27 October - Ask ICAS: How charities can benefit from changes to the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme
Event summary
Hear from charity pensions expert, David Davison, about recent changes to the Scottish Local Government Pension scheme which provide Scottish charities with new options for managing their LGPS pension liabilities.
David provided an update on changes to the LGPS (Scotland) Regulations, which came into force on 1 June 2022, and how charities can benefit from those changes. He also covered other options currently being offered to charities by Scottish LGPS Funds to assist them in managing their pension liabilities and gave an overview of how the charity sector is currently impacted by participation in the Scottish LGPS.
Christine Scott, Head of Charities and Reporting at ICAS, discussed ICAS’ role in campaigning for changes to the Regulations and, along with David, highlighted some key related accounting considerations for employers participating in the Scottish LGPS.
This event will be of interest to charity trustees and staff, and charity advisers, including auditors and independent examiners.
(Duration 1 hour. Originally recorded on 27 October 2022.)
Key themes and topics
- Charities
- The Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme
- Financial reporting
- Financial Sustainability
Speakers
(Please note that views and opinions expressed by speakers at ICAS webinars are their own and not necessarily reflective of ICAS’ views.)
- Chair: Matt Cooper CA, Director, Pension Employer Covenant & Restructuring at PWC and Chair of the ICAS Pensions Panel
- David Davison, Director and owner of Spence & Partners Limited, Dalriada Trustees Limited and Mantle Hosting Limited and member of the ICAS Pensions Panel
- Christine Scott, Head of Charities and Reporting at ICAS
Who’s this for?
- ICAS Members
- ICAS Students
- Non-Members
Counts as CPD activity
Depending upon your individual role and training and development needs, watching this webinar can count towards your annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement.
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