Pinsent Masons

A Court of Appeal ruling has made it "easier than ever" to enforce compulsory retirement despite government plans to scrap the default retirement age.

The National Employment Savings Trust is the UK government's solution to the pensions problem, but it has met with some controversy, as Jenna Towler reports

Trade unions could increase their members' pensions by more than half by backing collective defined contribution arrangements, a leading fund manager says.

Robin Ellison is to officially launch his U Party today as he begins his 2010 election campaign.

A ruling by the High Court yesterday has limited the occasions in which employer debts are triggered in a multi-employer scheme.

UK - The conversion of the IMG Pension Plan from defined benefit to defined contribution in 1992 was unlawful, the High Court ruled yesterday.

The next government should introduce an independent pensions commission to provide long-term continuity over pensions policy, a PP survey reveals.

UK - The High Court has ruled it is legal for employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65.

Jenna Towler highlights the steps trustees should take if they want to avoid becoming the latest in a long line of recent liability cases to come before the pensions ombudsman

Mark Baker of Pinsent Masons suggests the economic turmoil has given scheme-specific valuations an extra level of complication, forcing trustees and companies to become more flexible than ever in these trying times