All Trustee boards articles – Page 12
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TPR outlines guidance plans in response to Rookes report
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has published its action plan in response to the British Steel Rookes review, outlining several steps designed to boost support and guidance for trustees facing restructure or changes.
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PPF seeks member representative for board position
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund is taking a novel approach to recruitment, seeking a board member who has been compensated by the fund.
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Rookes and Hirons-Wood join Pension SuperFund trustee board
On the go: Defined benefit consolidator the Pension SuperFund has announced the addition of two further trustees to its board.
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Trustees urged to hold investment advisers to account on ESG issues
On the go: Trustees should hold investment consultants to account on environmental, social and governance issues, the Association of Member Nominated Trustees and the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association have argued.
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CMA upholds competition judgment on consultants and fid mans
On the go: The Competition and Markets Authority has published its final report into investment consultancy and fiduciary management, maintaining its finding of an adverse effect on competition in both sectors.
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CMA ups pressure on trustees and advisers to seek best deal
New requirements on trustees to shop around for fiduciary management and challenge their advisers will generate better value for members, experts have said in response to measures set out by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsXerox MNT constituency opened up for all members
The Xerox Pension Scheme has broadened its employed member constituency for member-nominated trustees to include all members, due to the dwindling number of members who are employed by Xerox.
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OpinionHow to take a proactive approach to decision-making
Proactive decision-making is a function of a pension plan’s governance framework, the knowledge of the individual trustees and the quality of the advice they receive from their advisers.
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Features
Trustees take more active approach towards transfers
Analysis: Since the introduction of freedom and choice in 2015, more and more savers have shown an interest in defined benefit transfers, so what are the main benefits and risks for schemes?
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Lookers merges defined benefit schemes
UK motor resale company Lookers has amalgamated two of its defined benefit pension schemes, as experts highlight the improved efficiency and cost savings associated with mergers.
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OpinionDC investment design: How to ensure good member outcomes
The UK defined contribution landscape has been shifting from evolution to revolution, where the rapidly increasing number of workers auto-enrolled in pension schemes has made DC the dominant form of pension provision.
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OpinionHow to cope with increasing regulatory burdens
From the blog: Good governance is the bedrock of a properly functioning trustee board. However, it is evident that trustees are struggling under a governance burden, which stems from the need to comply with increasing legal requirements and ever more Pensions Regulator publications.
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OpinionIncreasing TPR powers vital to protect DB schemes
From the blog: The white paper on protecting defined benefit schemes will go under the spotlight on Wednesday with both the Pensions Regulator and pensions minister giving oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee as part of its inquiry.
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OpinionWhat the DWP's new DB funding code could mean for trustees
In March this year, the Department for Work and Pensions published its white paper on 'Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes'.
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Disclosure standard aims for strengthened trustee buy side
Investment consultants could be required to disclose scheme data allowing clients to judge the quality of their advice under a new performance framework, which has already attracted positive early statements from two top 10 firms including 'big three' member Mercer.
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OpinionThe day that climate became mainstream
From the blog: Climate campaigners across the country spluttered into their morning cups of fair trade coffee last Tuesday as the Department for Work and Pensions and Financial Conduct Authority published their final responses to the Law Commission’s 2017 report on pensions and social investing.
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OpinionTrustee negotiation need not always result in a winner and a loser
As has been highlighted by some recent high profiles cases, negotiating with the employer can be one of the biggest challenges faced by the trustees of defined benefit pension schemes.
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OpinionHow to guide your pension fund through M&A activity
While corporate transactions can be unsettling, it is worth bearing in mind that management will most likely be undertaking merger and acquisition activity for good reason – to grow the business, to increase competitive advantage, to diversify, or to simplify.
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OpinionDeciding on the size of your trustee board
What is the ideal size for a trustee board? This is the most common question I have been asked in more than 18 years of advising trustee boards and their sponsors, and now as a professional trustee myself.
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NewsS&N scheme to review impact of pubs takeover
Trustees of the Scottish & Newcastle Pension Plan will be assessing the impact of a recent corporate acquisition made by the pension scheme’s parent company Heineken UK, as part of a full covenant review this year.