All Eversheds Sutherland articles – Page 6
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OpinionFiduciary management: tendering, oversight and trustee involvement
A panel of experts debate the increase use of fiduciary management in the UK, the tendering process and if schemes should use an independent adviser, in this four-part discussion.
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News
FDs urged to collaborate with trustees on DB deficits
Finance directors are making a “big mistake” if they think they can get defined benefit liabilities off their balance sheets without collaboration with trustees, a scheme manager told delegates at the 2013 NAPF conference.
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United Utilities: charge cap could shield members
United Utilities' pension manager has voiced support for a cap on fees as it would protect default fund members from the decisions of their smaller and potentially less well-informed employers.
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How to protect your scheme against payment errors
News analysis: Legal experts have warned that schemes and employers could face paying out large sums to members due to incorrect pension estimates, with requests for advice on the issue increasing.
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Why the Hastings-Bass ruling could protect trustees
News analysis: Schemes and their advisers do not have to fear a Supreme Court judgment that has been predicted to make it harder for trustees to rectify mistakes, lawyers have said.
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CDC working group studies Dutch and Swedish schemes
News analysis: The government’s collective defined contribution working group has studied European models to potentially bring to the UK, but pension professionals have questioned employer appetite for the benefit structure.
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Aviva plans GPP committee to boost governance
Aviva is the latest insurer considering a trustee-type governance committee for its group personal pension to drive up standards and make its operations more cohesive.
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Opinion
Croydon eyes infrastructure as gilt alternative
Elusive returns over the past few years have led many pension schemes to look to alternative investments. Croydon Pension Fund is hoping infrastructure will provide the right results over the long term