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“We are extremely pleased with the appointment we made. The way Ian reacts to us and works with us is brilliant. We are very happy.”

Katherine Cross,

Tyser

“Kevin takes control of the meetings whilst fully involving the other two trustees. His experience shines through and he is also a very good listener, making all parties feel involved.”

Sharron King ,

KBC Bank

“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

“Ann and her team are very knowledgeable and proactive, liaise well with our other advisers and provide the Trustees with an invaluable secretarial service.”

Ian Edwards,

Chair of Trustees, Comet

“Thanks for all your help!”

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George Batho ,

HR Director, Linde Material Handling

Future of trusteeship and governance consultation response

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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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