All Trustees articles – Page 30
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OpinionM&A: Getting to grips with the impact on schemes
From the blog: All over the world corporates are rebuilding their balance sheets, accumulating record levels of cash and having their valuations boosted by upturns in stock markets.
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News
Out of reach: How can we close the trustee skills gap?
Any Other Business: If you’re reading this as a trustee and wondering why so many questions are being asked about the future of the role, chances are you’re among the fraction receiving ongoing formal training.
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Opinion
RADAR: Events and training for pension managers – July 26 edition
Get your calendar in order with this fortnightly bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.
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OpinionHow to cut costs through shared services
Schemes can benefit from cost efficiency by sharing services with their peers, says PTL’s Matt Riley.
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OpinionWhy schemes are resisting drawdown demand
Savers are anxious to take advantage of the pension freedoms, but many workplace schemes still offer only annuities, says BlackRock’s Paul Bucksey.
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OpinionThree ways trustees can work with employers on a Pie exercise
Pension increase exchanges are employer-led exercises, but there is nothing to stop trustees playing their part to help members get a fair deal, says Linklaters’ Phil Goss.
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News
Opening the kimono: Should your scheme be sharing its best practices?
Any Other Business: When we started this feature a year ago this week, its aim was to help trustees get to grips with the more oblique aspects of their role – from how to negotiate the best deal for your scheme in a merger, to what happens if you need to fire a fellow trustee.
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Opinion
RADAR: Upcoming events and training for pension managers
Get your calendar in order with this rolling bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.
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Opinion
How will the DGF market develop over the coming year?
Roundtable: LCP's Andy Cheseldine, Legal & General Investment Management's Martin Dietz, Columbia Threadneedle's Craig Nowrie, State Street Global Advisers' Andrew Soper, Peter Sparkes of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, and Bestrustees' Graham Wardle, discuss what the next 12 months will hold for diversified growth funds, in the final part of this series.
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Opinion
How mixing the trustee board make-up can boost performance
Trustee boards are dominated by men aged 55 and over. Law firm Gordons’ Terry Saeedi suggests practical ways to make schemes more inclusive.
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Opinion
Are you protecting members – and trustees – from liberation scammers?
Any Other Business: The threat to members from pensions liberation was pressing even before the introduction of greater freedom and choice. Now, there are many more ways to trick members into legally parting with their money.
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News
Watchdog's new self-cert requirements will test DC governance
Defined contribution schemes will have to declare compliance with the charge cap, as the Pensions Regulator updates its scheme return form to reflect April's legislative changes.
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Opinion
How do you run a trustee election?
Following a largely unexpected result last week, the United Kingdom has a team in place to try and steer the country towards greater prosperity, opportunity and fairness (we hope).
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News
Cranking up the gears on DC contributions
Any other business: Jeremy Clarkson and Co’s acrimonious departure from the BBC has left a gaping hole in Top Gear’s line-up, with the loss of the iconic trio leaving the much-celebrated show running on fumes.
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Opinion
Is fiduciary management right for your scheme?
The fast-growing world of fiduciary management can be a controversial topic for pension schemes.
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Features
Are you an informed investor?
Any other business: Following a romp to all-time highs the FTSE 100 stuttered last week, with slips by multinationals and financials. More than ever, trustees must be engaged investors to ensure scheme decisions deliver good outcomes.
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Opinion
How trustees can tackle those 3am woes
Bath Actuarial’s Leonard Bowman discusses the nightmares that can keep trustees awake at night – including succession planning, disaster recovery and making the best use of ‘trusted advisers’ – and suggests some useful remedies.
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Opinion
How to reconcile multiple appointments on governance boards
Any other business: In three weeks, the requirement for pension providers to form independent governance committees to monitor the effective running of contract-based schemes will come into force.
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Opinion
Why trustees should pull together to focus on what matters
The Pareto principle states that 80 per cent of effects come from 20 per cent of the causes. In management terms this means a fraction of your efforts could have disproportionate outcomes.
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Opinion
Buchanan: Lay trustees play an often unenviable but critical role
Since Duncan Buchanan first became a pensions lawyer more than 23 years ago, he writes, the level of complexity of pensions has increased both in terms of legislation but also the case law set by judges – a recent IBM judgment exceeded 600 pages in length.