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The top 10 interviews of 2020
The top 10 interviews of 2020

PP takes a look at the most read interviews of 2020

  • Industry
  • 22 December 2020
BHS Senior Management Scheme completes PPF+ buy-in with L&G
BHS Senior Management Scheme completes PPF+ buy-in with L&G

The BHS Senior Management Scheme has agreed a £2.5m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, securing benefits outside of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 November 2020
Embedding ESG can't end with equities
Embedding ESG can't end with equities

Amid the economic fallout from Covid-19, ESG issues have never been more relevant, says Tegs Harding.

  • Investment
  • 24 July 2020
PPF names 11 firms to trustee and support services panel
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.

  • Industry
  • 18 May 2020
Co-op scheme completes £1bn buy-in with Aviva
Co-op scheme completes £1bn buy-in with Aviva

The Co-operative Pension Scheme, known as Pace, has completed a £1bn buy-in with Aviva in the first announced bulk annuity deal of 2020.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 29 January 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include ITS' management buyout from Mercer, and The Pensions Regulator launching a probe into single-employer defined contribution schemes' default funds.

  • Industry
  • 14 June 2019
Exclusive: ITS completes management buyout from Mercer
Exclusive: ITS completes management buyout from Mercer

Independent Trustee Services (ITS) has become a fully independent firm after undertaking a management buyout from Mercer.

  • Industry
  • 10 June 2019
Carillion moves 4,100 DC members into LifeSight
Carillion moves 4,100 DC members into LifeSight

Carillion has moved the members of three of its defined contribution (DC) schemes into Willis Towers Watson's master trust, LifeSight.

  • Industry
  • 30 April 2019
ITS hires new director in London office
ITS hires new director in London office

Mark Evans has been appointed as a director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments in London.

  • Appointments
  • 14 August 2018
ITS hires Oldham as client director
ITS hires Oldham as client director

Frank Oldham has been appointed as a client director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments in the South of England.

  • Appointments
  • 05 June 2018
ITS hires client director to boost Northern reach
ITS hires client director to boost Northern reach

Graham Bryant has been appointed as a client director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments in Manchester and the North of England.

  • Appointments
  • 08 January 2018
ITS hires new client director in its Birmingham office
ITS hires new client director in its Birmingham office

Ingrid Everson has been appointed as a client director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments in the West Midlands.

  • Appointments
  • 11 December 2017
Can the pensions trust model survive?
Can the pensions trust model survive?

Peter Askins says there is a huge gap between what trustees are expected to do and the time and resource available to complete it

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 October 2017
Diversity means varied life experiences and challenging culture
Diversity means varied life experiences and challenging culture

Pension trustee boards should comprise of individuals with a range of different life experiences and viewpoints as this will lead to better decision-making, speakers at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's diversity seminar say.

  • Industry
  • 13 September 2017
21st century trusteeship: What are we going to do now?
21st century trusteeship: What are we going to do now?

Peter Askins asks how we can improve the diversity of trustee boards.

  • Industry
  • 02 November 2016
Independent Trustee Services hires client director
Independent Trustee Services hires client director

Andrew Turnbull (pictured above) has been hired to lead trustee appointments by Independent Trustee Services (ITS) and will be based in Leeds.

  • Appointments
  • 19 May 2016
Why we need more female trustees
Why we need more female trustees

Peter Askins says we need more diversity on trustee boards.

  • Industry
  • 05 May 2016
Trusteeship in the 21st century: A professional trustee's view
Trusteeship in the 21st century: A professional trustee's view

Peter Askins looks at how trusteeship could evolve in the coming years.

  • Industry
  • 04 February 2016
Why the UK pension system is unsustainable and how it could be fixed

Peter Askins says a simple system of tax credits is the answer

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 September 2015
MIRA secures buyout after giving up PPF protection in 'highly unusual' restructuring

MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme (MIRARBS) has secured a £70m buyout after agreeing to compromise its sponsor's statutory debt as part of a corporate restructuring.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 28 July 2015
Where are the women on pension trustee boards?

Rachel Dalton looks at the reasons behind the lack of women on trustee boards, and how diversity can improve decision-making

  • Industry
  • 20 March 2014
ITS continues expansion with three appointments

Independent Trustee Services (ITS) has expanded its London office with the appointments of Anna King, Chris Thwaites and Danielle Laffey.

  • Appointments
  • 13 January 2014
Buyout takes MF Global scheme out of PPF assessment

The MF Global UK Pension Fund has left Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after the scheme's trustees secured a £52m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 October 2013
InterContinental Hotels agrees £440m all-risk buyout with Rothesay

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has agreed a £440m all-risk buyout for its UK pension plan with Rothesay Life, securing improved benefits for members owing to suitable market conditions.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 03 September 2013
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