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Philippa Connaughton joins PLSA DB Policy Committee

The PLSA has appointed Sackers partner Philippa Connaughton to its DB Policy Committee. Philippa’s links with the PLSA go back to 2007 when she volunteered to answer a pensions hotline. Since then, she has spoken at many PLSA events and, for the last 10 years, has been delivering the PLSA Trustee Training workshops which she...

Recovery of overpayments

The High Court’s recent judgment in CMG Pension Trustees Limited v CGI IT UK Limited [2022] EWHC 2130 (Ch) (CMG) has practical impact for pension schemes seeking to recoup overpayments made to...

Sackers signs up to GAIN

We are delighted to announce that we have become a corporate member of the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity (GAIN), as a further demonstration of our commitment to ED&I....

Emily Rowley speaks about DB consolidation options

Associate director Emily Rowley was one of the speakers at Barnett Waddingham’s DB conference on 25 April on the evolution of the alternative risk transfer market and the role of endgame solutions....

Janet Brown comments on DB surpluses as the Government’s consultation draws to a close

Partner Janet Brown comments: “After decades in the wilderness, DB surpluses are back in business. The Government’s consultation on options for DB schemes, which closes tomorrow (19 April),...

Sackers comments on TPR’s “statement of strategy” consultation

With the new funding regime edging ever closer to the finishing line, TPR’s consultation on the new statement of strategy (“the Statement”) closes tomorrow, 16 April 2024. Forming an integral...

Jacqui Reid comments on the challenge in measuring value for money

Partner Jacqui Reid is quoted in an article for Pensions Age which covers the efforts of regulators and the industry in developing a new framework to measure and report on value for money (VFM)....