Managing cashflow – keeping trustees informed
A business needs to ensure that it does not run out of cash. Should a pension scheme be any different? While it is not always possible to predict exactly what cash will be received and paid out, a
Issue: May 2008 Author: Debra Tullett

No country for old ombudsmen?
Tony King, who became the Pensions Ombudsman last September, muses on what the office of the Pensions Ombudsman is for, and on future plans for evolution. He says that the expectation of an
Issue: May 2008 Author: Tony King

Section 75 Debts - MOT and full service please
This article examines the recent changes to the Occupational Pension Scheme (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005. The changes are designed to rectify problems with the previous version of the
Issue: May 2008 Author: Jeremy Goodwin

Raising Standard of Trustee Education
The ‘Raising the Standard of Trustee Education’ campaign aims to improve the quality of education, training and learning for all UK pension trustees through the establishment of a website of freely
Issue: May 2008 Author: Emma Watkins

AAF 01/06 internal control reports – a year down the road
The aim of this article is to review the progress made by third party service providers in providing AAF01/06 internal control reports and how trustees and scheme management can maximise the value
Issue: May 2008 Author: Kevin Clark

Ask the Expert
Paul Haines, DMGT Pensions asks: “We hear a lot of talk these days about the need for diversification, usually accompanied by an exposition on the benefits of ‘alternative’ asset classes. Do you
Issue: May 2008 Author: Paul Craven

Speeding up the wind-up process
There is clear evidence that schemes are taking too long to wind up, leaving members unsure about what benefits they will receive and when. Justin Wray, Head of Pensions Administration and
Issue: May 2008 Author: Justin Wray

Actuarial and Investment Matters
Speak with any defined contribution (DC) pension scheme administrator and they will tell you that investment dealing is one of their biggest areas of risk - but do trustees realise this and are they
Issue: May 2008 Author: Gary Smith

Legal Update
In August 2007 the Government published a consultation paper on changes to the legislation governing the statutory debts payable by employers in defined benefit (DB) schemes. The proposed changes
Issue: May 2008 Author: Simon Tyler

Consultancy and Administration issues
From A Day, members have been able to protect their benefits built up before 6 April 2006 from some of the tax charges introduced under the Government’s simplified tax regime. Protection is
Issue: May 2008 Author: Paul Niblett