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Finance & investment briefing – June 2015

The Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Five things to know about VAT Focus on custody: implications of the FCA’s £126 million fine In...

Quarterly briefing – June 2015

Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing June 2015 (PDF, 1.97 MB) highlights significant developments in pensions law, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. Current legal agenda...

Public sector briefing – May 2015

The first new style Public Sector briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to those involved with the Local Government Pension Scheme, with a focus on governance. In this Briefing: Spotlight on the Galaxy case New Pension...

Value for Money

Why is this important? From April 2015 new minimum quality standards will affect DC schemes. Trustees must assess the extent to which an occupational DC scheme’s charges and transaction  costs represent “good value”. (This new duty...

Finance & investment briefing – March 2015

The Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Five things to know about fiduciary management Focus on MiFID II Derivatives clearing: latest news Legal...

DC briefing – March 2015

Welcome to the latest edition of our DC briefing, which highlights topical news on DC pensions from a legal viewpoint. DC schemes should offer members “value for money”. That’s easy to say and difficult to disagree with, but from...

Quarterly briefing – March 2015

Contents The Sackers Quarterly Briefing March 2015 (PDF, 1.22 MB) highlights significant developments in pensions law, covering key areas such as pensions reform, regulatory developments, new legislation and cases. The year ahead DC focus...