Majority of PP poll respondents say lay trustees should receive remuneration
PP poll finds 66% of respondents support greater effort in recruitment of lay trustees
Industry thinks current regulatory framework could better enable open schemes to ‘thrive’
Poll finds most in the industry think efforts to recruit MNTs and ENTs must increase
Stuart Southall looks at whether Covid-19 has hastened or reinforced the role of member-nominated and other lay trustees.
Faced with greater regulatory requirements, trustees must truly get to grips with all of their responsibilities, argues David Harris.
The regulator must not forget the important role of lay trustees as it boosts standards of professionals, argues Jonathan Stapleton.
Alan Pickering says lay trustees have to subscribe to lifelong learning, often picking up new skills on the way
The pressure of "excessive regulation" is causing a drop in the number of lay trustees and deterring people from taking up the role, according to this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.
Michael Klimes explores what practical steps schemes can take to protect members from hacking and identity fraud