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DC hot topic: Is your data ready for the Dashboards?

With the introduction of the pensions dashboards on the horizon and TPR’s crackdown on poor record-keeping, schemes should act now to get their data in order. DC hot topic: Is your data ready for the...

GMP Equalisation Working Group publishes methodology guidance

Introduction Following the publication of a “Call to Action” back in July, the cross industry GMP Equalisation Working Group (“the Group”) has published guidance (“the Guidance”) outlining methods that schemes could use to...

Pensions & investment litigation briefing – September 2019

The Pensions & Investment Litigation Briefing (PDF) reviews recent case law and examines the practical lessons for trustees and employers. In this briefing: TPR Annual Report TPO Annual Report Consultation on the function and...

Sackers ESG survey for pension schemes: Summary report – key themes and Sackers views

In July 2019 we surveyed 102 trustees and pension scheme managers to gain a better understanding of what pension funds are doing, or intending to do, in response to the various new and updated regulations surrounding environmental, social...

Quarterly briefing – September 2019

Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing Q3 2019 highlights significant developments in pensions, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Current legal agenda Regulatory TPR CMA HMRC...

Finance & investment briefing – September 2019

The Finance & Investment Briefing – September 2019 (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: ESG and Extended Stewardship regulatory timetable Legal...

Consultation on tougher rules on investment governance

Introduction On 29 July 2019, the DWP issued a consultation on draft regulations (“the Consultation” and “the Regulations” respectively) imposing new obligations on trustees in relation to the fiduciary management and investment...

Further changes to SIPs and investment disclosure

Introduction The Shareholders Rights Directive (“SRDII”) had to be transposed into UK law by 10 June 2019. On 6 June 2019, the Government published the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations...

GDPR – one year on

Introduction 25 May 2018 was the dawn of a new era in the protection of personal data, with the GDPR building on and extending existing data protection provisions to create a regime “fit for the digital age”. As the ICO said at the...