Pensions Law Handbook

Provides guidance through the complex web of pensions-related statues, regulations, regulatory guidance and case law, in an accessible style.

Includes the following updates:

Pension Protection Fund (''PPF'') levy calculations and new provisions on compensation payments;

changes to the charges and governance provisions, the new DC Code and the pension''s regulator''s new campaigns and policies;

The General Data Protection Regulation (''GDPR'');

Money laundering requirements for trustees;

Financial services requirements under EMIR and MIFID II.

Includes coverage of the following case law:

Employer duties (IBM and BBC v Bradbury);

Sex equalisation (Safeway v Newton);

Sexual orientation (Walker v Innospec);

Trustee powers (BA);

Age discrimination (The judges and firefighter cases);

Co-habiting partners (Brewster);

Limitation for recovering overpayments (Webber);

Barnardo''s (pension increases and scheme modification) and Steria (amendment powers).

Includes the following legislative changes:

Pensions tax relief and tax charges on overseas transfers;

The Financial Guidance and Claims Bill;

DB White Paper;

The master trust authorisation regime from the Pension Schemes Act 2017;

Legislation on combating pension scams.