Dalriada Trustees

Richard Favier thinks fears of a funding crisis in DB schemes are overblown but says, if he is wrong, a 'Super PPF' could well be one of the solutions considered by policymakers.

Richard Favier says the process for regulated apportionment agreements is complex, lengthy, expensive, but there is a solution

The DB white paper sets out plans to review the funding regime, with 'prudent' and 'appropriate' possibly redefined. But James Phillips asks if this could this signal a return to an MFR-like approach

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.