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As the leading specialist law firm to the pensions industry, we are delighted to be attending the PLSA Annual Conference. Ralph McClelland, partner and senior member of our risk transfer team will be presenting a lightning session on...
Sackers’ risk transfer experts will reflect on some of the knottier aspects of buy-in and buy-out transactions, including deal preparation, benefit specification due diligence, residual risks and trustee protections. The session will...
Our next Quarterly Legal Update for trustees and employers will be delivered as a webinar and chaired by Edward Hayes. Claire Carey will provide an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in...
The DC landscape is changing rapidly, with further consolidation expected and a continuing shift to master trusts. It is anticipated that by 2026, master trust assets will grow from £35bn to £400bn. Regulatory pressure on smaller DC...
There are many tasks that you need to undertake as a trustee when carrying out a buy-in or buy-out transaction. Some tasks are trickier to complete than others and it can be difficult to know when’s the best time to do these during...
Pension scheme trustees and employers have long been subject to information and consultation duties in the thorny area of providing financial education and advice to members and employees. But many remain (understandably) unclear what they...
It is now over two years since the original High Court decision in Lloyds No.1 confirmed that schemes are under a duty to equalise for the effect of GMPs. A series of guidance notes from the GMP equalisation cross-industry working group...
Our next Quarterly Legal Update for trustees and employers will be delivered as a webinar and chaired by Edward Hayes. Claire Carey will provide an essential overview of significant developments affecting occupational pension provision in...
The DWP’s draft Climate Change Governance and Reporting Regulations mean larger schemes could be subject to new obligations relating to climate related risks and opportunities from October 2021. Stuart O’Brien, partner at Sackers...
