Trustee

Members of trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes expect trustees or employers to tell them when they should increase contributions, according to research from Barclays Corporate & Employer Solutions.

The Law Commission's approach to stewardship among small pension schemes undermines the UK Stewardship Code, campaign group ShareAction claims.

Nortel Networks has agreed to pay the trustee of its UK pension scheme $37.5m (£22.9m) to settle claims against its US firms.

The majority of this week's respondents said it was unnecessary for schemes to nominate a devil's advocate when making big decisions.

This week Buzz respondents defended tax-free lump sums fiercely.

Taha Lokhandwala says the industry must work together

Trustee boards should have an appointed "devil's advocate" when making decision to provide opinions which do not follow previous convictions, Buck Consultants says.

In a presentation at last week's PMI Autumn Conference, Buck Consultants principal Marcus Hurd presented some ideas on trustee psychology.

Activist and trustee Philip Meadowcroft urges asset owners to engage in some public blood letting.

The majority of contributors said that having completed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) trustee toolkit was not in itself a guarantee of a trustee's competence.