UK Pensions Training & Events
At Hogan Lovells, we run a comprehensive programme of pension training for clients and their advisers
- For new UK pension trustees: an annual full-day seminar covering all legal aspects of the Pensions Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding (TKU) syllabus.
- For experienced pension trustees: an annual half-day seminar considering legal developments in pensions in the previous 12 months and looking ahead to what can be expected in the following year.
- For employers, pension professionals (and trustees): regular informal breakfast seminars reviewing legal developments over the previous few months and explaining the practical implications for pension schemes. These seminars can be more technical than those aimed specifically at trustees and assume a working knowledge of the basics of pension provision in the UK.
- Interactive workshops: workshops for trustees and employers on a variety of topics such as: negotiating scheme funding agreements; issues specific to defined contribution (DC) arrangements; liability reduction exercises; amending schemes; dealing with ill health early retirement applications; and distributing death benefit lump sums. Using case studies and group exercises, the emphasis is very much on audience participation!
- One-off seminars: seminars on topical subjects such as auto-enrolment, investment and pensions, pension buyouts and buy-ins, and reducing pension liabilities.
- Bespoke training: we are happy to arrange targeted training delivered by our pension lawyers for individual clients and trustees by agreement.
Climate change and pensions: what trustees should know
2 March 2022
How climate change impacts pension investment (and the employer covenant) is now a major issue for trustees. While only the largest schemes are (currently) subject to the additional and complex requirements arising from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), trustees of all schemes should consider how climate change impacts the risk management of their schemes.
At our webinar speakers from Hogan Lovells pension team were joined by Jane Evans (covenant adviser and Associate Partner, EY-Parthenon) and James Leeming (investment consultant and Partner, XPS) to discuss:
- TCFD and pensions: what the law requires
- Box ticking or meaningful exercise? Ensuring climate-related activity results in value for your scheme
- Minding the gaps: practical approaches to incomplete data and other challenges
- Climate risk and the employer covenant: what is needed
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Recent Developments in Pensions
19 January 2022
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Wednesday, 19 January 2022.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- Scam protection: the new transfer requirements (recording timestamp: 1:48)
- Update from the Pensions Regulator (recording timestamp: 17:00)
- Increasing normal minimum pension age (recording timestamp: 33:30)
- Recent cases - Mitchells & Butlers (recording timestamp: 46:30)
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Trustee training four session course - 5-8 October 2021
5 October 2021
We are delighted to invite you to our annual trustee training course, to be run this year in four 90 minute online sessions from Tuesday, 5 October 2021 to Friday, 8 October 2021, from 9:30a.m. to 11a.m. each day. The course will cover all legal aspects of the Pensions Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus and participants will be sent a certificate of attendance.
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Recent developments in pensions
8 July 2021
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Thursday, 8 July 2021.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- Transfers and pension liberation: what’s changing? (recording timestamp: 1:40)
- Update from the Regulator (including tPR’s annual funding statement and application of the new contribution notice tests) (recording timestamp: 17:30)
- What’s new in DC? (recording timestamp: 31:30)
- Recent Pensions Ombudsman determinations (recording timestamp: 47:30)
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Recent developments from the Pensions Regulator
23 April 2021
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Friday, 23 April 2021.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- The new single code of practice: implications for trustees
- New criminal offences: the Regulator's approach to investigation and prosecution
- Regulatory intervention: why the Regulator acted against the owners of Silentnight
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Recent developments in pensions
12 February 2021
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Friday, 12 February 2021.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- Where are we with GMP equalisation (recording timestamp: 1:25)
- Climate change: draft regulations and guidance (recording timestamp: 27:43)
- Re Prudential Assurance Company, Re Rothesay Life (recording timestamp: 45:10)
- Pensions Ombudsman determinations: Mr S case; Mr K case (recording timestamp: 49:30)
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Recent developments in pensions
4 December 2020
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Friday, 4 December 2020.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- Transfers to superfunds: Recent Pensions Regulator guidance (recording timestamp: 1:00)
- GMP equalisation (recording timestamp: 14:30)
- New PASA cybercrime guidance: reminder of steps trustees should be taking to protect their scheme (recording timestamp: 34:20)
- Transferring to a master trust: what trustees and employers should consider (recording timestamp: 47:55)
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Recent developments in pensions
7 October 2020
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Wednesday, 7 October 2020.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- Investment: changes in relation to pension schemes
- Brexit and pensions
- GMP equalisation: where are we?
