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| Autumn 2009 |  | Quarterly Review
Client Update - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Following an informal consultation in late 2008, the DWP is now consulting formally about changes to the Employer Debt Regulations made under s75 Pensions Act 1995. |
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| 12 November 2009 | | Court sides with PPF in “Ilford” case
Client Alert - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
The High Court has ruled in Independent Trustee Services Limited v Hope & others that a proposed arrangement which would have “selected against” the Pension Protection Fund would not be a proper exercise of a trustee’s powers. |
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| 9 November 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update - September 2009
Client Update - Pensions, Europe
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| 9 November 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update - July 2009
Client Update - Pensions, Europe
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| 9 November 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update - May 2009
Client Update - Pensions, Europe
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| 9 November 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update - August 2009
Client Update - Pensions, Europe
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| 9 November 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update - June 2009
Client Update - Pensions, Europe
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| 24 September 2009 |  | Mayer Brown comments on the Government's pensions consultation on auto enrolment and qualifying schemes
Presentation - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
24 September 2009 – The Department for Work and Pensions today issued a consultation document covering the regulatory framework for auto enrolment and qualifying schemes. |
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| 18 September 2009 | | Employer debt – third time lucky?
News Release - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
18 September 2009 - The Government's consultation on changing the Employer Debt Regulations was launched yesterday. This focuses on the debts which arise when one employer in a multi-employer pension scheme stops employing active members. |
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| 14 September 2009 | | Höhere Zahlungen für viele Arbeitgeber: Bundesarbeitsgericht sieht Regelungslücke bei Versorgungszusagen mit Bezug zur Beitragsbemessungsgrenze in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung
Client Alert - Employment & Benefits, Pensions, Germany
Der Ruhegeldsenat des Bundesarbeitsgerichts (BAG) hat in einer am 10. September 2009 im Volltext veröffentlichten Entscheidung (3 AZR 695/08) entschieden, dass Versorgungszusagen, die die Höhe betrieblicher Altersversorgungsleistungen auf Grundlage der so genannten „gespaltenen Rentenformel“ berechnen, in aller Regel lückenhaft sind. Das kann zu erhöhten Zahlungsverpflichtungen für Versorgungsschuldner führen. |
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| 3 August 2009 | | UK Court of Appeal calms pension equalisation fears - the Foster Wheeler decision
Client Update - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
As we explained in our client alert of 9 July, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in the Foster Wheeler case about equalisation of pension benefits on 8 July 2009. The Court of Appeal overturned the original decision of the High Court. |
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| 9 July 2009 | | Relief for UK trustees and employers as Foster Wheeler ruling stops windfall pensions
News Release - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
9 July 2009 – The UK Court of Appeal’s long awaited decision in the Foster Wheeler case about equalisation of pension benefits was issued yesterday. The Court of Appeal found in favour of the sponsoring employer, overturning the decision of the High Court. |
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| 22 May 2009 | | Simplification by Complication? De Minimis (trivial) commutation, overpayments of pensions and lump sums
Client Alert - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Over three years have passed since A-Day and gaps in the UK pensions tax simplification legislation continue to be identified and filled. The Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations fill some gaps by broadening the range of authorised member payments. |
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| 15 May 2009 | | Pension Scheme Funding has become a must for corporates in the German marketplace. The need to optimize investment of pension assets means there are far-reaching opportunities for financial institutions.
White Paper - Pensions, Private Investment Fund, Germany
In Germany, an economy with 82 million people, funded occupational pension schemes are a comparatively rare phenomenon. Since the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany, state pension provision has been very strong and occupational pensions have merely served as a supplement to state provision. |
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| 6 May 2009 | | The German Pension System
Client Alert - Employment, Employment & Benefits, Pensions, Germany
Old-age pensions in the Federal Republic of Germany, Europe’s largest economic force with a population of over 80 million people, are still financed by a system established in the 19th century. However, this system, which has provided old-age prosperity for generations of Germans, has undergone massive restructuring measures in the last decade in order to build a strong, sustainable basis for secure retirement. |
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| 5 May 2009 | | UK Budget 2009 - pensions implications - 6 May 2009
Client Alert - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
For the majority of pension scheme members, Alistair Darling's 2009 Budget has no material pension implications. However, for individuals earning more than £150,000 a year ("high earners") its impact could be both immediate and, in the longer term, serious. |
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| 1 April 2009 | | Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations Laid Before Parliament
Client Alert - Pensions, Europe, European Union
01 April 2009 - Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations Laid Before Parliament |
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| 11 March 2009 | | Mayer Brown responds to flexible retirement consultation
News Release - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
11 March 2009 – The Department for Work and Pension’s (DWP) further consultation in the area of flexible retirement closed yesterday. Leading international law firm Mayer Brown submitted a detailed response, in which they argued that the two proposed exemptions to the age regulations would not achieve the government’s stated intention of encouraging the employment of older workers. |
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| March 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update
Client Update - Pensions, United Kingdom / England & Wales
Issue 138 |
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| January 2009 | | Pensions Legal Update
Client Update - Pensions, European Union
Issue 137 |
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