Mayer Brown
Risk Reduction
The Ofcom Staff Pension Plan has secured a £50m buy-in with Legal and General (L&G), covering approximately 30 pensioners and 320 deferred members.
15 October 2014
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Risk Reduction
The Total UK Pension Plan has insured £1.6bn of pensioner liabilities with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in the second largest UK bulk annuity transaction to date.
09 June 2014
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Legislation
Pension funds could be caught in the "side-winds" of new EU legislation that "ramps up the pressure" on data protection, lawyers warn.
27 January 2012
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Defined Benefit
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of The Pensions Regulator in the Nortel/Lehman Brothers legal challenge.
14 October 2011
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Defined Benefit
The Pensions Management Institute has launched an online guide for trustee board scheme secretaries.
19 September 2011
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Industry
The Pensions Bill largely clarifies section 251 but could go further to address situations in which a scheme partially winds up, Mayer Brown says.
20 January 2011
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Legislation
The High Court ruling granting trustees ‘super priority' in obligations arising from a financial support direction against insolvent companies "desperately cries out for legislative intervention", lawyers say.
16 December 2010
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Appointments
Richard Goldstein has been promoted to pensions partner at law firm Mayer Brown.
23 November 2010
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Appointments
Blake Lapthorn has appointed Ian Flowers as a partner in its pensions team.
02 July 2010
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