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Sackers launches fifth ESG guide focusing on new ESG and climate related disclosure requirement

Sackers has published its fifth guide for trustees on Environmental, Social and corporate Governance (ESG) and climate change. The aim of this new guide is to help pension scheme trustees understand and respond to the latest regulatory...

Helen Ball joins Hymans Robertson webinar – are you considering a move to a DC Master Trust?

Over the last few years we’ve seen a rapid move from single trust-based schemes to Master Trusts. With this trend set to continue, this webinar helps to understand what is involved in moving to a Master Trust. In partnership with Hymans...

Simplification
Contingency planning in the shadow of the Pension Schemes Act webinar

In partnership with Lincoln and ITS Limited, Sackers explores the practical impact of TPR’s new powers granted by the Pension Schemes Act. The Pension Schemes Act 2021 represents the largest shift in the legislative landscape for...

CDC
Lucy Dunbar writes in Employee Benefits on the freezing of the pensions lifetime allowance

Lucy Dunbar, partner, writes in Employee Benefits on the freezing of the lifetime allowance at its current level of £1,073,100 until 2025/2026, and the impact this may have on individuals’ retirement plans as well as what employers...

TPR's strengthened powers
Peter Murphy comments on shades of grey within TPR’s consultation on how it will use new criminal offences powers

As promised, TPR has today published its draft policy for consultation on how it plans to use its new criminal powers as a result of the Pension Schemes Act. Peter Murphy, partner at Sackers, comments: “Reassuringly, TPR intends its...

Sackers updates its virtual meeting guide – one year on

With the first anniversary of remote working only a few days away, Sacker & Partners LLP (Sackers), the UK’s leading specialist law firm for pensions and retirement savings, has published its second guide to virtual meeting etiquette...

Claire Carey comments on today’s Budget announcement

Claire Carey, partner, comments on today’s Budget: “In his second full Budget during unprecedented times, Rishi Sunak has delivered some good news for employers, coupled with some tax changes designed to help start closing the gaping...