Client feedback

“The team provide an excellent service with practical and commercial input that we have not found with anyone else.”

Mark Culwick,

Binding Site

“The Trustee training was very interactive and the presenters were engaging - thank you.”

Nick Marsh,

Comet Pension Scheme

“Gillian has gone above and beyond what we would normally expect of our secretarial support on many occasions and her deep knowledge on all issues have been invaluable.”

Sean Hoyle ,

Wightlink

“They deliver above expectation when the scheme has a particular challenge.”

Ian Edwards,

Comet

“Colin has provided invaluable support to me in my role as Chair Trustee.”

“Excellent communication - the trustee training course facilitators were clearly knowledgeable and very experienced in their field and able to convey concept and information in a way I was able to understand. ”

Phillipa McFadyen,

RSPCA

Future of trusteeship and governance consultation response

Topic:

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Date published:

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

PSGS supports The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in its drive to raise the standards of pension trustee knowledge and understanding and wholeheartedly agrees requirements should be more onerous for professional trustees.

However, we feel further legislation is too heavy a solution as it would add additional governance costs onto schemes and employers and put off lay trustees from undertaking the trustee role. The worst possible result for defined benefit (DB) schemes is to bring in the over regulation that has blighted defined contribution (DC) schemes over the last few years.

Read our full response to TPR's future of trusteeship and governance consultation below.

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