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Sackers was last night crowned Pensions Law Firm of the Year at the Pensions Age Awards 2026. David Saunders, senior partner, said: “Winning this award in our 60th anniversary year is incredibly special. Being recognised by the industry...
Sackers today provided practical guidance for trustees preparing for their first Own Risk Assessments (ORAs), with the earliest deadlines approaching for some schemes this month. Helen Baker, partner, comments: “For many schemes, 2026...
Helen Rowan, Senior Counsel, looks at how legislation to enact small pot consolidation is progressing. Read the full article in Professional...
The Trustee IBM I.T. Solutions Pension Scheme has completed a £700m buy-in with Standard Life, securing the long‑term benefits of more than 3,600 pensioner and deferred members. The transaction removes future funding and investment risk...
TPR has proposed updates to its CDC code so that it will cover both single-employer CDC schemes and the new unconnected multi-employer CDC schemes from 31 July 2026. We welcome TPR’s approach to creating a single, comprehensive CDC code...
Sackers announces the results of a recent webinar survey* examining industry views on the proposed new Value for Money (VFM) framework for workplace Defined Contribution (DC) pensions which was launched jointly last month by government and...
The KLM UK Pension Scheme sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has completed a buy-in with Rothesay for £240m. The transaction, which completed in December 2025, protects the pensions of the remaining 1,852 members whose policies were...
The Pension Schemes Bill 2025 marks a significant shift in the DB endgame landscape, introducing a statutory regime for DB superfunds and bringing greater clarity, governance and flexibility for trustees planning their endgame strategy. In...