- Recent Pensions Ombudsman determinations: Mr E (Liberty SIPP); Mr T (James Hay)
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Recent developments in pensions
9 July 2020
We held our Recent Developments in Pensions webinar on Thursday, 9 July 2020.
Members of our pension team discussed:
- GMP equalisation: where are we? (recording timestamp: 2:45)
- Developments in scheme funding (recording timestamp: 22:24)
- Pension Schemes Bill and Investigatory Powers Regulations (recording timestamp: 36:35)
- Recent Pensions Ombudsman determinations: Mr N (PO-25899); Mrs S (PO-30336) (recording timestamp: 46:00)
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Trustee training - half-day seminar
16 January 2020
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course (or similar training). Focusing on the trustee's perspective, we will consider developments in the past 12 months and will look ahead at what we can expect in the coming year.
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How should GMPs be equalised: new guidance for pension trustees
16 October 2019
On 30 September 2019 the GMP Equalisation Working Group issued its guidance on how schemes could equalise for the effect of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs). The Sub-committee responsible for this guidance on methodology was chaired by Duncan Buchanan, Hogan Lovells...
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Trustee training day
27 September 2019
A full day seminar aimed at new or inexperienced trustees, or those who would like a refresher, covering all legal aspects of the Pension Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus.
The presentation slides:
- Click here to access the joint session slides.
- Click here to access the DB session slides.
- Click here to access the DC session slides.
GMP equalisation through conversion
11 June 2019
We are delighted to invite you to a seminar on 11 June 2019, at which members of the Hogan Lovells pension team plus Richard Akroyd, Head of GMP services, Willis Towers Watson will explore the guidance and its implications for pension schemes. This will include:
• Reminder of possible equalisation methods
• Dealing with unequalised back-payments
• Practicalities of implementing the DWP's 10 stage conversion process
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Recent developments in pensions
27 February 2019
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
Click here to access the presentation slides.
Trustee training - half day seminar
23 January 2019
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course (or similar training). Focusing on the trustee's perspective, we will consider developments in the past 12 months and will look ahead at what we can expect in the coming year.
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Equalisation of GMPs: where do we go from here?
5 December 2018
In a landmark decision which will impact most defined benefit pension schemes, the High Court has held that pension schemes must equalise for the effect of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) coming into payment at different ages for men and women. To help employers and trustees get to grips with the implications of the decision, Hogan Lovells pension team is holding a seminar...
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Recent developments in pensions
14 November 2018
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their...
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Trustee training day
28 September 2018
A full day seminar aimed at new or inexperienced trustees, or those who would like a refresher, covering all legal aspects of the Pension Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus.
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Recent developments in pensions
5 July 2018
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their...
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Pension issues on corporate transactions
13 June 2018
A breakfast seminar on pension issues relevant for corporate transactions.
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Recent developments in pensions
13 March 2018
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their...
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Trustee training - half-day update
24 January 2018
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course...
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Recent developments in pensions
15 November 2017
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments...
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Trustee training day
29 September 2017
A full day seminar aimed at new or inexperienced trustees, or those who would like a refresher, covering all legal aspects of the Pension Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus.
To view a recording of the seminar, click here.
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Recent developments in pensions
5 July 2017
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes...
Topics covered by our experts from the Hogan Lovells pension team will include:
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Alternative investments by pension schemes: avoiding the legal pitfalls
10 May 2017
Alternative investments by pension schemes: avoiding the legal pitfalls
Pension scheme trustees are increasingly encouraged to consider alternative investments as a means of delivering returns and diversifying their portfolios. A wide range of opportunities is available – but alternative investments present different legal risks which should be understood and addressed before signing up to new investments.
At this half-day pension seminar, experts from the Hogan Lovells pensions, real estate, banking and corporate teams together with a guest speaker from Aon Hewitt, will consider the legal aspects of alternative investments for pension schemes.
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Trustee training - half day seminar
22 February 2017
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course (or similar training). Focusing on the trustee's perspective, we will consider developments in the past 12 months and will look ahead at what we can expect in the coming year.
Please find below the videos of the seminar presentations...
