As the IORP II deadline looms large over the pensions industry, our pension team’s Winter Briefing considers some of the key issues for trustees and sponsoring employers, as well as providing a brief update on recent regulatory developments in the pensions sector.

• ‘The Final Furlong for IORP II Compliance’ – An overview of the steps sponsoring employers and trustees should consider taking in the final weeks of 2022.
• ‘Masters of the Universe? – Master Trusts, The Fine Print’ – The key legal issues for employers in assessing whether the move to a master trust is appropriate for their business are considered.
• ‘Better ‘ARF’? Offering Surviving Dependants More Flexibility’ – An analysis of the opportunity for schemes to offer investment in an Approved Retirement Fund as an alternative to a dependants’ pension in certain death benefit cases.
• ‘Regulatory Update – In Brief’ – The team surveys in brief proposed PRSA tax reforms, updates on Auto-Enrolment and one member arrangements, and the latest developments related to the Pan-European Pension Product (‘PEPP’).

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