Sackers news archive

• March 2011 - Sackers responds to PPF consultation on the equalisation of GMPs

  Sackers has responded to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) consultation published on 24 January 2011 , "On the calculation of PPF compensation and FAS assistance in the context of equalisation for schemes contracted-out on a GMP basis".

• March 2011 - What Sackers expects from the Budget 2011

  Ahead of the Budget next week, Georgina Beechinor, Associate at Sackers, gives her predictions on which pensions related news could feature.

• March 2011 - Sackers announces Associate promotion

  Sacker & Partners LLP, the UK’s leading pensions law firm, has promoted Claire van Rees to Associate.

• March 2011 - Sackers responds to Hutton Final Report – interesting points in the details

  Sackers responds to Hutton Final Report – interesting points in the details

• March 2011 - Sackers takes an in-depth look at the Hutton report

  Sackers takes an in-depth look at the Hutton report

• March 2011 - Sackers responds to consultation on using CPI as a measure of price increases

  Sackers has responded to the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on "The impact of using CPI as the measure of price increases on private sector occupational pension schemes".

• February 2011 - Taxing issues for 2011 – pension schemes could face unexpected increases in scheme liabilities

  The New Year brings with it the introduction of new tax measures for pension schemes. In the run up to the new tax year, some schemes may still need to contend with the ‘old’ tax changes. To follow is a look at some immediate issues for schemes.

• January 2011 - Pauline Sibbit named one of the “50 most influential people in pensions”

  Sackers partner, Pauline Sibbit, has been named by Pensions Insight magazine as one of the “50 most influential people in pensions”.

• January 2011 - Law Commission announces Consultation on pre-nuptial agreements

  The Law Commission has today announced a Consultation on whether pre-nuptial agreements (or pre-nups) should become legally binding in England and Wales. Sacker & Partners LLP, the UK’s leading pensions law firm, highlights how the new law could make pensions following divorce/dissolution more complex by putting limits on a pension sharing order

• January 2011 - Sackers responds to HM Treasury consultation on options to meet high annual allowance charges from pension benefits

  The purpose of this document is to set out our comments on the joint HM Treasury / HM Revenue & Customs consultation on “Options for meeting high annual allowance charges from pension benefits.