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	PMI President triumphs at pensions awards! PMI President Steve Delo was voted Pensions Personality of the Year for 2009 at the Professional Pensions awards dinner on 21 April. The votes were totalled from both 2,000 online voters ahead of Issue: June 2009
	Trustees’ duties and reaction to the credit crunch The current economic landscape throws up some very big issues for trustees Employer covenant, funding and investment strategy have all come to the fore at once Planning and monitoring is of Issue: June 2009 Author: John Oldland
	Tenders – ask yourself some questions! Trustees and sponsors need to review and periodically re-tender for advisers and suppliers. Good tender documents are an important part of the process. If the party doing the appointing takes time Issue: June 2009 Author: Mark Green, Gauisus Ltd and Jo Whiterod, Pension Meetings Ltd
	Learn from world leaders - how to get your message out Executive summary Independent research on global best practice in pension communication shows that leading schemes: have written communication plans with clear objectives have the right resources Issue: June 2009 Author: John Simmonds
	The pros and cons of delegating investment decisions to an adviser While trustees retain the ultimate responsibility for the scheme investments, some are looking to delegate investment decisions not just to an investment sub-committee but to external advisers. Issue: June 2009
	Can trustees make a difference? Is the pensions fate of a member pre-determined or can trustees affect that outcome? A good chair and a happy partnership are essential but there are many other components which can make a material Issue: June 2009 Author: Ian Pittaway
	Online CPD - a mid-year update At the beginning of 2009, and following the introduction of the new continuing professional development (CPD) credit framework, PMI members began using the online system for recording their CPD. Issue: June 2009 Author: Andrew Gardner
	Pensions – consistency and change Our recently published Corporate Plan shows how we are adapting to the risks and challenges presented by the economic downturn. It also shows how we continue in the work that we started, in a very Issue: June 2009 Author: Tony Hobman
	Ask the Expert – Legal “The regulator has recently published final guidelines relating to record keeping. What do scheme administrators have to do to ensure that they maintain and manage data in a compliant manner, Issue: June 2009 Author: Emily Forrest
A month in pensions
	Actuarial and Investment Matters 31 March 2009 was a significant date for the Pension Protection Fund (PPF). As well as the cut-off date for assessing the creditworthiness of employers ahead of the 2010-11 PPF levy, it marked a Issue: June 2009 Author: Richard Akroyd
	Legal Update From April 2011, those earning Ł150,000 or over will no longer be able to claim full tax relief on pension contributions to registered pension schemes. The tax relief will be tapered down for those Issue: June 2009 Author: Simon Tyler
	Consultancy and Administration Issues Pension sharing on divorce was introduced in December 2000. The basic principle is that the benefits of one party (the member) are reduced and their ex-spouse is awarded a pension credit that is Issue: June 2009 Author: David King