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Derivatives are contracts between two parties where the value of that contract derives from an underlying asset referenced by the contract. This explains why there is a lot of jargon around certain types of derivatives but once you break them down, most derivatives contracts are not particularly complex.
A large and growing part of our practice is advising DB pension scheme trustees on investment matters. Trustees are under increasing pressure to de-risk, especially with the requirement (in the Pension Schemes Act 2021) for trustees to set a long-term funding and investment strategy.
Schemes that have been using fiduciary management services for some time may face a 9 June 2021 deadline for putting those services out to tender or retender. Other schemes already using such services are subject to later deadlines.
To help you keep on top of legal developments relevant to alternative asset managers, we have created a checklist that pulls the key ones together. Our checklist highlights each development, providing a brief description and setting out the next steps.
Of particular interest to many parties will be the cessation of 26 of the 35 LIBOR benchmark tenors immediately after 31 December 2021.
The recommendations of Lord Hill's UK Listing Review were published yesterday, 3 March. The review, which was launched in November 2020, considers the efficiency, attractiveness, and competitiveness of the post-Brexit UK Listing Regime.
Updated 2 September 2021
Our round-up of recent developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.
Writing for Practical Law, Finance Partner Peter Hughes, Pensions Partner David James and Pensions Consultant Charlotte Feld consider negotiations between employers and DB pension scheme trustees against a backdrop of COVID-19.
The TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) has launched a consultation on the development and use of forward-looking climate-related metrics by the financial sector.
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) recently consulted on the introduction of new duties that will require pension scheme trustees to have in place effective governance, strategy, risk management and accompanying metrics and targets to assess and manage climate risks and opportunities in their schemes.
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