Trustees
Delivering best-of-breed administration
Girish Menezes says there is a tried and tested solution already available in the market, and it is time for the rest of the industry to follow.
CTI launches long-awaited cost disclosure templates
The Cost Transparency Initiative (CTI) has launched a number of templates and guidance to help pension schemes deliver greater value for savers with enhanced disclosure of transaction cost information.
Should trustees be subject to maximum term limits?
Kim Kaveh asks if trustees should be subject to maximum term limits for a particular scheme, after a PP poll showed mixed views on the matter.
Trustees fear scheme members are ill-prepared for risks of accessing pension
Trustees fear their members are not equipped to deal with the risks they face when accessing their pension and worry those nearing retirement will face predatory attention from scammers, research by Wealth at Work reveals.
AMNT training validated for CPD certification
The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has announced its training programme has been accredited and it will now be able to issue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificates.
Trafalgar House launches administration self-assessment tool
Trafalgar House has launched a self-assessment tool on administration standards for trustees and pensions managers.
Fiduciary management as a governance solution
Industry Voice: A fiduciary management approach gives trustees a richness of information you can't get with a standard adviser approach, especially in times of market uncertainty, explain Russell Investments' David Rae and Paul Wharton
Tomorrow's adviser: How to improve trustee meetings
A panel of industry professionals, led by Stephenson Harwood, discusses how the quarterly trustee meeting can be improved. James Phillips explores the suggestions
TPR cracks down on 'dishonest employers' to protect savings
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) used its enforcement powers more than 22,000 times in the final quarter of 2018, it has revealed.
Let's make discretionary increases fashionable again
Hilary Salt asks if it is legitimate for trustees who have a fiduciary duty to members to assume that surplus should only be spent on locking in to lower returns
Industry challenges force DB schemes to switch advisers
More than 60% of the largest UK pension funds have already changed or are in the process of switching their actuarial consultant, according to Barnett Waddingham research.
TPR bans two trustees for putting savers' money into suspected scam investments
Two men who put pension savers' money into "exotic, high risk and suspected scam investments" have been banned from being trustees by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Pension Awareness Day: Six tips for member engagement
Experts have called for trustees to improve pension communications using psychological and administrative techniques ahead of the fourth annual Pensions Awareness Day.
There is too much red tape in pensions, says industry
Nine in ten respondents said around 160,000 pages of legislation is too much
600 Group enters £201m buyout with PIC
Trustees of the 600 Group's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme have agreed to a £201m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
Consolidation 'to move £50bn' in DC assets
Unprecedented levels of provider consolidation means trustees must regularly monitor and assess security of members' assets, the Security of DC Assets Working Party has warned.
PMI gets new president as Branagh steps down
Lesley Carline has been elected as the new president of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI). She speaks to Victoria Ticha about her plans
How trustees can prepare for the transaction cost disclosure regulations
The FCA introduced new regulations around the measurement and disclosure of transaction costs in January. Jon Parker looks at how trustees should respond.
Government to work with industry on growing social impact investment
The government will encourage investors to support social impact programmes by working with the investments and saving industry, it has announced.
Allen & Overy promotes lawyers to partner and counsel
Allen & Overy has promoted Andy Cork to partner and Jason Shaw to counsel in its London pensions team.
A closer look at Kingfisher's £209m buy-in with PIC
A second bulk annuity has been agreed for the Kingfisher Pension Scheme. Victoria Ticha speaks to the trustee about this next step in its journey towards self-sufficiency
What TPR's new cyber security guidance means for trustees
The regulator has published a guidance paper on cyber security, advising trustees on how they should go about minimising risks faced by pension schemes. Victoria Ticha looks at the details
DB superfunds will not take off, say over half of respondents
Defined benefit (DB) 'superfund' consolidators will not take off, according to 52% of this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.
TPR sends strong message on high dividends
Stephanie Baxter says trustees should welcome the regulator's tougher line on excessive shareholder payouts
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