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Spring Budget 2024

Commenting for an article in Professional Pensions on what the industry wants (and expects) from the spring budget, Claire Carey said that stability in the pensions tax system would be most welcomed by the industry. She said that much of the industry would “happily wave a fond farewell to the tapered annual allowance” and that...

Celebrating IWD 2024

We were delighted to co-host an exclusive International Women’s Day event as part of the pensions chapter of the Female Forum last night. The event celebrated the outstanding contributions of women...

TPR consults on its new “Statement of strategy” guidance

Partner Janet Brown comments: “The new DB scheme funding requirements edged closer to the starting blocks today, with the publication of TPR’s consultation on its Statement of Strategy...

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...

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....