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Olly Topping comments on how DC schemes communicate with members

Olly Topping, Associate director discusses plans for a statement season, schemes using paper-based statements planning for electronic disclosures and dashboards changing how schemes interact with members. Read the full article in Professional Pensions (page 41)  ...

GMP equalisation, tax
Lucy Dunbar comments in Professional Pensions: “No barriers left for GMP equalisation”

Lucy Dunbar, partner discusses how schemes are being urged to ‘get moving’ with GMP projects. Read the full article in Professional Pensions (page...

Project management
PASA advising Minister of Pensions’ Statement Season Working Group

The Minister for Pensions has set up a DWP led working group to look at options to develop an approach to a statements season. Girish Menezes, Board Director of the Pensions Administration Standards...

Buy-in / Buy-out / Longevity
Sackers advises the Signet Group Pension Scheme on £236m full scheme buy-in

The Trustee of the Signet Group Pension Scheme has secured a £236m buy-in with Rothesay Life, which protects the pensions of 1,909 scheme members. Sackers has advised the scheme for many years and...

Simplification
David Saunders discusses: Is market capacity a barrier to DC scheme consolidation?

David Saunders joins Kim Gubler, chair of PASA for Pension Expert’s latest podcast. There may be limited capacity in the master trust market to take on a rush of defined contribution pension...

Pension Schemes Act
Sackers announces promotions for 2021

Sackers today announced its 2021 promotions: Nigel Cayless has been promoted to senior counsel; Sonya Fraser, James Geer, Sarah Henderson and Oliver Topping have been promoted to associate director;...

Liam Goulding discusses TPR’s new criminal sanctions in Pensions Aspects

Associate, Liam Goulding discusses the raft of new offences The Pension Schemes Act 2021 brings. As well as extended information gathering and interviewing powers, to enable The Pensions Regulator to...

TPR's strengthened powers
James Bingham comments on the consultation to strengthen TPR’s powers

James Bingham, Partner comments on the government’s response to the Pensions Regulator’s contribution notices and information-gathering powers regulations consultation. Read the full article...