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Sackers are delighted to have five lawyers nominated for the Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards Partners Faith Dickson, Jacqui Reid and Michaela Berry, together with senior associate Kirsty Pake and associate Emily Whitelock...
Sackers was named Pensions Law Firm of the Year, from a shortlist of 12 law firms, at the 7th annual Pensions Age Awards on 27 February. Ian Pittaway, senior partner at Sackers, commented: “We are delighted to have won this award for...
Senior associate, Sonya Fraser, discusses the emerging trend of retirement bolt-ons and how they offer more retirement options for DC scheme’s members. She analyses the key issues including shared governance, member communications, DB...
Partner, Stuart O’Brien, will chair a session at the PLSA Investment Conference in Edinburgh on Integrating Climate Risk Assessment, Management and Reporting in Trustee Decision Making on Thursday 12 March between 10.00-10.50am. In...
Partner, Claire Carey, considers HMRC’s guidance on tax issues covering GMP equalisation. Claire said that because the guidance makes clear that an increase to benefits solely for GMP equalisation purposes will not count as ‘benefit...
Stuart O’Brien comments on the UK Sustainable Investment Forum’s (UKSIF) review on ESG which indicated policy failings and “large scale non-compliance among trustees who have mostly failed to publish their SIPs as the ESG regulations...
Sackers has been officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2020 in the UK. Organisations certified as Top Employers provide the very best working environment for employees through their progressive...
Partner, Fuat Sami considers how 2020 will be a busier year for pension schemes. The pension schemes bill heralds an era of tougher governance rules and strengthened member protections, bringing with it a lot of work for trustees. Read...
