TPR reports mixed evidence on DC consolidation, with scale lowering costs but not reliably improving investment outcomes.

TPR puts pressure on DB schemes to address value data gaps ahead of dashboards, with public launch now expected in 2027 to 2028.

TPR’s supports AI in pensions, setting expectations on governance, data and innovation. Guidance on responsible adoption to follow.

TPR consults on its five-year strategy, with a new focus on the whole retirement journey.

A cross-border team from Norton Rose Fulbright represented Optimi Health Corp., a commercial-stage psychedelics pharmaceutical company, on its upsized and oversubscribed US$15 million initial public offering and concurrent listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Strong DB funding sees TPR encourage schemes to focus on endgame planning and long-term strategy.

Trustees face new data complaint requirements from June 19, 2026, meaning they must act faster.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Matthew Grunert has rejoined its employee benefits and executive compensation practice, enhancing the firm’s ability to support clients on all aspects of complex transactions.

The United States is widely considered a preferred jurisdiction for the enforcement of arbitral awards against sovereigns – with good reason.

Investors and funders often rely on the availability of investment protection rights against states as part of their assessment of the bankability of new projects.

In the last half-decade, dealmakers have had to grow accustomed to living in "unprecedented times", facing increased geopolitical volatility and seismic shifts in global markets.

Businesses are experiencing a period of geopolitical friction. Sanctions regimes and trade restrictions are expanding, supply chains are being regionalised and states are increasingly prepared to prioritise strategic and political interests over legal and institutional consistency.

Commercial parties value certainty. Yet certainty can come at a cost: a fixed price or pricing model that is commercially acceptable to both sides at the time of contracting may become financially unsustainable if market conditions change or the customer’s use or reliance on the products or services changes over time.

Consolidation—the merging of two or more arbitral proceedings into one—is a deceptively simple concept.

The “kompetenz-kompetenz” doctrine provides that an arbitral tribunal has jurisdiction to rule on its own jurisdiction. The competence principle, as it is sometimes known, is enshrined in Article 16 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (Model Law) and is given the force of law in Australia by Sections 16(1) and 21 of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) (IAA).

When the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, its aims were clear: reduce carbon emissions and limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Mass arbitrations—in which dozens or hundreds of legally identical arbitrations are filed against a corporate respondent—can result in multi-million-dollar upfront fees before an arbitrator ever sees the case.

Generative AI has changed what arbitrators can do in seconds: summarize a voluminous record, prepare a first draft of the procedural history section of an award, or stress-test legal reasoning.

The crisis in the Middle East has created a landscape of uncertainty for businesses with interests in the Gulf States and beyond.

The future of energy is about more than just the move from fossil fuels to renewable power. It involves the decarbonization of all sectors of the economy.