Employment and pensions

Q4 2022 Pensions Action Plan

Published on 11th Aug 2022

A summary of changes and proposals in pensions law and regulation over the last quarter, which employers and trustees need to respond to now or in the coming year

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We have released our Q4 2022 Pensions Action Plan. Topics addressed in this edition include:

  • new expectations for statements of investment principles and implementation statements;
  • a reminder of the 1 September 2022 deadline for registering certain trusts with HMRC;
  • new regulations and guidance on the legal requirement for trustees to set strategic objectives for investment consultants and run a competitive tender for certain fiduciary management appointments, and a 10 December 2022 deadline to meet;
  • a reminder of the need for all benefit statements issued on or after 1 October 2022 by DC schemes used for automatic enrolment to comply with new "simpler annual benefit statement" standards;
  • the Department for Work and Pensions' consultation on new defined benefit scheme funding and investment regulations;
  • the latest on pension scams and the 2021 transfers regulations;
  • the latest on pensions dashboards; and
  • new guides to help trustees to review cyber risk and improve cyber resilience.

To receive your copy of the Action Plan, please ask your usual Osborne Clarke contact.

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* This article is current as of the date of its publication and does not necessarily reflect the present state of the law or relevant regulation.

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