EY

This week’s top stories included the launch of a new sole trustee firm, and the grilling of The Pension Regulator’s interim chair over conflict of interest concerns.

The likelihood of trustees making incorrect decisions when choosing a fiduciary manager due to rudimentary performance metrics remains probable, EY says.

Defined benefit (DB) pension scheme sponsors issued 249 profit warnings last year, 90% of which were specifically related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to EY.

The long-debated Pension Schemes Bill has received parliamentary approval, guaranteeing its place on the statute book.

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“Mounting red flags of financial stress” have meant almost two-thirds of listed companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes have issued profit warnings this year, EY says.