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Sackers shortlisted for the Pensions Age Awards 2022

Sackers has been shortlisted for ‘Pensions Law Firm of the Year’ for the 9th annual Pensions Age Awards 2022 The awards celebrate excellence within the UK Pensions Industry and aim to reward both the pension schemes and pension providers across the UK that have proved themselves worthy of recognition in these increasingly challenging economic times....

Kirsty Pake comments on new transfer regulations in FT Adviser

Kirsty Pake, senior associate, comments on how the new pension transfer regulations will work and highlights the subjective nature of some of the warning flags. Read the full article...

Buy-in / Buy-out / Longevity
Sackers advises the Reuters Supplementary Pension Scheme on £310m buy-in

The Reuters Supplementary Pension Scheme has agreed a £310m full-scheme buy-in deal with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society. Sackers is delighted to have advised the trustees on this...

Residual risk cover may not always be the silver bullet schemes believe

Sackers announces the results of their most recent webinar survey, showing that the majority of respondents (55%) think residual risk cover is a must have, with 35% believing it to be a nice to have....

Project management
Kirsty Pake highlights new transfer regulations in Employee Benefits

Kirsty Pake, senior associate, looks at how the new transfer regulations are intended to scupper pension scams but warns that time is very short for trustees and administrators to get to grips with...

Lucy Bennett discusses keeping up with TKU requirements

Associate, Lucy Bennett discusses Trustee Knowledge and Understanding (TKU) and the changes fast approaching. Trustees need to be mindful of those which will impact them and when they come into...

Sonya Fraser discusses new defined benefit superfunds in Corporate Adviser

Sonya Fraser, associate director comments on two new defined benefit superfunds, being poised to offer a new option for DB schemes and their members. Read the full article in Corporate...