Year: 2025

Find out what’s happening at Sackers. Our News section provides information about recent work, press comment and media coverage, and what our people are doing.

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Emily Forrest comments as first ‘connect by’ date arrives for Dashboards

Emily Forrest, partner, comments: “As with any major project, the dashboards journey hasn’t always been plain sailing. Since the concept of a pensions dashboard was initially recommended by the FCA back in 2014, we have lived through a...

Lucy Dunbar comments on TPR’s Annual Funding Statement

TPR today published its Annual Funding Statement 2025, the first under the new DB funding regime. Lucy Dunbar, partner, comments: “Whilst DB schemes are continuing to see strong funding positions, with 85% estimated to be in surplus on...

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...