As gatekeepers of schemes, trustees must juggle investment strategy, liability management and, perhaps most importantly, make sure beneficiaries receive their pension on time.
Unlike former PP editor-in-chief Alex Beveridge, who admitted in his column last week that reading time has become a somewhat rare commodity since the birth of his baby son, I still have some time for light-hearted reading.
It was a good idea, but the execution was dismal.
Not a week seems to go by without the unions disputing the latest cost saving measures by sponsoring employers. The BBC, AstraZeneca and Ford have all been on the receiving end of union venom in the past two weeks alone.
The PP Pensions Commission was charged with formulating a range of simple, low-cost policies the new government could look to implement as soon as it came to power in a bid to improve pensions provision.
I used to read a lot of books. Some I read for pleasure and the rest because their presence on my shelf made me look smart.
It is rare to have a pensions minister who has been in the job long enough to be able to understand the issues the workplace pensions industry is facing.
The merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates marks yet another step in industry consolidation.
The merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates marks yet another step in industry consolidation.