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Sonya Fraser explores retirement bolt-ons options and how they could improve member experience

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 governance, member communications, DB guarantees and aligning service-level agreements. Read the full article in Professional...

Stuart O’Brien chairs session at PLSA Investment Conference on climate risk

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...

Claire Carey comments on GMP equalisation tax guidance

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 UKSIF’s report on ESG policy failings

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 retains top employer status for eleventh consecutive year

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...

Fuat Sami comments on preparing for the “hectic twenties”

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...

Katharine Swire considers if pensions tax is poised for reform

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...

Stuart O’Brien comments on landmark vegan case and its impact on pension funds

Stuart O’Brien, partner comments on a landmark ruling finding that veganism is a philosophical belief and its wider impact in the pensions industry. In the case brought by Jordi Casamitjana,...