All Association of Member-Nominated Trustees articles – Page 3
-
NewsJ&J finds remedy for MNT recruiting ailment
Johnson & Johnson’s wide-ranging communications campaign encouraging scheme members to stand as trustee candidates shows it is possible to find “good quality” member-nominated trustees.
-
Opinion
How do trustees choose the 'right' consultant?
The Financial Conduct Authority’s final report on the asset management market revealed that the investment consulting sector has not escaped the watchdog’s scrutiny, but pinning down criteria for a good consultant is not easy.
-
Opinion
Is professionalism the answer to the governance dilemma?
A trend among schemes towards delegation and using professionals means the question how trustees can monitor those who advise them becomes ever more pressing.
-
OpinionIs the 'gilts plus' model broken?
The best way to calculate scheme liabilities has been the topic of much debate since defined benefit deficits have started making the headlines. So is the gilts plus model appropriate? Six experts, including from the Pensions Regulator, come together to discuss the merits of different valuation methods.
-
Opinion
What alternative valuation methods can schemes use?
What options do schemes have apart from ‘gilts plus’ to find out how well funded they are? Paul McGlone from Aon Hewitt, David Weeks from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield Trustees, Leslie Scrine from the M&G Group Pension Scheme, Andrew Cheeseman from Pan Trustees and Andrew Young from the Pensions Regulator discuss scheme valuation methods.
-
Opinion
How should trustees and employers negotiate valuations?
Should trustees and scheme sponsors discuss valuation methodology or are there bigger concerns? Paul McGlone from Aon Hewitt, David Weeks from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield Trustees, Leslie Scrine from the M&G Group Pension Scheme, Andrew Cheeseman from Pan Trustees and Andrew Young from the Pensions Regulator talk about their experience on both sides.
-
Opinion
Does ‘gilts plus’ lead to inappropriate investment strategies?
Should valuation assumptions be a function of the investment strategy? What does the regulator say about the gilts-plus approach? Paul McGlone from Aon Hewitt, David Weeks from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, Leslie Scrine from the M&G Group Pension Scheme, Andrew Cheeseman from Pan Trustees and Andrew Young from the Pensions Regulator discuss scheme valuation methods.
-
OpinionWill the slashing of fees exacerbate the advice gap?
Technology is a wonderful thing, but it is not something that has been applied with any great skill or diligence in the pensions arena.
-
News
Cost scrutiny intensifies as TTF calls for select committee inquiry
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has been asked to launch a fresh inquiry into charges levied on pension savings, as campaigners warned price inefficiencies reach far beyond investment costs.
-
News
TPR's record-keeping push welcomed but stresses remain for small schemes
The Pensions Regulator is demanding that trustees report on record-keeping in the scheme return and has issued new guidance, after conducting a survey which found that too many are not measuring members’ data.
-
News
'Unconflicted' MNTs have a place on trustee boards, experts say
Communicating complicated legislative changes, focusing on defined contribution governance and protecting members’ benefits are just a few of the challenges faced by trustee boards.
-
NewsLloyds Banking Group drives efficiency with single trustee board
Lloyds Banking Group has merged the trustee boards of three of its defined benefit pension funds to boost efficiency, decrease duplication and strengthen its relationship with the schemes.
-
NewsNew report demystifies DC asset security
A new report from the Security of Assets Working Party will provide some much-needed guidance on defined contribution asset security and compensation, advising trustees to adopt a “pragmatic and proportionate approach” to a highly technical area.
-
News
Is groupthink at play on your trustee board?
A desire for conformity could stifle debate in trustee meetings, new research has suggested, but industry experts say lay trustees are encouraged to challenge the status quo.
-
News
Could regulator findings spell the end of lay trustees?
Schemes with only professional trustees are better run, research from the Pensions Regulator has today suggested, but experts have said schemes should not overlook the value of their non-professional counterparts.
-
FeaturesShowstopper or sunken soufflé? The recipe for a successful trustee event
Any Other Business: The great and the good of the pensions industry will amass in Manchester this week for the National Association of Pension Funds’ annual conference, but what are the key event ingredients that trustees look for when choosing which events to attend?
-
OpinionHow smaller schemes can flex their shareholder muscles
For too long smaller pension schemes have struggled to have their shareholder voices heard. The AMNT’s Janice Turner explains how even the smallest investors can get involved.
-
Opinion
The DC Debate – does the future offer greater freedom, or further restrictions?
In this instalment of the DC Debate, our eight panel members discuss the effects of the new freedoms, continued legislation and compliance, and which value-for-money products are in the pensions pipeline.
-
Features
The big sell: How to attract new trustees to a scheme
Any Other Business: The role of pension trustee has grown in complexity over recent years and has become too daunting a task for many, but some schemes are finding new ways to lure fresh blood to the role.
-
OpinionHow to win hearts and minds for auto-enrolment success
Financial services is the least trusted industry of all. Those responsible for running pensions should think about what this means – and what it explains.