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Buy-ins, buy-outs and longevity solutions

A guide for trustees 2020 2019 was another record-breaking year for the industry and we are delighted to have advised on some of the most significant transactions. These included 13 separate bulk annuity transactions, with an aggregate...

Finance & investment briefing – March 2020

Our Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this issue, we are pleased to present an overview of our involvement in the ever increasing buy-in / buy-out market. Over the...

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...

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...

Finance & investment briefing – June 2019

The Finance & Investment Briefing – June 2019 (PDF) takes a look at current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: Stewardship – update Legal...

Buy-ins, buy-outs and longevity transactions – A guide for trustees

A guide for trustees 2019 Our 2019 guide to buy-ins, buy-outs and longevity transactions considers the increasingly active bulk annuity market and offers practical tips for trustees on: preparing the scheme for a buy-in / buy-out...

ESG and climate change for pension funds – Putting the law into practice

Read our 2020 guide, ‘ESG and climate change for pension funds’ here.  Our latest guide on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), includes a full action plan for trustees, empowering them to get their scheme...