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Pensions

UK-wide

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Francois Barker

UK

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Francois' job is to help clients sort out their pensions dramas and to make sure they don't become pensions crises.

Francois has over 25 years' experience in advising corporate sponsors and pension funds on UK and international pensions and benefits issues in relation to both defined benefit and defined contribution arrangements.

He is active in developing pensions law and policy in the UK and Europe.

Francois is praised by the legal directories:

• for “having an incredible fountain of knowledge in terms of pensions issues and approaching things in a can-do and imaginative way”

• for “expressing complex issues in an easy-to-understand way and getting his arguments across in a compelling manner"

• for his “detailed knowledge of the entire regulatory landscape"

Education

LLB (Hons) 1987

Ph.D 1994

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Pensions - UK-wide

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Francois Barker is well regarded for his experience advising large pension schemes on an array of transactions, including defined benefit scheme closure and restructuring issues.

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