When the UK Treasury announced the new rules on Restricting pensions tax relief through existing allowances on 14th October, my reaction was and remains very much the same as my colleague, Brian Spence, who was quick to welcome the straightforward,…
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I just noticed today the newly launched Association of Member Nominated Trustees http://amnt.eventbrite.com/ is a not-for-profit organisation that supports member-nominated trustees, member-nominated directors and employee representatives of UK…
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I am not sure that I agree that pensions should attract tax relief at all – why force people into relatively inflexible long term savings that they cannot get at if their health or financial wellbeing takes a turn for the worse mid-career? Why…
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From the perspective of the professional trustee, engaging in public debate on pensions might seem a secondary consideration, but not so when issues of pension scheme governance and the protection of members’ interests abound.
One such debate is…
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In this article in a short series about choosing an independent trustee I will look at the skills and experience required to act as a professional pension scheme trustee.
First and foremost professional trusteeship is a generalist role.
To hold…
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Employers faced with choosing an independent trustee have quite a difficult job. There is no recognised qualification for independent trustees or any self-governing profession.
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