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Sackers are delighted to have five lawyers nominated for the Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards Partners Faith Dickson, Jacqui Reid and Michaela Berry, together with senior associate Kirsty Pake and associate Emily Whitelock have been nominated for the Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards 2020. The Women in Pensions Awards aim to celebrate and...
Sackers was named Pensions Law Firm of the Year, from a shortlist of 12 law firms, at the 7th annual Pensions Age Awards on 27 February. Ian Pittaway, senior partner at Sackers, commented: “We...
Senior associate, Sonya Fraser, discusses the emerging trend of retirement bolt-ons and how they offer more retirement options for DC scheme’s members. She analyses the key issues including shared...
Partner, Stuart O’Brien, will chair a session at the PLSA Investment Conference in Edinburgh on Integrating Climate Risk Assessment, Management and Reporting in Trustee Decision Making on...
Partner, Claire Carey, considers HMRC’s guidance on tax issues covering GMP equalisation. Claire said that because the guidance makes clear that an increase to benefits solely for GMP equalisation...
Stuart O’Brien comments on the UK Sustainable Investment Forum’s (UKSIF) review on ESG which indicated policy failings and “large scale non-compliance among trustees who have mostly failed to...
Sackers has been officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2020 in the UK. Organisations certified as Top Employers provide the very best working environment for...
Partner, Fuat Sami considers how 2020 will be a busier year for pension schemes. The pension schemes bill heralds an era of tougher governance rules and strengthened member protections, bringing...
Senior Associate, Katharine Swire, considers changes to tax reform in recent years. 2006’s pensions tax ‘simplification’ has been followed by layer upon layer of complexity, and there seems...
