Alan Whalley

PMI re-elects Lesley Alexander as president and appoints Ruston Smith as chair of its board

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has appointed three non-executive directors and an executive director to its board.

Provisional accreditation of professional trustees is necessary to ensure the speedy removal of “unscrupulous individuals”, Dalriada Trustees has said in defence of the process.

As Covid-19 hampers efforts for professional trustees to complete necessary exams, Brian Spence defends the use of provisional accreditation.

Professional trustees claiming to have “provisional” trustee accreditation are creating confusion in the market and are undermining the whole process, the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has warned.

Alan Whalley says professional trustee claims of “provisional” accreditations are undermining the process and creating confusion in the market.

The People's Pension, Atlas Master Trust and The Cheviot Trust have been granted authorisation from The Pensions Regulator (TPR), taking the total number of authorised master trusts to 18.