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AMNT calls for 'positive action' in order to recruit new member-nominated trustees
AMNT calls for 'positive action' in order to recruit new member-nominated trustees

The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT)has called for trustees to take positive action in order to recruit new trustees to scheme boards.

  • Industry
  • 11 December 2020
AMNT launches DWP-supported voting infrastructure working group
AMNT launches DWP-supported voting infrastructure working group

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has officially launched a working group focused on dismantling the “overly complex and archaic” barriers to trustee voting.

  • Industry
  • 01 December 2020
Barriers to pooled funds implementing trustees' voting policies 'not insurmountable'
Barriers to pooled funds implementing trustees' voting policies 'not insurmountable'

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has published a report outlining the barriers in allowing trustees’ voting policies to be implemented by fund managers in pooled fund arrangements.

  • Industry
  • 09 November 2020
AMNT celebrates ten years of punching above its weight
AMNT celebrates ten years of punching above its weight

The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees co-chair David Weeks remembers some of the organisation’s highs and lows during a tumultuous first decade

  • Industry
  • 02 October 2020
Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer
Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer

Nimble footwork enables small schemes to compete with the big boys in the buyout market, says Stephanie Hawthorne.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 12 March 2020
Data quality and trustee training not priorities for industry
Data quality and trustee training not priorities for industry

Industry experts do not agree member engagement and data quality are priorities, according to research by networking site Mallowstreet.

  • Industry
  • 08 January 2020
AMNT urges FCA to respond to its investment stewardship complaint
AMNT urges FCA to respond to its investment stewardship complaint

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to respond to a complaint it made in May regarding investment stewardship.

  • Investment
  • 29 October 2019
MNTs must not be overlooked in governance drive
MNTs must not be overlooked in governance drive

Regulatory efforts to drive up the standards of trustees must not forget the unique skills and understanding of members that MNTs can provide, says David Weeks

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 October 2019
Member representatives are vital for master trusts, but not as MNTs
Member representatives are vital for master trusts, but not as MNTs

Member-nominated trustees may not be feasible for master trusts, but representatives could improve communication with members, says Barry Parr

  • Defined Contribution
  • 15 August 2019
What the future could hold for trusteeship
What the future could hold for trusteeship

Professionalisation of trustee boards remains on the agenda as the regulator asks the industry whether they should be mandatory. James Phillips explores the latest consultation.

  • Industry
  • 10 July 2019
Shadow minister calls for fiduciary college at university for trustee training
Shadow minister calls for fiduciary college at university for trustee training

Shadow pensions minister Jack Dromey has called for a fiduciary college within a university to serve for member-nominated trustee (MNT) training, amid the regulator's increased calls for professionalism.

  • Industry
  • 10 July 2019
How does the rest of the world see us?
How does the rest of the world see us?

While greater consideration of ESG is boosting impressions of UK pension funds, Brexit is dampening investor confidence, notes David Weeks.

  • Investment
  • 19 June 2019
AMNT fund manager review finds 'utterly unacceptable' voting policies and practices
AMNT fund manager review finds 'utterly unacceptable' voting policies and practices

The majority of fund managers do not have voting policies or guidelines on climate-related risks and diversity, an Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) survey has found.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 May 2019
AMNT training validated for CPD certification
AMNT training validated for CPD certification

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has announced its training programme has been accredited and it will now be able to issue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificates.

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  • 09 May 2019
Women in Pensions Awards 2019: Last chance to nominate!
Women in Pensions Awards 2019: Last chance to nominate!

Today is your last chance to nominate for the second PP Women in Pensions Awards, which celebrate the achievements of women working in pensions or acting as a trustee. Find out how to nominate here…

  • Industry
  • 25 February 2019
Understanding what millennials want and need
Understanding what millennials want and need

David Weeks says pension providers and schemes must do more to reach out to younger savers.

  • Industry
  • 08 November 2018
Lesley Titcomb: Balance between employer and member interests not always right
Lesley Titcomb: Balance between employer and member interests not always right

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says it may have made mistakes but faces complex decisions to balance member and employer interests.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 June 2018
DWP 'minded to assist' Royal Mail CDC plans but offers no 'bespoke legislation'
DWP 'minded to assist' Royal Mail CDC plans but offers no 'bespoke legislation'

The government is "minded to assist" any collective defined contribution (CDC) proposal that may arise from Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), Guy Opperman has said.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 March 2018
Opperman: DB pension protection system is 'working as intended'
Opperman: DB pension protection system is 'working as intended'

Industry should be aware to not jump to conclusions when assuming the defined benefit (DB) system is "broken," according to the pensions and financial inclusion minister.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 March 2018
Should there be a 'later life commission'?
Should there be a 'later life commission'?

Michael Klimes asks if a permanent, independent body staffed by technocrats can find answers to funding retirement and social care

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 November 2017
Budget 2017 (number two): What's in store for pensions?
Budget 2017 (number two): What's in store for pensions?

Ahead of the second Budget of 2017, industry experts tell James Phillips what they think the chancellor will seek to change on 22 November.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 November 2017
Is consolidation really the solution to poorly performing schemes?
Is consolidation really the solution to poorly performing schemes?

David Weeks says bringing more trustees up to standard through outreach work would be a good first move to tackle the underperforming 'underbelly'

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 November 2017
How trustees can develop a cyber security policy
How trustees can develop a cyber security policy

Michael Klimes explores what practical steps schemes can take to protect members from hacking and identity fraud

  • Admin / Technology
  • 29 September 2017
Consultancies commit to raising regulator's ESG guidance with schemes
Consultancies commit to raising regulator's ESG guidance with schemes

Twelve firms have said they will raise The Pension Regulator's (TPR) guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with clients where they are financially material.

  • Investment
  • 25 September 2017
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