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Recent developments in pensions
24 January 2017
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
To view the slides from the seminar, click here.
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Data protection and cyber security - issues for pension schemes
2 November 2016
Protecting members' data is one of pension trustees' most important, but often overlooked, responsibilities. In addition, cyber threats to personal and financial data are becoming ever more sophisticated, requiring effective counter measures from pension trustees.
Please find below the recording of the seminar presentation:
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Trustee training day
30 September 2016
A full day seminar aimed at new or inexperienced trustees, or those who would like a refresher, covering all legal aspects of the Pension Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus.
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Brexit and pension: what happens next?
3 August 2016
Please find below the recording of the seminar presentations, and the accompanying slides, from our recent seminar on the implications of Brexit on UK pensions.
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Recent developments in pensions
6 July 2016
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
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Half day workshop: preparing for buy-in or buyout
25 May 2016
In this half-day interactive workshop, speakers from Hogan Lovells pensions and insurance teams, plus external speakers, will consider the route through a buy-in or buyout of your pension scheme's liabilities, including what trustees and employers can do now to prepare for a buy-in/buyout in the future.
Please find below recordings of presentations, and the accompanying slides.
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Recent developments in pensions
23 March 2016
Our informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
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Trustee training - half day seminar
25 February 2016
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course (or similar training). Focusing on the trustee's perspective, we will consider developments in the past 12 months and will look ahead at what we can expect in the coming year.
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Half-day workshop - The abolition of DB contracting-out: preparing for the changes ahead
14 October 2015
State pension changes and the abolition of defined benefit contracting-out will impact many more occupational pension schemes than just those currently contracted-out of the state second pension (S2P). The changes are so complex and wide-ranging that in some cases it will not be obvious that there is a problem (or even where to start looking).
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Trustee training day
18 September 2015
A full day seminar aimed at new or inexperienced trustees, or those who would like a refresher, covering all legal aspects of the Pensions Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus.
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Recent developments in pensions
8 July 2015
Our regular informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pensions schemes.
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Dealing with Flexiday - Half-day workshop
14 May 2015
Using interactive case studies and small group discussion, Hogan Lovells speakers and facilitators will focus on issues regularly faced by pension scheme trustees.
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Recent developments in pensions
17 March 2015
Our regular informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
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Trustee training
25 February 2015
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course (or similar training). Focusing on the trustee's perspective, we will consider developments in the past 12 months and will look ahead at what we can expect in the coming year.
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April 2015 tax changes: are you prepared?
20 January 2015
This breakfast seminar will cover the most recent developments in the changes to pension tax law coming into force on 6 April 2015 and will consider what trustees and employers should be doing in preparation.
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Recent developments in pensions
26 November 2014
Our regular informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
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Dealing with the employer half-day workshop
14 November 2014
An interactive session using case studies to illustrate the challenges faced by employers and trustees when negotiating scheme funding, changes to pension scheme benefits, and managing employer restructurings or insolvency and to demonstrate how practical outcomes may be achieved.
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Trustee training day
19 September 2014
A full day seminar aimed at new or inexperienced trustees, or those who would like a refresher, covering all legal aspects of the Pension Regulator's trustee knowledge and understanding syllabus.
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Recent developments in pensions
2 July 2014
Our regular informal breafkfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisors. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
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Defined contribution (DC) half-day workshop
14 May 2014
Using interactive case studies and small group discussion, Hogan Lovells speakers and facilitators will focus on dealing with the legal issues faced by those responsible for DC schemes.
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Recent developments in pensions
7 March 2014
Our regular informal breakfast seminar aimed at trustees and sponsors of occupational pension schemes and their advisers. Speakers from the Hogan Lovells pension team will review legal developments over the past few months and will explain the practical implications for pension schemes.
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Retirement issues
25 February 2014
An afternoon seminar aimed at employers and trustees. Speakers from Hogan Lovells pension and employment teams will look at a variety of recent and forthcoming issues, including the proposed extension in April 2014 of the right to request flexible working to all employees and the practical implications of the abolition of the default retirement age.
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Trustee training
22 January 2014
A half-day seminar aimed at trustees with some experience or who have attended our one day introductory course (or similar training). Focusing on the trustee's perspective, we will consider developments in the past 12 months and will look ahead at what we can expect in the coming year.
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