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Amanda Chamming's is a Partner in the Pensions Team.

Amanda joined CMS as a trainee solicitor in August 2012 and qualified into the CMS Pensions team in August 2014. She advises employers and trustees on the day to day running of occupational pension schemes of all sizes, including in relation to benefit queries, scheme governance, scheme mergers and GDPR compliance. 

Amanda has a specialist focus on de-risking and extensive experience advising leading providers on longevity swaps, buy-in and buy-out transactions. Amanda has also worked on the conversion of a number of longevity swaps to buy-ins, and collateralised structures.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "I found Amanda Chamming’s to be extremely good. She was very diligent, knowledgeable, efficient and quick."
    Chair of Trustees

Relevant experience

  • The Trustee of the Sanofi Pension Scheme in relation to a £760m buy-in with Legal & General.
  • A leading insurance provider in relation to its residual risks offering.
  • A leading consolidator for defined benefit schemes on its market offering.
  • Trustee clients on sectionalisation and de-sectionalisation issues.
  • An employer client on the implementation of an asset- backed contribution structure where the assets used were financial collateral.

Publications

Memberships & Roles

  • Full member of the Association of Pensions Lawyers

Education

  • 2012 - Legal Practice Course, BPP, London.
  • 2011 - GDL, The College of Law, London.
  • 2010 - BA French, UCL, London.

Further reading

  • CMS advises on £900m longevity swap for Trustees of the PGL Pensions Scheme

  • CMS advises SCOR on £5 billion pension scheme longevity swap

  • Risk Matters: Insurance Sector Update (Spring 2016)

Insights by Amanda

Tune into the latest ‘CMS Pensions LawCast’ episode #46 – What options are available to trustees when considering a residual risks transaction?

07 Mar 2023 1 min read

CMS advises Trustees of Musicians’ Union Pension Fund on transaction with Aviva

05 Dec 2022 3 min read

CMS advises Trustee of Sanofi Pension Scheme on £760m buy-in with Legal & General

12 Oct 2021 2 min read

Risk Matters: Insurance Sector Update (Spring 2016)

27 May 2016 2 min read
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