Former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) head of restructuring and insolvency Richard Favier has set up as an independent trustee.
Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) Trustee Company chief executive Penny Green has announced her intention to retire at the end of 2014.
The Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed four firms to its newly created trustee advisory panel.
Paul Trickett has been appointed to trustee chairman roles at Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme and Legal & General (L&G) WorkSave master trust.
A majority in the industry do not believe all trust-based schemes should have an independent trustee.
BESTrustees has appointed Jim Smart to its team of independent trustees, bringing the number of directors and associates at the firm to 27.
Pentrus has appointed Simon Lawrence as associate independent trustee, in an expansion of its team.
The government must consider regulating independent trustees to prevent another scandal like the £52m GP Noble fraud, lawyers say.
One in five independent trustees would appoint their scheme's incumbent adviser as a fiduciary manager without an open selection process, research finds.
Schemes are not appointing independent trustees because of concerns over cost, research reveals.