All Trustees articles – Page 27
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Opinion
What's the outlook for DC in 2017?
Defined contribution adequacy and stagnant investments were key concerns for trustees in 2016, so what do experts think the new year has in store for DC?
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Features
Brexit, pooling and transparency: Top investment stories from 2016
Year in review: Investment fees and the impact of Brexit on schemes’ portfolios stood out among the most salient subjects for pension schemes in 2016, while the ongoing low-yield environment prompted funds to seek higher returns and cut back on costs.
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News
High charges could affect £26bn of scheme assets, review warns
The Financial Conduct Authority and Department for Work and Pensions’ Independent Project Board has found that about £26bn of pension scheme assets are potentially facing charges of 1 per cent or higher.
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OpinionHow to protect yourself from complaints and litigation
From the blog: Pensions and their governance framework are becoming increasingly complex while, at the same time, the role of scheme trustees is coming under extra scrutiny.
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OpinionHow to decide what is in members’ interests
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Hugh Nolan asks what it means to be a good trustee and what happens when the trustee board is split over that question.
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FeaturesNational Grid goes ahead with new scheme sections
National Grid has decided on the section allocation of scheme members after agreeing on the creation of three independent sections within the National Grid UK Pension Scheme earlier this year
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News
'Unconflicted' MNTs have a place on trustee boards, experts say
Communicating complicated legislative changes, focusing on defined contribution governance and protecting members’ benefits are just a few of the challenges faced by trustee boards.
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OpinionTrustee liability and black swans
From the blog: The thing about black swans is that until you encounter one, you ignore the possibility that they exist – but in hindsight it’s all too obvious that they do.
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NewsHow can you see through 'greenwashing'?
Any other business: Socially responsible investment has grown in popularity in recent years, filling up column inches in the industry press and sections of annual reports, where schemes and asset managers outline their philosophies and approaches.
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Features
Oxford University Press tackles pensions fraud with data matching
The Oxford University Press pension scheme has volunteered to take part in the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud Initiative data matching exercise to help detect and prevent benefit fraud.
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OpinionHow trustees can make better investment decisions
From the blog: Put people under the stress of ambiguity and you will evoke their most primitive anxieties – and their most basic psychological defences.
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FeaturesTelefónica rings the changes with pensions modelling tool
A new online pensions modeller is being launched for defined contribution members of the Telefónica UK Pension Plan, but some experts have questioned the benefit of such tools.
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NewsPensions Regulator: Cyber security should be key on risk registers
Trustee boards should be assessing their risk of cyber attack and taking steps to protect member data and scheme assets, the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator has said.
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News
Pensions dashboard prototype to launch by next spring
The Treasury has said it will be working with 11 pension providers to release a prototype of the pensions dashboard by March 2017.
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Features
Desire for better data sparks mortality study for Star Group
Star Group has decided to conduct a medically underwritten mortality study for its defined benefit scheme, as it works on tackling an increased deficit while reducing investment risk.
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Features
Salvation Army derisks as charities struggle with pension deficits
The Salvation Army has recently reduced risk in its UK defined benefit multi-employer scheme, having made efforts to tackle its pension deficit, but pension obligations are proving increasingly problematic for many charities.
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FeaturesHP scheme reboots parent company guarantee
The Hewlett-Packard Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has replaced its parent company guarantee following a major corporate reorganisation, resulting in improved terms for members.
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OpinionWhat makes a good trustee?
Janine Wood from Independent Trustee Services asks what theory tests trustees should pass before taking the wheel, and when they should use a satnav.
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News
New DC code of practice: Greater clarity, but niggles remain
The Pensions Regulator this week published its new defined contribution code of practice, clarifying its position on a number of issues, but experts still had questions about its criteria for assessing value for scheme members.
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News
CFOs pushed to increase focus on DB schemes
A new survey has found that 59 per cent of chief financial officers said they should become more involved with the management of their companies’ defined benefit schemes, following a steep post-Brexit DB deficit increase.