see the FCA's DB transfer webpage at www.tinyurl.com/TMIP2006B); and

- TPR's new interim guidance regime for the emerging superfund pension market (visit www.tinyurl.com/TMIP2006E for our Insight on TPR's interim guidance).

This episode finishes with a roundup of key developments in the world of pensions for July 2020.

You can get in touch with Ian Chapman-Curry at www.tinyurl.com/GWLGICC. For more Insights, or to find out more about the pensions team at Gowling WLG, please visit www.gowlingwlg.com/pensions-uk.

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