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Liam Goulding examines ways to avoid a trapped surplus

Pension Funds Online have published associate director Liam Goulding’s recent blog on surpluses. Liam explains why returning a pension scheme surplus to the sponsor can be challenging and sets out some ways to avoid “trapped”...

Emily Rowley wins Rising Star Lawyer of the Year award

Associate director Emily Rowley has been named Lawyer of the Year at Professional Pensions’ Rising Star Awards which took place on 14 November at the Hilton London Bankside. There were 11 other lawyers on the shortlist which makes...

Will VfM reforms deliver what the DC industry needs?

In an article for Professional Pensions, partner Jacqui Reid looks at why reforms to the way in which trustees and pension providers assess value are high up the political agenda and highlights two significant problems with the FCA’s...

Andy Lewis starts at Sackers

We were delighted to welcome new partner Andy Lewis to 20 Gresham Street yesterday. Andy takes the total number of partners at Sackers to 30, and our total lawyer count to 74. His arrival further accelerates the firm’s strategic...

Maturing schemes and endgame planning: The pensions ‘teenage years’

In an article for Pensions Expert, senior counsel Naomi Brown explains the parallels between managing a maturing defined benefit scheme and life as a parent. Like parents raising their children to stand on their own two feet, trustees are...

Sackers appoints four new Associates

Sackers today announced further expansion with the appointment of four new associates – Emmijo Barwe, Susannah Hill, Will Dillon and Ciara Burke. This takes the total number of lawyers at Sackers to 73. David Saunders, senior...

Today’s Budget – IHT to apply to wealth passed on through pensions

Claire Carey, partner, comments: “Grappling with an apparently large hole in Treasury coffers, the first female Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered the Budget earlier today. With Labour having committed in its Manifesto not to...