Professional trustee standards 'silly compliance exercise'

James Phillips
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Proposed standards for professional trustees due to come into force next year will be "too easy to game" and "a silly compliance exercise" if they are not accompanied by tangible metrics, Richard Butcher has warned.

The standards, released yesterday by the Professional Trustee Standards Working Group (PTSWG), span six areas and will be enforced under a ‘comply or explain' regime in April or May next year. P...

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