Year: 2026

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Sackers advises Videndum plc on superfund deal

The trustees of the £43m Videndum Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Scheme have agreed to enter into a superfund deal with Clara Pensions. Sackers advised Videndum plc on the transaction. Under the agreement, the 500 members of the Videndum DB...

Sackers at PMI’s DC and Master Trust Symposium

We are delighted to be attending Pension Management Institute’s DC and Master Trust Symposium next week. Andy Lewis will be presenting Rethinking freedom and choice in DC pensions, exploring how guided retirement is expected to work in...

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Alex Anslow writes for Corporate Adviser – Solving the CDC puzzle

Alex Anslow, associate director, discusses member understanding being the missing piece in the CDC jigsaw puzzle. Collective defined contribution pension schemes offer opportunities for better retirements than traditional DC schemes. For...

Joanna Smith comments in Pensions Age

With cyber threats a key risk, crisis preparedness is no longer optional. Joanna Smith, partner, highlights data security breaches as the crisis scenario most likely to keep pension scheme professionals awake at night. Read Joanna’s...

Sackers shortlisted for Corporate Adviser Awards 2026

Following our success at last year’s awards, we are delighted to have been shortlisted in the ‘Best Pensions Law Firm’ category at the 2026 Corporate Adviser Awards. We look forward to attending the awards ceremony in London on 25...

Finance Act 2026 paves the way for pensions to form part of an individual’s estate for IHT purposes

The Government first announced proposals to bring certain pension benefits in scope of IHT in its 2024 Autumn Budget. Paving the way for these changes, the Finance Act 2026 received Royal Assent late on 18 March, although the final Act is...

Stuart O’Brien and Andy Lewis join DWP technical working group on fiduciary duty

Sackers today announced that partners Stuart O’Brien and Andy Lewis have been appointed to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) core Technical Working Group (TWG) on fiduciary duty. The group will support DWP in developing...

Sackers celebrates IWD 2026 with the Female Forum

We were delighted to co-host the Pensions Chapter of The Female Forum’s International Women’s Day 2026 event. The event was powered by Rothesay, in partnership with Sackers, LCP and Janus Henderson Investors, working alongside Nora...