All Muse Advisory articles – Page 3

News
Aon lifestyling failure leaves members exposed to risk assets

2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

Twenty defined contribution pension schemes administered by Aon Hewitt have seen delays to their members’ derisking strategies, leaving them exposed to risk assets for up to four years longer than intended.
Features
Does your pension scheme work for younger savers?

2015-02-16T00:00:00Z

Young people’s participation in pension schemes is on the up, thanks largely to auto-enrolment, challenging their managers to plug into the needs of their changing membership profiles.
News
Regulatory overhaul creates ‘perfect storm’ for DC schemes

2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Defined contribution schemes were hit with a slew of regulation last week across contract-based and trust-based provision, as the government and the City watchdog attempted to unify standards in these two areas.
News
Kent sees 75% reduction in overpayment write-offs

2015-01-16T00:00:00Z

Kent Pension Fund has driven down its overpayment write-offs by 75 per cent after the implementation of monthly mortality screening – as administration experts raise concerns about schemes’ data holes.
News
When it comes to expenses, trustees face having their belts tightened

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

Rolling into the office after 12 indulgent days of Christmas, trustees and scheme managers may be tempted to brighten up a gloomy January, but scheme expenses could be squeezed this year.
Opinion
Issuing a ‘trustee P45’ – is firing scheme reps ever justifiable?

2014-10-20T00:00:00Z

Any other business: Going against the grain is not necessarily a bad thing in a trustee; in fact it can be a necessary part of acting in members’ best interests.
Opinion
Justifying the fees: How to get value out of your lawyers

2014-09-22T00:00:00Z

Any other business: “The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer, but that there are so many answers.” This quote, attributed to Ruth Benedict, could easily be applied to the world of pensions law, where achieving consensus among lawyers is an almost impossible task.
Opinion
Confronting the scourge of the ever-growing meeting pack

2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Any other business: Is there a trustee out there who makes it through every page of their meeting bumpf?
News
One in seven trustees think sponsor relationship needs work

2014-06-26T00:00:00Z

Around one trustee on each board feels their relationship with the scheme sponsor needs to be improved, according to a survey of 100 scheme representatives, conducted as fresh regulation seeks to strengthen this bond.
Features
Half of schemes lack trustee training plan, survey finds

2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

Two employers have explained how they make sure trustees are regularly trained, after a Pensions Regulator survey shows half of schemes do not have a training plan.
News
Regulator considers stringent testing for indy trustees to raise standards

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Pensions Regulator is considering requiring formal qualifications for independent trustees and trustee chairs, in order to raise governance standards, its executive director told delegates at Wednesday’s conference.
News
Education key as employers stretch to reach pension goals

2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Companies need to better educate staff to encourage responsibility for pension saving, as research has highlighted a misalignment between employers’ goals and the outcomes of their defined contribution plans.
Opinion
How to build your risk committee

2014-02-25T00:00:00Z

As more defined benefit schemes follow a derisking plan towards their end point, monitoring and managing risk grows ever more important.
Opinion
Five steps to set up your fid man contract

2014-02-11T00:00:00Z

Muse Advisory’s Anne Kershaw runs through the five stages of setting up a fiduciary management mandate that will provide value and security for scheme members, in this week’s Technical Comment.
News
Defence schemes 'future-proof' MNT governance

2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Selex and AgustaWestland pension schemes have reformed their member-nominated trustee election processes to safeguard decision-making continuity for their beneficiaries.
News
Sponsors driving fid man switch to reduce risk

2013-08-16T00:00:00Z

Employers have more influence on the decision to introduce fiduciary management than other investment decisions, experts have said, as a recent survey shows more schemes are looking to increase delegation.
News
Making good your scheme's common data shortfall

2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

News analysis: The Pensions Regulator's annual record-keeping survey, released earlier this week, demonstrated a lack of awareness among smaller schemes of their data obligations, but also contained hints about how to repair administrative faults.
Opinion
Three models for constructing your investment committee

2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

What powers should be devolved to your investment committee? It depends on which model of investment governance you have, argues Muse Advisory’s Anne Kershaw, in the latest Technical View.
Features
Large schemes tighten governance with trustee payments

2012-12-22T00:00:00Z

George Coats discovers a growing trend among large schemes to remunerate non-professional trustees, as they seek to improve governance standards following an increase in complexity of the role.
Features
Improve scrutiny of FX investments, schemes urged

2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

With professional trustees predicting increased exposure to currency, schemes have been called to pursue transparency and audit data in their trades to protect their investments.