Year: 2026

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Sackers advises Rothesay on £160m buy-in for Bakkavor Pension Scheme

The Scheme is sponsored by Bakkavor Foods Limited, an international food manufacturing company specialising in freshly prepared foods, which was acquired by Greencore Group Plc in January 2026. The transaction was completed in March 2026...

Andy Lewis comments on the VFM framework for DC schemes

This month’s Pensions Age looks at industry preparations for VFM implementation and considers how it might influence the pensions landscape in the longer term. Commenting in the feature, Andy Lewis, partner, notes the uncertainty created...

Nigel Cayless explores trustee governance reforms

In an article for the Law Society Gazette, Nigel Cayless considers DWP’s consultation on “Trustees and governance: building a stronger future” and what it could mean for the future of pension scheme governance. He examines the...

Game changer Pension Schemes Bill set to get Royal Assent

Opening the door to wide-reaching changes ranging from DB surplus and superfunds through to DC value for money (“VFM”), automatic consolidation, “megafunds” and new retirement solutions, the Pension Schemes Bill is set to receive...

Sackers joins leading law firms to become a certified family-friendly employer

Sackers has become the latest employer to join the UK’s first certification scheme designed to raise the standards of family-friendly working. The scheme, run by Family Friendly Workplaces, assesses working practices using an...

Helen Ball speaks at Hymans Robertson’s Pensions and Retirement Conference

Helen Ball speaks at Hymans Robertson’s Pensions and Retirement Conference on Tuesday 28 April at Kings Place, London. Helen joins Shabna Islam, Geoff Marchment and Aimée Denham to discuss removing barriers to effective DC...

Sackers supports latest Female Forum Pensions Chapter event

As a proud partner of The Female Forum, we are delighted to support the latest Pension Chapter event, hosted at LCP’s London office. Joined by Fiona Brown, Head of Group Pensions at Rolls‑Royce, we explored what it takes to structure...

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Sackers contributes to PMI’s Pensions Dashboards Guide 

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) today published its 2026 Pensions Dashboards Guide, bringing together leading voices from across the pensions ecosystem to help schemes prepare for the statutory connection deadline of 31...