Year: 2024

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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Sackers publishes its eighth ESG guide for trustees

Our latest ESG guide “ESG beyond climate: What else is on the agenda?” has just been published and is now available to download from our website here, as well as all our previous guides. Stuart O’Brien, partner and Chair of...

Sackers announces new hires

Sackers today announced the appointment of associate director Polly Ehrman and associate Emma Scott. Polly Ehrman is an experienced derivatives and finance lawyer, who joins Sackers from Morrison Foerster. At Sackers, she will be advising...

Dashboards and scheme data – four key areas to watch for 2024

In an article published in Pensions Expert, partner Oliver Topping explains that accurate data will be crucial for dashboard project success. He outlines some of the key data issues for trustees as they prepare for the introduction of...

What pensions could look like under a Labour government

Partner Helen Ball looks at the implications of Labour’s recently published Plan for Financial Services paper, which stated that it would review the current state of the pensions and retirement savings landscape to assess whether the...

Creating a positive and inclusive work environment

There has been increasing discussion in the last couple of years around improving diversity in the pensions industry but inclusion has been more overlooked. Inclusion is of equal importance to create a productive workplace environment and...

Getting ready for LTA-Day – Sackers survey reveals areas of key concern

With the Government pressing ahead with the removal of the lifetime allowance (LTA) from 6 April 2024, Sackers today announced the results of its most recent webinar survey. Having elicited over 200 responses, the survey reveals that the...

What does the recent Government call for evidence mean for trustees’ investment duties?

As part of the Government’s wider focus on unlocking investment opportunities for UK pension schemes (which account for around £2tn of assets), the Government has been looking to understand what makes for good trusteeship in today’s...

Sackers signs up to the Living Pension Scheme

Sackers is proud to have been accredited as a Living Pension employer for 2024, joining other early adopters such as Aviva, Phoenix and Wealthify. The Living Pension Scheme, launched last year, helps workers save enough for retirement....

DWP publishes final DB funding regulations

Janet Brown, partner, comments: “The new DB funding regime is inching its way towards the DB dance floor, but the DWP Funding regulations are still missing their partner, with the DB Code (and the TPR Fast-Track guidance) still to...