Are the proposed professional trustee standards the right approach?

Kim Kaveh
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Responses to the Professional Trustee Standards Working Group's consultation have flooded in. While the industry mostly welcomes the proposals, there is disagreement on some areas, writes Kim Kaveh.

Last December, the industry-led Professional Trustee Standards Working Group (PTSWG) announced professional trustees will need to comply with six areas of standards under plans to bolster pension s...

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