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Nigel Cayless comments on what DB schemes can do with surpluses

Senior Counsel Nigel Cayless is quoted in an article in Pensions Expert on the issues DB schemes face when dealing with surpluses. The article reports on the DWP’s recent consultation on scheme surpluses, which proposes a “statutory override” to allow trustees to share surpluses subject to appropriate funding levels. However, the issues schemes face when...

Sackers comments on latest DB options consultation

On 23 February 2024, the DWP published a consultation seeking views on proposals to make it easier to make payments from DB scheme surplus to sponsors and scheme members and a model for a public...

Sackers at PLSA Investment Conference 2024

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the PLSA Investment Conference in Edinburgh between 27 – 29 February. Come and meet the team of Ralph McClelland, Jacqui Reid, Stuart O’Brien, Paul...

Sackers publishes its eighth ESG guide for trustees

Our latest ESG guide “ESG beyond climate: What else is on the agenda?” has just been published and is now available to download from our website here, as well as all our previous guides....

Sackers announces new hires

Sackers today announced the appointment of associate director Polly Ehrman and associate Emma Scott. Polly Ehrman is an experienced derivatives and finance lawyer, who joins Sackers from Morrison...

Dashboards and scheme data – four key areas to watch for 2024

In an article published in Pensions Expert, partner Oliver Topping explains that accurate data will be crucial for dashboard project success. He outlines some of the key data issues for trustees as...

What pensions could look like under a Labour government

Partner Helen Ball looks at the implications of Labour’s recently published Plan for Financial Services paper, which stated that it would review the current state of the pensions and retirement...