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The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA), the independent body dedicated to driving up standards in pensions administration, today released a supplementary paper on the proposed ‘statement season’. The release follows...
Stuart O’Brien, partner and chair of the Pensions and Climate Risk Industry Group, was part of a panel convened by the PLSA during COP26 to discuss whether, given the climate emergency, the obligations being placed on pension schemes are...
Vicky Carr, partner, looks at the new notifiable events framework introduced by the Pension Schemes Act 2021 and warns employers to take note or risk a fine of up to £1 million. Read the full article in Corporate Adviser...
Claire Carey, partner and head of Know-how, has become Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers, having served on the main committee since 2019. She is the fifth Sackers partner to fulfil this...
Sackers has been shortlisted for ‘Pensions Law Firm of the Year’ for the 9th annual Pensions Age Awards 2022 The awards celebrate excellence within the UK Pensions Industry and aim to reward both the pension schemes and pension...
Kirsty Pake, senior associate, comments on how the new pension transfer regulations will work and highlights the subjective nature of some of the warning flags. Read the full article...
The Reuters Supplementary Pension Scheme has agreed a £310m full-scheme buy-in deal with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society. Sackers is delighted to have advised the trustees on this major milestone. The buy-in, which is the...
Sackers announces the results of their most recent webinar survey, showing that the majority of respondents (55%) think residual risk cover is a must have, with 35% believing it to be a nice to have. Ralph McClelland, partner commented:...
Kirsty Pake, senior associate, looks at how the new transfer regulations are intended to scupper pension scams but warns that time is very short for trustees and administrators to get to grips with the new requirements before they come...
