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What happens when the pensions industry gets drawn into bigger world events?

Want to hear more on the LDI crisis and the Virgin Media case? Click here to listen to James and Pete’s recent podcast where they dive deeper into the subject. So much of what we do is complex and technical.  To the outside...

Is teamwork making your trustee dream work?

We all know the saying – “Teamwork makes the dream work” – that a good team is stronger together and more than the sum of its parts. High functioning teams work together to achieve a shared goal in an atmosphere of mutual respect,...

Climate-related reporting requirements: what do trustees need to do?

As more schemes are brought into scope for the climate-related reporting requirements, there continues to be a strong focus on ESG and climate change for trustees. The reporting requirements have applied to schemes whose net assets are...

Barbie: the Pensions Regulator’s ‘ideal’ trustee?

  *This blog contains spoilers for the new Barbie film Barbie has had many careers since her inception in 1959 but, to my knowledge, an occupational pension scheme trustee is not one of them. Has she missed her calling? Earlier this...

Mansion House Reforms – the pensions avalanche

Introduction As widely trailed in the press, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Mansion House speech last night. Being guided by three golden rules, including seeking to secure the best possible outcomes for pensions savers, he...

Welcome on board! – some obvious, and some less obvious, reasons why it’s good to have new trustees

Everyone knows that pensions are really complicated, right? Joining a trustee board for the first time therefore can, understandably, be pretty daunting. If you are thinking about applying to become a trustee, have just agreed to take on...

Member nominated trustees – are selection panels the only choice to make the right choice?

Being a trustee is hard. And it’s getting harder. So it’s more important than ever to find the right people for the job in terms of skills, experience, motivation and commitment. However, unless they bite the bullet and move to a sole...