Should member-nominated trustees be elected or selected?
Under the Pensions Act 2004, at least one-third of a pension scheme’s trustees should be member-nominated. David Brooks, technical director at consultancy Broadstone, and Stephen Fallowell, former MNT...
30 Maj 201810min
How is LGPS pooling driving responsible investment?
As Local Government Pension Scheme pooling progresses, the £29bn Brunel Pension Partnership – which includes 10 LGPS funds, including the Environment Agency Pension Fund – has been one of the stronges...
16 Maj 20188min
Are trustees engaging suitably with fiduciary managers?
In April, the Competition and Markets Authority published its working paper on trustee engagement with investment consultancy and fiduciary management. Caroline Escott, policy lead for investment and ...
1 Maj 20188min
How will the UK's first pension superfund work?
The UK's first superfund was announced in March, a day after the government encouraged the creation of commercial consolidators in its long-awaited white paper on the defined benefit sector. Alan Rube...
17 Apr 20184min
Do savers want CDC?
March 26 2018: As the government edges closer towards allowing the introduction of collective defined contribution schemes, Kevin Wesbroom, senior partner at consultancy Aon, and Will Aitken, director...
26 Mars 201811min
Protecting DB pensions: The white paper’s proposals
March 23 2018: While the government’s recently published white paper on protecting defined benefit pensions included a range of proposals, some issues are still subject to consultation. Gabrielle Holg...
23 Mars 20187min
Spring Statement 2018: What does it mean for trustees and savers?
March 14, 2018: There were no new pension announcements in this year's Spring Statement. Instead, Chancellor Philip Hammond focused on debt and growth forecasts, emphasising that there was “light at t...
14 Mars 20186min
Autumn Budget 2017: Reaction from the experts
November 24 2017: What will the Autumn Budget mean for the pensions industry? Ruth Bamforth, director at law firm Walker Morris, and David Brooks, pensions technical director at consultancy Broadstone...
24 Nov 20179min
