Independent Trustee Services
Capital Cranfield hires client director
Capital Cranfield Trustees has appointed Martine Trouard-Riolle as client director of its London office.
Should timing of valuations be based on scheme health?
TPR has called for the time between actuarial valuations to be based on a scheme's health, but is this a good idea? James Phillips asks trustees what they think
Are DB schemes 'throttling' younger workers' savings?
The liabilities of DB schemes are often seen as a burden on younger savers, but is this really the case? James Phillips explores the arguments
Risks to DB benefits 'should be communicated' to members
Defined benefit (DB) scheme members need to be made more aware of the risks to their benefits according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's Ashok Gupta.
Independent Trustee Services hires client director in Manchester
Janine Wood has been appointed as client director by Independent Trustee Services (ITS) and will lead trustee appointments on behalf of the firm.
Independent Trustee Services hires client director
Jim Green has been appointed as a client director by Independent Trustee Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments on behalf of the firm.
Trustees urged to skill up to become 'risk managers'
Pension fund trustees are increasingly responsible for managing risk, but lack the skills to do, according to research by a pension consultancy.
PPF expands trustee advisory panel
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has expanded its trustee advisory panel with the appointment of 20-20 Trustee Services.
Charles Russell appoints White from ITS
Charles Russell has added Esther White to its pensions team as a senior associate.
Trustees warned over 'sausage factory' fixed fee consultancy
Trustees must beware the limitations of fixed fee consultancy services, experts say.
ITS appoints operations manager during expansion
Independent Trustee Services (ITS) has appointed Darren Jefferson to the newly-created role of operations manager as it grows its business.
Structured approach would address protracted tendering process
ITS director Peter Askins on tendering exercises
UK Pensions Awards 2012 - The Winners
Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2012.
ITS expands with senior hire from rival HR Trustees
Esther White has joined Independent Trustee Services as its eighth client facing director
Letters - Controversy over code of conduct for professional trustees
Letters flood in over a proposed code of conduct for professional trustees. Read more here...
Xafinity discards in-house trustees
Xafinity has binned its in-house trustee firm HR Trustees and appointed Bridge Trustees for its master trust after The Pensions Regulator highlighted industry-wide conflict of interest concerns.
Sole trustee appointments escalate among medium schemes and master trusts
Schemes up to £150m facing wind-up are increasingly appointing sole trustees because of difficulties finding member-nominated trustees, Independent Trustee Services says.
Analysis: HMV deal sounding good
Jack Jones looks at the role of the trustees in the retail group's restructure
UK Pensions Awards 2011 - The Winners
Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2011
ITS returns to High Court over GP Noble fraud cash
Independent Trustee Services battle to recoup the £52m defrauded from nine schemes in the GP Noble saga returned to the High Court in December.
Regulator's ETV guidance 'presumes guilt'
The Pensions Regulator's strengthened guidance on transfer incentives is permeated by a "presumption of guilt", industry figures say.
Justice for defrauded GP Noble schemes
The scales of justice tipped in the direction of wronged pension schemes this week when £32m of defrauded pension scheme assets were returned.
UK Pensions Awards 2010 - the winners
Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2010.
Regulator to review independent trustee register after failures - EXCLUSIVE
The Pensions Regulator looks set to tighten its grip on registered independent trustee companies following a number of high profile governance failures, industry players say.
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