Chairman dismissal a sign of rot in governance

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The ousting of EMI trustee chairman Ian Smellie after a disagreement with the sponsor highlights a fundamental flaw in pension scheme governance, Trustee GAAPS claims.

The trustee search and selection firm said schemes' trustee boards often have very little real independence from the employer, which is supposed to guarantee the schemes' health. Consulting dire...

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