Year: 2023

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See you in Manchester!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the PLSA Annual Conference in Manchester between Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 October. Come and meet the team of Janet Brown, Jacqui Reid, Claire Carey, Philippa Connaughton, Lucy Dunbar, Ralph...

Lucy Swart-Mallet comments on the new TNFD framework in Professional Pensions

Following last week’s long-anticipated Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, Sackers senior associate Lucy Swart-Mallett comments on what the potential impact could be for pension schemes and says the...

Sackers expands its team

Sackers announced today two new appointments – Hugh Gittins as senior counsel and Susan Oakley as associate, taking the total number of qualified lawyers to 66.  Hugh returns to Sackers after 19 years, having left in 2004. David...

Sackers advises Northern Bank Pension Scheme on its £286m buy-in

Northern Bank Pension Scheme has completed a £286m bulk annuity transaction with M&G subsidiary Prudential Assurance Company as the insurer, securing benefits for 1,917 members of the scheme. Nick Chadha, chair of trustee and PAN...

Sackers podcast – The LDI crisis and the Virgin Media case

In the first podcast of a new series, our litigation partners Peter Murphy and James Bingham discuss the impact of the LDI crisis a year on, as well as the recent Virgin Media decision. Both have led to significant discussion within the...

Should pension schemes trace missing members?

In a recent blog published in Employee Benefits, senior associate Sarah Clay looks at issue around missing members, and whether or not trustees are obliged to track them down. You can read Sarah’s article in Employee Benefits,...

Four key priorities for DC schemes in 2024

At a webinar hosted by Sackers and professional trustee firm IGG this week, experts set out four key areas of focus for DC schemes in 2024. Chairing the webinar, Dianne Day, trustee director and Head of DC at IGG, said: “With the Mansion...

Naomi Brown challenges the traditional view of trustee training

Writing in Professional Pensions, senior counsel Naomi Brown explores the nature and purpose of trustee training and sets out her top tips on how to make sure that trustees are getting proper credit for all their efforts. You can read the...