It was an honour to chair the meeting of GAPS Network members held in Munich on 3 November. A talented group, offering pension services excellence across Europe and North America. We discussed pension developments in various jurisdictions, ways to improve our cross-border collaboration and we also remembered our late friend and US colleague Mike Yates. […]

Trident Consulting made a submission today to the Pensions Authority regarding their draft code of practice for trustees of occupational pension schemes and trust RACs. The submission (which may be accessed through this link Trident Consulting submission to Pensions Authority) cautions that the timeframe for IORP II regulatory changes may be harmful to member outcomes.

The Pensions Authority has published the attached compiled from information submitted by scheme actuaries through the AADR requirement: defined_benefit_schemes_-_review_of_2020_statistics

The Pensions Authority has published an information note (iorp_ii_regulations_-_information_for_trustees), the purpose of which is to give trustees of occupational pension schemes and trust RACs an overview of the key provisions of the recently transposed Directive (EU) 2016/2341 (the IORP II Directive). The note also sets out how the Authority will oversee compliance with the Regulations […]