How do schemes get the best from their administrator?
4 Aug 2021
MusingsThe world of pensions administration has been through a rollercoaster over the past 18 months, but how do you ensure the performance of your administrator continues to meet the high standards you expect. We undertook some research into how Trustees and Sponsors approach administration oversight and have shared some key findings here.
How is TPR’s draft Code of Practice landing with trustees?
16 Jul 2021
MusingsWe’ve been discussing the draft Code with clients and other Trustee contacts whilst we framed our response to TPR’s consultation. Here’s a sense of what trustees, pensions leads and people with risk roles we’ve spoken to have been making of it so far.
Competence and Integrity
5 Jul 2021
MusingsCompetence and integrity are two capacities and values which are as vital as they are difficult to define. Here we try and define each, establishing why they are both equally important skills to have across a trustee boards.
The draft TPR Code through the looking glass
4 Jun 2021
MusingsAt over 150 pages, what can trustees make of the TPR draft Code of Practice? We’ve been looking at it in detail for our consultation response, but rather than re-writing War and Peace we thought we’d share two thoughts from our own response.
New risk management requirements: are you ready?
18 May 2021
MusingsIORP II requires schemes to meet new risk management requirements that are now in TPR's new Code of Practice.
TES-ting times
5 May 2021
MusingsWe are now moving optimistically into the brighter, warmer weather of the spring and summer, the lockdown slowly lifting. While we all look forward to enjoying the lighter evenings and the re-opening of restaurants and pubs, in the pensions arena there is still a lot of work to be done.
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