Year: 2025

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Are the good intentions behind the new VFM frameworks at risk?

As regulators and policymakers continue to consult on whether DC schemes provide value for money to members, there is a risk that their good intentions are being overwhelmed by other political priorities. In an article for the April issue...

Industry concern about government’s IHT proposals

Partner Eleanor Daplyn comments on the government’s plans to include pensions within the scope of inheritance tax as part of an article in the April issue of Pensions Age. She notes that introducing more complexity could lead to an...

Can pension schemes help fund “UK PLC”?

The Government is exploring ways in which pensions investments can boost the UK economy. In the latest edition of Pensions Aspects, associate Emmijo Barwe discusses how the Government intends to unlock more pension fund investment into UK...

David Saunders comments on what to expect for the new tax year

With the start of the new tax year upon us, David Saunders, Sackers’ senior partner, comments: “As we stand on the cusp of a new tax year, some monumental pensions changes are expected to start falling into place, including the...

Sackers at PMI’s DC and Master Trust Symposium

We are delighted to be attending Pension Management Institute’s DC and Master Trust Symposium today. Partners Helen Ball and Oliver Topping will be giving their seminar on trustee duties to vulnerable individuals at 12.35pm. The...

Andy Lewis and Stuart O’Brien comment on clarifying boundaries of sustainable investment

UK pension shake-up is a chance to clarify boundaries of sustainable investment, but not everyone is in favour of reform. Torsten Bell says that the government will come out with new draft pensions legislation before Parliament’s summer...

UK Spring Statement 2025

Lucy Dunbar, partner, comments: “In today’s Spring Statement, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves focused on Government priorities designed to cut spending and boost growth. Whilst unlocking DB surpluses and other workplace pensions...

Sackers shortlisted for Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2025

We’re delighted to be shortlisted for Pensions Lawyers of the Year and Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year by Professional Pensions. We look forward to the 30th anniversary of the UK Pensions Awards on 12...

Sackers advises on combined £785m buy-in for Anglo American scheme

Three pension schemes sponsored by Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd (“Anglo”) have completed buy-ins totalling £785m with Legal & General. The buy-ins were completed as part of a combined transaction and secured the benefits of...