Trustees

PP research finds the industry bullish

Michael Klimes examines whether attempts to grease the wheels of pension transfers will succeed

The overwhelming majority of Pension Buzz's 166 respondents thought nationalising pension provision would be detrimental for the country.

Pensions Buzz: sponsors can't push trustees around

The industry believes putting members on the boards of all schemes would improve governance, but says they must be given enough time off and qualifications should be mandatory.

Rob Schreur has been appointed chief executive of the National Grid pension scheme with a remit to lead and develop its new investment executive team

Pension administrators in the UK are more than capable of delivering partial transfers from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) says Capita Employee Benefits.

Trustees should be cautious about moving from one third party administrator (TPA) after the introduction of ‘freedom and choice' reforms, warn consultants.

While some schemes are facilitating DB-DC transfers others are more hesitant. Michael Klimes looks at why this is happening

Political instability and environmental degradation are the top concerns for trustees according to this year's Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) survey.