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Sackers advises on £4.8bn buy-in for Boots Pension Scheme

The trustees of the Boots Pension Scheme have concluded a buy-in with Legal & General, insuring in total £4.8bn of liabilities and covering the pensions of all 53,000 retirees and deferred members of the scheme. Sackers are longstanding advisers to the trustees and advised throughout the transaction. This is the largest single transaction by premium...

Why admin matters

Kirsty Pake hosted a live webinar on why good administration matters. It focused on how trustees, pension managers and their advisers can work together to make admin central to their strategic...

David Saunders comments in Professional Pensions

David Saunders is quoted as part of an article in Professional Pensions which takes stock of what the industry hoped and expected to hear in the Chancellor’s Autumn statement made earlier...

Claire Carey comments on the Chancellor’s Autumn statement

Claire Carey, partner, comments: “Making clear that he will not take risks with inflation, today the Chancellor outlined 110 measures to help grow the economy. Following an avalanche of pensions...

Ferdy Lovett speaks on selecting the best DC arrangement for employees

Partner Ferdy Lovett joins senior DC consultant Claire Roarty on a Hymans webinar on 30 November to discuss why it’s important for employers to review their pension provider, what the process...

Do we still need a new DB code?

Katie Whitford, senior associate, is quoted as part of an article on Mallowstreet, which considers whether the case for a new DB code has stood the test of time and whether the government’s...

Sackers advises Sears Retail Pension Scheme on first superfund deal

The trustees of the £590 million Sears Retail Pension Scheme have agreed to enter into the UK’s first ever superfund transaction with Clara-Pensions. The Sears Trustees have written to the 9,000...

Emily Rowley discusses equality, diversity and inclusion in new video for PMI

In a new bitesize video for the Pensions Management Institute, associate director Emily Rowley dives into applying equality, diversity and inclusion considerations to a pension scheme. Emily...

Sackers announces three new recruits

Sackers today announced the appointment of three newly qualified lawyers. Abigail Lynch, Navina Bagri and Imogen Dodd join the firm as associates, taking the total number of qualified lawyers to 70....