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Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q3 2020 highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Coronavirus TPR issues updates on easements...
The DC briefing (PDF) highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: Default fund charge cap under review VfM assessments and IGCs PLSA chair’s statement template – not a one size fits all Regulatory...
Contents Our Sackers Corporate briefing (PDF) takes a look at the latest developments in pensions for employers and corporate investors. In this briefing: Scheme funding – what employers need to know Employers under strain – pensions...
In recent years there has been a lot of discussion about consolidation of DB pension schemes. Drivers for consolidation include improving security of member benefits reducing the cost of running DB schemes, and managing governance and risk...
Introduction Expedited as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 25 June 2020. The Act is designed to provide businesses in financial difficulties with...
For many employers, the attraction of a DC scheme is that their responsibility starts and ends with making the right contributions. This is particularly the case where the employer uses a group personal pension (“GPP”) or a master...
Introduction On 25 June 2020, the DWP published a call for evidence seeking views on the effectiveness of costs, charges and transparency measures in protecting pension member outcomes (“the Call for Evidence”). This Call for Evidence,...
Introduction On 17 April 2020, TPR published DC pension contributions: COVID-19 technical guidance for large employers (“the Guidance”). This was updated on 15 June to reflect changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’s (“the...
