Marian Elliott
OpinionIntegrated risk management: Seeing the bigger picture
From the blog: What if I told you the diagram below is an example of the artistic technique of stippling – where individual dots of paint are used to build up a picture? At first glance you may not believe me, but they are virtually the same thing.
- Opinion
How the DB code's employer growth objective affects scheme funding
The Pensions Regulator last summer published a revised version of Code of Practice 3 for funding defined benefit pension schemes.
- Opinion
Four steps to a targeted, practical covenant review
The latest defined benefit code of practice puts the employer covenant where it should be – right at the heart of all funding and investment decisions that trustees make.
- Opinion
Why trustees should be paid, and how much
The management and stewardship of a pension scheme is a time-consuming task and the burden on trustees is increasing.
- Features
PPF assessment period leads to better data
Comment: Ongoing pension schemes with viable employers should start to behave as if they are going through a Pension Protection Fund assessment period.
- Features
How fiduciary management can work for small schemes
Atkin & Co director Marian Elliott outlines why fiduciary management is suitable for schemes of all sizes, but warns there are additional risks and costs to be considered.