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Member Communications: Does it need a legal review?

Trustees issue lots of communications to their beneficiaries. Some are day to day comms, others are a one-off. Some go to the whole membership and others go to one beneficiary. Some are just for information, others require the recipient to...

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Whose decision is it anyway?

Running a pension scheme involves making lots and lots of decisions of all shapes and sizes. Decisions which affect just one member through to decisions which affect the whole scheme. Trustees put a lot of time and effort into making good...

Cool (pension scheme) runnings – working with your administrator

Cool (pension scheme) runnings – working with your administrator Administering a pension scheme is not easy and the bar keeps getting higher with new requirements such as the statutory transfer checks and the stronger nudge to guidance....

The 2022/23 PPF levy determination

Introduction On 16 December 2021, the PPF published its policy statement and formal levy rules for 2022/23. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key points Covid-19 Alternate Covenant Schemes (“ACSs”) Next steps Key points...

Corporate briefing – November 2021

Our Sackers Corporate briefing (PDF) takes a look at the latest developments in pensions for employers and corporate investors. In this briefing New notifiable events and the declaration of intent Transferring risk – buy-out on the menu?...

New notifiable events and the declaration of intent

Introduction Against the backdrop of PSA21, on 8 September 2021,  the DWP published a consultation seeking views on changes to the notifiable events regime. In addition, the Government confirmed that it will press ahead with the...

Corporate briefing – April 2021

Our Sackers Corporate briefing (PDF) takes a look at the latest developments in pensions for employers and corporate investors. In this briefing TPR’s new powers Our recent experience of the risk transfer market and some tips for...