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7 days

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Registered Pension Schemes (Provision of...

Quarterly briefing – March 2016

Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q1 2016 (PDF, 1.33 MB) highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Current legal agenda Pensions...

Finance & investment briefing – March 2016

The Finance & investment briefing – March 2016 takes a look at  current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: Shareholder litigation: FAQs Focus on ESG Legal update Back to basics: pooled investment...

7 days

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Abolition of contracting-out:...

Persons with significant control regime & corporate trustees

Introduction From 6 April 2016, most companies will be required to identify and record the people or legal entities that own or control them. For a PDF version of this Alert please click here. In this Alert Key points Background What is a...

DC briefing – March 2016

The DC briefing highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. In this briefing: Four key DC issues Spotlight: DC risk and liability...

Abolition of DB contracting-out: statutory modification power

Introduction As a result of the introduction of the new single-tier state pension, DB contracting-out will be abolished with effect from 6 April 2016. Due to consequential changes to legislation in relation to the abolition of DB...