BESTrustees

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) defined benefit (DB) code of practice has been dismissed as ‘500 pages of garbage' by BESTrutees chairman and former non-executive director at the watchdog Alan Pickering.

Members of the EMI Group Pension Fund have been issued annuity policies in the wake of the landmark £1.5bn buyout last year.

Trustees must prioritise addressing their liabilities rather than focusing on assets, Aon Hewitt says.

Mercer is to launch a master trust through its workplace savings platform, offering access to Aegon, Friends Life and Zurich schemes.

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of an underfunded scheme whose insolvent sponsor hoped to offset £2m in payments against its outstanding debt.

BESTrustees has appointed Nadine Newberry as its head of business development, as it targets "significant growth".

BESTrustees has appointed Jim Smart to its team of independent trustees, bringing the number of directors and associates at the firm to 27.

Jack Jones examines how trustees can guard against fraud

Peter Thompson argues a trustee is not, and never should be, an adviser

The industry is failing to inspire confidence in pensions according to research from PP that found seven out of ten professionals believe it is not doing enough to restore trust.