Dalriada Trustees
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards
As Covid-19 hampers efforts for professional trustees to complete necessary exams, Brian Spence defends the use of provisional accreditation.
Will Covid-19 undermine companies' ability to sponsor schemes?
Charlotte Moore looks at how the Covid-19 economic crisis will affect funding for schemes in differing amounts.
Government corporate insolvency proposals to give trustees greater say on restructurings
Pension scheme trustees could find themselves with a better seat at the table during a corporate restructuring under government proposals presented to parliament last week.
PPF names 11 firms to trustee and support services panel
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has launched an advisory panel to support trustees of schemes whose sponsoring employer is stressed or distressed.
Sanctions should not deter advisers from their work
With great power comes great responsibility, Vassos Vassou says, as he welcomes the Pension Schemes Bill’s drive to improve adviser accountability.
Covid-19: Your industry guide
The Pensions Management Institute has produced an industry guide to Covid-19.
No longer an excuse for equalisation delay
While HMRC guidance on GMP equalisation contains both good and bad news for schemes, it does allow them to get going on the process, says John Wilson.
How professional trustees are meeting the challenge of a new decade
Jonathan Stapleton speaks to eight senior professional trustees about accreditation, diversity and the issues they face in their roles.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week’s top stories included further calls for reforms of the pension freedoms, and prevailing uncertainty over cuts to tax relief on pension contributions.
Dalriada: Two regimes for professional trustees will 'undermine' benefits of accreditation
The launch of two accreditation regimes for professional trustees into the industry at the same time is both unnecessary and confusing, says Dalriada Trustees.
Getting Brexit done: What next for schemes?
The UK will leave the EU on 31 January, Professional Pensions’ expert advisory panel tells James Phillips what pension schemes should now be thinking about.
Don't forget to look both ways
Schemes must use January to both reflect on 2019 and plan for 2020, says Vassos Vassou.
How schemes should be acting after CMA review
As pension schemes grapple with new fiduciary management and investment consulting rules, Charlotte Moore asks what trustees need to do
PP Brexit Advisory Panel: Why schemes must prepare for all outcomes
Professional Pensions' expert Brexit Advisory Panel discusses the key considerations for schemes ahead of the UK's potential exit from the European Union
How to improve gender diversity in pensions
More women are working in the industry but there is still a way to go, particularly at the senior level. In this roundtable, panellists discuss how to achieve a better gender balance
Pension negligence lands boss with seven-year ban
An insurance company director has been banned from company directorships after failing to keep adequate records and provide scheme members with up-to-date information.
Dalriada Trustees' Hugh Nolan: What trustees think of the CMA review
PP speaks to Dalriada Trustees' Hugh Nolan about his views on the CMA's review into the investment consultant and fiduciary management markets.
Fraud report 2019: Are trustees doing enough to protect members?
RSM has unveiled its annual scheme survey, revealing the actions trustees are taking to protect members from fraud. Kim Kaveh looks at the findings.
Two arrested as TPR probes suspected £18m pension fraud
Six people have been questioned by police as part of a joint operation with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) investigating a suspected pension fraud.
How involved should trustees get in DB transfers?
As the volume of transfer value requests grows, trustees must decide whether to take a minimalist or proactive approach with members. James Phillips explores the pros and cons.
Four trustee directors banned after mismanaging members' pension funds
The Insolvency Service has disqualified four directors of trustee firms from running companies for a total of 34 years following an investigation.
Scheme funding crisis talk could lead to 'Super PPF' solution
Richard Favier thinks fears of a funding crisis in DB schemes are overblown but says, if he is wrong, a 'Super PPF' could well be one of the solutions considered by policymakers.
Here is an idea DWP might (or not) want to think about...
Richard Favier says the process for regulated apportionment agreements is complex, lengthy, expensive, but there is a solution
Why a revised DB funding code must not be too rigid
The DB white paper sets out plans to review the funding regime, with 'prudent' and 'appropriate' possibly redefined. But James Phillips asks if this could this signal a return to an MFR-like approach
