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TPR’s single code: Where is the finish line?

In her latest article for Pensions Expert, Emily Whitelock discusses the further delay to the Pensions Regulator’s new single code of practice, and the steps that trustees can take to prepare for it coming into force. Click here to access and read the full...

Sackers announces promotions for 2022

Sackers today announced its 2022 promotions: Adeline Chapman has been promoted to partner; Kirsty Pake and Andrew Worthington to associate director; and Lucy Bennett, Shannon Diggory, Hannah Savill...

Schemes becoming more fully engaged with member signposting, says Sackers Survey

Survey results revealed at a recent webinar hosted by Sackers showed that there is a marked upturn in DC schemes now actively signposting members to their full range of retirement options. Sackers...

To buy-out or not to buy-out, is that the question?

An increasing number of schemes are considering moving beyond partial buy-out to full buy-out and wind-up. Ralph McClelland partnered with Hymans Robertson’s risk transfer specialists in a...

Sackers advises the EDS 1994 Pension Scheme on its £1.1bn buy-in with PIC

The Trustee of the EDS 1994 Pension Scheme has completed a £1.1bn buy-in with PIC to fully insure the Scheme’s pension liabilities. Ian Wilson, chair of Trustee of the EDS 1994 Pension Scheme,...

Excluding assets is a key tool for improving ESG credentials

Excluding certain assets is a key tool for improving a scheme’s ESG credentials. Speaking at the Sustainable Investment Festival 2022, Stuart O’Brien argues that not many trust-based pension...

How trustees can be protected from bulk annuity residual risks

Ralph McClelland details the residual risks schemes may be left with after a bulk annuity deal and what the best options are to protect trustees in these cases. You can read his full article in...

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Pensions dashboards and lessons from overseas

Dashboard projects are likely to be a significant upheaval for some schemes with less modern administration systems or complex benefit structures. With regular published developments on the pensions...

Stuart O’Brien writes in Professional Pensions about the bigger net zero picture for pension scheme trustees

Pension scheme trustees have a fiduciary duty to exercise their investment powers for the purposes of paying members’ pensions and taking account of relevant (usually financially material) factors....