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Paige Willis explains 5 things trustees need to know about TCFD requirements

Paige Willis, Associate looks at the latest TCFD requirements and explains the essentials that scheme trustees need to know. Read the full article in Pensions...

Georgina Jones explains the changes in TPR’s new code of practice in Pensions Expert

Georgina Jones, partner comments on the changes brought by the Pensions Regulator’s new code of practice, and what trustees should consider when adapting their practices to the new rules. Read the...

Transfers
Eleanor Daplyn comments on diversity in practice at Sackers

Eleanor Daplyn, partner comments on diversity at Sackers in Pensions Age. “Diversity and inclusion is an ongoing and evolving process and progress must never be taken for granted.” Read...

Olly Topping comments on how DC schemes communicate with members

Olly Topping, Associate director discusses plans for a statement season, schemes using paper-based statements planning for electronic disclosures and dashboards changing how schemes interact with...

GMP equalisation, tax
Lucy Dunbar comments in Professional Pensions: “No barriers left for GMP equalisation”

Lucy Dunbar, partner discusses how schemes are being urged to ‘get moving’ with GMP projects. Read the full article in Professional Pensions (page...

Project management
PASA advising Minister of Pensions’ Statement Season Working Group

The Minister for Pensions has set up a DWP led working group to look at options to develop an approach to a statements season. Girish Menezes, Board Director of the Pensions Administration Standards...

Buy-in / Buy-out / Longevity
Sackers advises the Signet Group Pension Scheme on £236m full scheme buy-in

The Trustee of the Signet Group Pension Scheme has secured a £236m buy-in with Rothesay Life, which protects the pensions of 1,909 scheme members. Sackers has advised the scheme for many years and...

Simplification
David Saunders discusses: Is market capacity a barrier to DC scheme consolidation?

David Saunders joins Kim Gubler, chair of PASA for Pension Expert’s latest podcast. There may be limited capacity in the master trust market to take on a rush of defined contribution pension...