Independent Trustees

HR Trustees director Esther White has been appointed as chairman of The Association of Corporate Trustees pensions committee.

An Association of Member Nominated Trustees and Directors is set to be launched this year in response to growing demand within the industry.

With increasing pressure on trustees to master several different disciplines, Thomas Selby asks whether too much is being asked of them, and whether independent trustees are the answer

Tom Selby previews the March 11 edition of Professional Pensions.

Pitmans Trustees has launched a master trust service to allow schemes to offer "life only" members life assurance benefits.

The £1.3bn Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London Trustee Company has appointed Partha Dasgupta as independent trustee and member of the investment committee.

Independent Trustee Services has appointed Nita Tinn as a director.

The High Court has ruled trustees cannot rely on the safety net afforded by the Pension Protection Fund when taking decisions.

GP Noble is set to be wound up and struck off the official companies register, Companies House confirms.

The ousting of EMI trustee chairman Ian Smellie after a disagreement with the sponsor highlights a fundamental flaw in pension scheme governance, Trustee GAAPS claims.