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David Saunders comments in Pensions Expert on the need to simplify the transfers regime in 2023

David Saunders, partner, is quoted in the Pensions Expert article ‘Will we see another ‘black swan’ year for pensions in 2023?’. David explains that the time has come to simplify pensions legislation, codes and guidance to help ease the weight placed on schemes. Statutory transfers are a prime target and changes to the underlying legislation...

Pensions trends in 2023

Heading into the new year, trustees of occupational pension schemes will need to think about their environmental, social and corporate governance duties. In Employee Benefits, David Saunders points...

Net zero – trustees’ fiduciary duties and the new climate regulations

Net zero refers to achieving balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced and the amount of GHG removed from the atmosphere. When human activities add no more GHG emissions...

Recovery of overpayments

The High Court’s recent judgment in CMG Pension Trustees Limited v CGI IT UK Limited [2022] EWHC 2130 (Ch) (CMG) has practical impact for pension schemes seeking to recoup overpayments made to...

Pensions trends in 2023 – ESG

Heading into the new year, trustees of occupational pension schemes will need to think about their environmental, social and corporate governance duties. In Employee Benefits, David Saunders points...

Baby it’s getting warm outside

Since the introduction of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 and the climate-related governance and reporting regulations that followed, more schemes are falling into the scope of TCFD reporting...

Project management
Sackers advises Coats UK Pension Scheme on its £350m bulk annuity buy-in transaction with Aviva

The buy-in secures the defined benefit pension liabilities of around 3,700 members of Coats’ UK Pension Scheme, removing investment and longevity risk while ensuring benefits and the way they are...