Practical Pension Scheme Accounting 2020 e-bog

Provides expert analysis and practical guidance on the preparation of accounts for occupational trust based pension schemes under the revised 2018 Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP). Beginning with the trial balance, the book explains what information is needed to prepare Financial Statements and how to go about compiling the Annual Report.It provides practical guidance on the requirements of the SORP, providing examples and options on the approach to the requirements; ranging from the required disclosures, to additional disclosures that could be considered in relation to the investment risk and investment hierarchy disclosures. The book contains a disclosure checklist and example accounts to ensure all required disclosures have been considered, as well as guidance on what to consider when preparing a Defined Contribution Chair's Governance Statement.The content was updated in March 2020 to reflect a number of important developments and includes the following: - updated example accounts and disclosure checklist - Master trust supervision requirements and treatment of financial reserves - Latest disclosure regulations including environmental social and governance considerations - Clarity on disclosure of characteristics of insurance policies exceeding 5% of net assets