Supreme Court

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has called on widows and widowers in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships to check whether they are receiving their full survivor entitlement from the lifeboat fund.

The landmark Court of Appeal judgment which allowed IBM to impose a cap on increases in pensionable pay will not be appealed to the Supreme Court, according to a members' forum.

Extending survivor benefits to unmarried partners would increase liabilities and be a lawyers' paradise according to PP research.

Jonathan Stapleton asks if it is time to extend pensions equality to cohabiting couples

After the landmark ruling in the Walker vs Innospec case, schemes must review how they award death benefits for members, writes Michael Klimes

This week's top stories include a landmark Supreme Court ruling on survivor benefits, DWP plans to launch a DB white paper in winter and a proposal the industry should design a pilot dashboard

The Supreme Court has ruled an exemption in the Equality Act, which allows schemes to exclude same-sex partners from spousal benefits accrued before December 2005, is discriminatory and breaches EU equality laws.

This week's top stories included coverage of a regulated apportionment arrangement agreed for Hoover's pension scheme.

The trustees of the Barnado's pension scheme will head to the Supreme Court in a renewed bid to switch its indexation rules.

The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) is building consensus on what the landmark Brewster judgement means for the awarding of death benefits to unmarried couples.