Dalriada Trustees

Richard Favier says extending the 12-month period would result in a lot of companies seeking to pass their pension debts to the PPF

Jo Harris has been appointed as a trustee representative at Dalriada Trustees in its Leeds office, which opened this week.

This week's top stories include Scottish Widows buying Zurich's £15bn pension business, and Now Pensions appointing Dalriada Trustees to its trustee board.

Now Pensions has appointed Dalriada Trustees to its trustee board in order to resolve historic data issues, while Joanne Segars will also join later this year.

Tom Lukic has been appointed as a director at Dalriada Trustees as part of plans to expand the business across the Midlands.

PP asks four independent trustees about the progress their schemes are making on de-risking, the bars to risk reduction and future trends.

There are increasing calls to review the process for regulated apportionment arrangements, which are still rare. Stephanie Baxter explores the rationale for a more flexible framework.

The industry has welcomed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) revised definition of professional trustee, but has warned all trustees to be aware of the updated monetary penalty policy.

Online fraud has become the most commonly reported crime across England and Wales, yet the government, law enforcement agencies and the industry overlook it, the National Audit Office (NAO) warns.

There are increasing concerns pre-pack administrations are being exploited to dump pension schemes into the PPF. Stephanie Baxter explores whether there is systemic misuse and if the regime is ripe for reform