5 benefits of getting to grips with good governance
11 Dec 2023
MusingsGovernance isn’t just for trustee boards – it’s the very essence of teamwork, leadership and effectiveness. But when we think of focusing on pension scheme governance, all too often it’s associated with fixing things that have already gone awry. It shouldn’t be like that. Governance is the cornerstone of effectiveness, good decision making and achieving objectives and it is the foundation of delivering good member outcomes
8 things to think about when setting your endgame objective
11 Dec 2023
MusingsPension risk transfer, endgame, journey plan – a project by any other name would be just as complex! The LDI ‘incident’ left many schemes in a very different funding position, but funding alone isn’t enough to accelerate an insurance transaction. It’s a broad and complicated project that will need trustees, pension scheme managers, advisers, insurers and administrators to work together. Here’s some things to think about when setting your endgame objective.
Thoughts on the Trustee Skills Consultation
6 Oct 2023
MusingsThe Pensions Regulator plans to overhaul the trustee toolkit and the accreditation process for professional trustees in a bid to ensure consistent high levels of scheme governance. As part of the Mansion House Reforms in July, The Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury issued a call for evidence on improving the skills, capability and culture of Trustee Boards. Here’s some of the key points our response covered
Cyber risk: It’s not ‘if’ it’s ‘when’
6 Oct 2023
MusingsCyber-attacks have got close to home recently. While attacks were happening to the likes of the NHS and easyJet, the pensions industry had seemed to escape to a large extent. The events at Capita and with Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer app, changed that. So, what lessons can we learn?
LDI: One Year On
6 Oct 2023
MusingsIt feels like time has passed quickly since the gilt market movements a year ago. It has been a bumpy ride for some, a fortunate set of events for others and something in between for the rest. A scheme’s governance standards were key to how well they fared in this period of investment volatility.
Blinded by the lights: How Trustee Boards keep pension schemes efficient and secure is changing, but some things never change
3 Jul 2023
MusingsAs cyber steals the headlines on pensions admin, how can trustee boards balance the urgent issues with the important to make sure they’re getting the best possible value and service from their third party administrator? See our thoughts on key areas for consideration to help maintain focus.
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