Find out what’s happening at Sackers. Our News section provides information about recent work, press comment and media coverage, and what our people are doing.
Acting as a trustee can no doubt sometimes seem like a herculean task. Combining such a role with being a Finance Director (FD) of the sponsoring employer needs the powers of a superhero (“Superannuation Man”?!). Just how can...
Are there signs that the Government is listening to trustees’ concerns about the regulatory burden on pensions? Hot on the heels of the Deregulatory Review comes a genuine piece of simplification – the introduction of the...
Sacker & Partners LLP has responded to the Pensions Regulator`s consultation on the Draft Clearance Guidance published on 10 September 2007. Clearance is intended to be a voluntary process, however we note there is increasing pressure...
Keeping up to date with legislative changes is a daily battle for pensions managers and trustees. Here we remind you of one they prepared earlier – the cessation of the transitional arrangements for member-nominated trustees and...
The Companies Act 2006 is quite literally the largest Act ever to hit our statute books. For occupational pension schemes with corporate trustees the Act’s potential impact on the protection of directors from liability has already...
Sacker & Partners LLP has responded to the Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) (Amendment) and the Pension Protection Fund (Multi-employer and Entry Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 consultation. Amongst other things,...
The Regulator’s anti-avoidance powers (and its guidance on the availability of clearance) have been at the heart of many corporate transactions which involve significant UK pension liabilities. Trustees have quickly learned to flex...
