Dalriada Trustees

Charlotte Moore looks at how the Covid-19 economic crisis will affect funding for schemes in differing amounts.

Pension scheme trustees could find themselves with a better seat at the table during a corporate restructuring under government proposals presented to parliament last week.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has launched an advisory panel to support trustees of schemes whose sponsoring employer is stressed or distressed.

With great power comes great responsibility, Vassos Vassou says, as he welcomes the Pension Schemes Bill’s drive to improve adviser accountability.

The Pensions Management Institute has produced an industry guide to Covid-19.

While HMRC guidance on GMP equalisation contains both good and bad news for schemes, it does allow them to get going on the process, says John Wilson.

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to eight senior professional trustees about accreditation, diversity and the issues they face in their roles.

This week’s top stories included further calls for reforms of the pension freedoms, and prevailing uncertainty over cuts to tax relief on pension contributions.

The launch of two accreditation regimes for professional trustees into the industry at the same time is both unnecessary and confusing, says Dalriada Trustees.

The UK will leave the EU on 31 January, Professional Pensions’ expert advisory panel tells James Phillips what pension schemes should now be thinking about.