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Sackers advises on master trust consolidation

Sackers is advising on the consolidation of the Ensign Retirement Plan (a not-for-profit master trust for the maritime industry) into Smart Pension Master Trust. The Ensign Retirement Plan has 57 employers, over 5,400 members and £140m in...

Survey shows lack of legislation is major stumbling block for schemes

Today we have announced the results of our most recent webinar survey, which clearly demonstrate that, for most schemes, work has yet to start when it comes to getting dashboard ready. Oliver Topping commented, “over the course of the...

Pensions Dashboards – revised standards published

On 21 November 2022, the Pensions Dashboards Programme (“PDP”) published its response to its consultation on draft standards, along with an updated suite of standards. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. Key Points The standards...

Can pensions auto-enrolment adjustments increase saver engagement?

Ten years on since it was introduced, TPR has recognised the success of auto-enrolment in encouraging retirement saving but it has also acknowledged it could do more to enforce employer compliance with auto-enrolment obligations. Emily...

Pension comms: A journey from disclosure to engagement

The world of pensions communication has morphed from a straightforward box-ticking disclosure exercise to one where trustees are communicating with members in a completely different way. Naomi Brown’s latest article in Pensions...

Helen Ball comments in Pensions Age

Helen Ball, partner, is quoted as part of an article in Pensions Age which explores the the efforts being made to reduce discrepancies between the regulation of contract-based and trust-based schemes. Helen’s comments can be found on...

Helen Ball comments in Pensions Expert

Helen Ball, partner, is quoted in an article in Pensions Expert which looks at some of the groups who have missed out on the success of auto enrolment and what can be done to address the issue. You can read the full article...