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Kirsty Pake comments in Pensions Expert on DB to DC transfers – time for trustees to do more?

Kirsty Pake, senior associate, has commented in Pensions Expert on whether it is time for pension trustees to do more to help members, as record numbers transfer their benefits out of DB schemes and into DC. Read the full article...

Sonya Fraser comments in Employee Benefits on GMP conversion

Sonya Fraser, senior associate, takes a closer look at some of the legal issues involved in the GMP conversion process in Employee Benefits magazine, including employer agreement, the form of...

Jacqui Reid comments in Corporate Adviser

Partner, Jacqui Reid comments on employer trusts considering a switch to a master trust and what needs to be considered to ensure the quality of the trustees on the board of the receiving entity....

Jacqui Reid shortlisted as Lawyer of the Year in Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards 2020

We are thrilled that partner Jacqui Reid has been shortlisted as Lawyer of the Year in Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards 2020, in recognition of her stellar work supporting a...

Janet Brown comments on the impact of COVID-19 on DB schemes in New Law Journal

Janet Brown, partner says the Pensions Ombudsman will take The Pensions Regulator’s guidance on board when dealing with member complaints referable to this period. But with everyone working...

Joanna Smith comments in Pensions Age on “the new normal”

Joanna Smith, Partner, shares her tips to make working from home run that bit more smoothly as face-to-face meetings and travelling into the office declines. Read the full article in Pensions...

Emma Martin comments in Employee Benefits on keeping calm about your retirement plans despite the impact of COVID-19

Emma Martin, associate director, comments in Employee Benefits on the impact of COVID-19 on retirement savings, urging those worried about seeing their pension pots diminish not to panic. Any rash...