Year: 2022

Find out what’s happening at Sackers. Our News section provides information about recent work, press comment and media coverage, and what our people are doing.

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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...

Managing conflicts in relation to senior staff trustees

In her article covered by Professional Pensions, Naomi Brown considers how to identify and manage the conflicts of having staff trustees. You can read Naomi’s article in Professional Pensions here....

What does rising inflation mean for pension schemes?

The UK’s Consumer Price Index recently rose by 10.1%, the highest annual inflation rate since 1982, with reports indicating this could increase further in the coming months. Trustees of defined benefit occupational pension schemes...

Sackers retains its top tier ranking in new Chambers UK guide

Sackers has maintained its top tier ranking for pensions in the new edition of Chambers UK, for another year. Chambers UK describes Sackers as a “distinguished pensions boutique with a broad array of experience in defined benefit and...

Net zero in practice – PMI webinar

Sackers led a discussion on what making a net zero commitment means in practice. The panel included representatives Stuart O’Brien and Ian Cormican from Sackers and Padmesh Shukla from TfL Pension Fund, who have made a public commitment...