DB trustees do not scrutinise consultants enough says SEI
Trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes are failing to challenge their consultants on investment advice, according to research by SEI and IFF Research.
The survey of 100 DB trustees last September 2015 revealed just one always reached "their own conclusions" and 59% did not frequently consider alternatives to their consultants' recommendations. It...
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