Trustees

Natasha Browne says member-nominated trustees should continue to play a role

Pension fund trustees are increasingly responsible for managing risk, but lack the skills to do, according to research by a pension consultancy.

A legal perspective on the latest draft of the European pensions directive

Helen Morrissey explains the importance of trustee evaluation exercises

Trustees who do not do enough to squeeze the fees charged by advisers are not fulfilling their fiduciary duty, says the former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) head of restructuring.

Trustees need to challenge their advisers over costs, Jack Jones says

Trustees will have to get used to taking more responsibility for retired members

Many trust-based DC pension schemes already offer more than the ‘guidance guarantee' to their members and are worried about being forced to ‘dumb down' standards, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Managing liabilities and reducing risk are among the more pressing issues facing defined benefit pension schemes. Jack Jones looks at steps employers can take to tackle these.

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