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Naomi Brown discusses whether pension schemes fully cater for 2024 family life

With families preparing to celebrate the joyful festive period, senior counsel Naomi Brown reflects on modern family life and what this looks like for many going into 2024. In a recent article published by Employee Benefits, Naomi discusses why schemes’ traditional definition of family does not necessarily match the reality of modern family life or...

Five takeaways from the DWP’s review of TPR

The DWP recently published the outcome of its review of TPR. The report concludes that TPR is “broadly well-run and well regarded” and has a “strong relationship with the DWP”, noting the...

Emma Martin comments on the guidance/advice boundary

Senior counsel Emma Martin is quoted as part of an article in Professional Pensions on the blurred boundary between advice and guidance. The article reports on the current state of play of an FCA/HM...

Senior hire at Sackers

We are pleased to announce Alex Anslow has joined Sackers as associate director, taking the total number of qualified lawyers at the firm to 70. Alex Anslow is a senior lawyer who trained and...

Stuart O’Brien considers the future of TCFD in Pensions Expert

In an article written by Charlotte Moore in Pensions Expert, partner Stuart O’Brien gives his view on the effectiveness of TCFD’s, giving both the positives and the negatives of the...

Sackers’ Legal Project Management team presented with award

Sackers’ legal project management (LPM) team has been awarded ‘LPM Project of the Year 2023’, in the Small to Mid-Sized Law Firm category of the International Institute of Legal Project...

It’s not easy being green: ESG and climate change issues for trustees

The extent to which ESG and climate change issues must be considered by pension scheme trustees and how these have developed dramatically in recent years. In her article in PMI’s Pensions Aspects...

In conversation with Helen Ball

In the latest issue of Pensions Age, Sophie Smith talks to new managing partner Helen Ball about her top pensions moments, latest Netflix pick, and the importance of life outside work. You can read...

Sackers contributes to PMI’s 2023 ESG report

In an article for PMI’s 2023 ESG report, partner Stuart O’Brien looks at how far trustees can go with impact investment. The regulatory landscape that trustees have to navigate in relation to ESG...