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Government consults on significant extension to UK’s pensions notifiable events framework for corporates

The government is planning to make significant changes to the UK’s pensions notifiable events regime. The changes are designed to ensure the Pensions Regulator is given advanced notice of material corporate transactions and financing arrangements which may impact a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Private equity
Dechert OnPoint: Does Tribune Make Merit Management Obsolete?

A recent decision out of the District Court for the Southern District of New York may bring greater certainty to the interpretation of what constitutes a “financial institution” in connection with the safe harbor in section 546(e) of the bankruptcy code. The decision, In re Tribune Fraudulent Conveyance Litig., 2019 U.S. Dist. Lexis 69081 (S.D.N.Y. Apr.

USA, New York, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dechert LLP, Debtor
Corporate sponsors put on notice as Government confirms plans to strengthen the Pensions Regulator's powers

On Monday, in its response to the consultation on protecting DB pension schemes and strengthening the Pensions Regulator, the Government confirmed its plans to:

United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Corporate governance, Board of directors, The Pensions Regulator (UK), City Code on Takeovers and Mergers