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Sackers are attending this year’s Pensions Age autumn conference, where partner Andy Lewis will be discussing The Pension Schemes Bill – evolution or revolution? Andy will provide an overview of the key policy proposals and consider the implications for DB and DC pension arrangements, focusing on: options for use of surplus in DB schemes the...
The Pensions Ombudsman has said pension trustees did not need to conduct due diligence on transfers out between February 2013 and November 2021, after a British Steel Pension Scheme member complained...
Partner, Jacqui Reid comments: “As the DC pensions landscape continues to evolve with more pensions savers fully reliant on their DC pot and state pension for their retirement income, pensions...
Cyber security has been a hot topic of conversation for many years, but recent cyber attacks on some of the UK’s largest organisations has brought this to the forefront of minds across many...
The National Grid UK Pension Scheme has completed a £900m buy-in with Rothesay, with Sackers providing legal advice to the Trustees. The transaction, which completed in July 2025, takes the total...
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Pension Scheme has concluded a £40m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), covering the pensions of all 200 scheme members. Isobel Pollock-Hulf OBE,...
We are delighted that associate director Emily Rowley has been nominated for the ‘Star in the Making’ award at the PMI Pinnacle Awards. We wish both Emily and all other nominees the best of luck...
In time for the summer break, the Government has confirmed that unused pension funds will form part of an individual’s estate for IHT purposes from 6 April 2027 and have issued draft Finance Bill...
Sackers announces it has retained Eisha Lal and Mollie Kilfoyle who have both qualified as associates after successfully completing their apprenticeships with the firm. Mollie and Eisha are the first...
