Trustee

Do iPads have a place on trustee boards? Natasha Browne talks to David Hewitson, Rexam’s pensions finance and investments controller

Trustees' knowledge of auto-enrolment (AE) has "remained largely unchanged" between spring and autumn 2013, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

This week, respondents said consultants should be required to disclose sales targets.

The majority of respondents believe member-nominated trustees (MNTs) should be elected by scheme memberships rather than selected by trustee boards.

The majority of respondents believe concern over conflicts of interest has reduced the number of senior people serving on trustee boards.

This week, Buzz respondents rejected Steve Webb's idea to give annuitants a one-year cooling off period.

The majority of Buzz respondents leapt to the defence of trustees, rejecting the suggestion they were getting their priorities wrong and devoting too much time to box-ticking exercises.

Jack Jones on the lack of corporate management representation on trustee boards

Jack Jones looks at the declining number of ‘heavy hitters’ on trustee boards and asks how schemes can keep communication flowing

Trustees should scrutinise fund managers that restructure their teams to ensure they remain committed to the initial objectives the pension scheme bought into, experts say.