Pensions Act 2004: A Guide to the New Law is a practical and concise guide to the far-reaching financial and regulatory changes contained in the new legislation. The Act is the biggest reform of pensions in a decade and the changes have implications for every UK company which has sponsored its own pension arrangements. Concentrating on the practical effects of the legislative changes rather than just the provisions themselves means it will appeal to a broad range of pensions practitioners. Each chapter of the book looks at a key area of pensions law and puts the provisions of the Act in the relevant context, for example: regulation and protection; *winding up and insolvency; *funding and investments; *amending pension schemes; *employment aspects; *the Pension Protection Fund. Written by an experienced team of specialist lawyers at Hammonds, Pensions Act 2004 provides a clear and complete overview of the provisions of this important new Act, which is reproduced in full for ease of reference.
Each chapter begins with a concise summary allowing the busy practitioner to pick up the salient points with ease and additional diagrams and flowcharts make the Act easy to understand in terms of your business.
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Hammonds is a leading European law firm with over 50 specialist pensions lawyers, comprising one of the largest pensions teams in the EU. Jane Marshall is the Head of International Benefits, Catherine McKenna is a Pensions Partner and Elizabeth Graham is a Professional Support Lawyer in the firm. Hammonds advises both companies and pension schemes and has particular strengths in pure advisory work, corporate reconstructions, pension disputes work and international pensions and benefits work. All of the Hammonds pensions' team have contributed to this book.
1. The background to the Act; 2. The Pensions Regulator; 3. The Pension Protection Fund; 4. Complaints, Appeal Procedures and Evidence; 5. Funding and Actuarial Issues; 6. Investments; 7. Amending Pension Schemes; 8. Administrative and Miscellaneous Changes; 9. Employment-related Aspects; 10. Winding up and Insolvency; 11. Trustees' Standard of Care; 12. The European Directive; 12. The Financial Assistance Scheme; 13. The Impact of the Act; Appendix: Pensions Act 2004.