Governance

The independent governance committee (IGC) for Royal London has recommended a number of ways for the provider to improve value for money in the first chair's governance statement.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and the Occupational Pensions Defence Union (OPDU) have joined forces to encourage good governance in UK pension schemes.

Trustees must be confident the new chair governance statements are accurate to avoid future liability, writes PP.

The master trust market has grown rapidly in recent years but does face challenges says Daniel Shaw and Alison Guy.

DGFs have proved popular but trustees need to consider all angles says Jonathan Reynolds

Changes to defined contribution scheme (DC) governance over the last five years have not improved member outcomes, according to 61% of pension managers and trustees in a survey.

Women who are most vulnerable to changes in the state pension should not receive help from the government to make transitional arrangements according to PP research.

Sackers has elevated Georgina Jones to partner and Katharine Swire to senior associate in the law firm's pensions team.

Potential changes to pensions tax relief was ranked as the leading challenge to pensions in 2016 by a quarter of readers polled by Professional Pensions.

Atlas is the latest master trust to be awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Ready standard.