Richard Koppes, renowned American shareholders' rights expert, has joined Jones Day Reavis & Pogue from his post as the second in command of the US's largest public pension fund, the Californian Public Employees Retirement System. As deputy executive officer at CalPERS he helped develop and implement the pension fund's corporate governance programme and became a major player in the US shareholders' rights movement.
Josephine Hayes reviews the role of the ombudsman.
Josephine Hayes is a barrister at 3 New Square. The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Pensions Ombudsman can appeal against an order of the High Court which overturns his determination on a point of law under s.151 Pension Schemes Act 1993 (CA Miller v Stapleton 30/7/96). The current practice in s.151 appeals, derived […]