All Association of Professional Pension Trustees articles
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NewsRegulation of professional trustees ‘must preserve innovation’
Professional trustees and other industry experts have been responding to the Pensions Regulator’s plans to formally regulate professional trustee firms.
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NewsPension trustee role needs to be re-evaluated, argues industry
The Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT) also cautioned against what it claimed were "further onerous requirements being placed on lay trustees that could backfire".
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NewsYoungest ever accredited trustee calls for industry to embrace tech
Lewis Drew, the UK’s youngest ever accredited pension trustee, has urged the industry to embrace technology in order to catch up with other financial services sectors.
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NewsAPPT urges auditors to formalise data requests
On the go: The Association of Professional Pension Trustees has written to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to express membership concerns about the amount of time and resource required to respond to enquiries about pension schemes from the auditors of scheme sponsors.
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OpinionSole trustee code of practice will improve schemes’ risk management
The recent release of the sole trustee code of practice by the Association of Professional Pension Trustees will ensure a continued drive for improved governance and standards for pension schemes.
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APPT launches new code of practice for sole trustees
On the go: The Association of Professional Pension Trustees has set out a code of practice for trustees carrying out sole trustee appointments.
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OpinionThe dawn of continuous governance
As far as pension trusteeship is concerned, ‘continuous governance’ is exactly as the name would suggest: the constant oversight and continuous monitoring of all the working parts that make up an occupational pension scheme.
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OpinionMore than a number: what it means to be a professional trustee
I am 118F, the F denoting full accreditation as a professional pension trustee by the Association of Professional Pension Trustees. But, beyond bragging rights, what is the point?
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First 14 professional trustees become fully accredited
On the go: Some 14 professional trustees have become fully accredited under the Association of Professional Pension Trustees framework.
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APPT announces provisional accreditation to sidestep lockdown
On the go: The Association of Professional Pension Trustees has unveiled a new provisional accreditation scheme.
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First trustee passes professional accreditation standard
On the go: The accreditation system put in place for professional trustees has seen its first candidate pass through the process, as qualification providers eye online migration of examination processes.
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NewsBA trustees disembark as destination comes into view
A British Airways defined benefit scheme is shrinking its trustee board size, due to decreased workload after a buy-in and successfully weathering the Covid-19 funding storm.
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PMI launches accreditation course for professional trustees
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute has launched its course for professional trustees seeking accreditation, after an apparent split with the Association of Professional Pension Trustees.
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PodcastsPodcast: Improving the quality of professional trustees
Podcast: Last month, the Professional Trustee Standards Working Group published a set of new standards, which all professional trustees will be expected to meet. The group is also due to launch an associated accreditation framework later this year. In this episode of the PE podcast, Rachel Croft, director at Independent Trustee Services, explains what these new standards mean for schemes, how they will improve professional trustee quality, and whether increasing professionalisation and rising workloads could lead to the extinction of the lay trustee.
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Professional trustee standards created to encourage better practices
The introduction of formal standards for professional trustees has been welcomed as a vital step in improving scheme governance, but concerns remain over whether the framework is robust enough.
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OpinionRegulator must work with industry on professional trustee standards
Recent consultation exercises have shown that trusteeship has become increasingly segmented by the standards expected of those who fulfil the role.
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Features
Can you run your scheme better than a sole trustee?
Analysis: Defined benefit trustee boards are finding it increasingly difficult to source a full complement of member-nominated trustees, as final salary becomes a legacy benefit system. Is the rise of the sole corporate trustee inevitable?
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Seven in 10 professional trustees want standards body
Professional trustees have called for a body to set standards and monitor performance in the industry, but experts have cautioned against any measure that threatens the level of cognitive diversity on trustee boards.
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OpinionWhat defines a professional trustee?
The Pensions Regulator has become increasingly concerned with the standards of governance of pension scheme trustee boards in the UK.