Client feedback

“Always willing to get involved and move things forward.”
Steve Sampson ,
LGC
“​They are very proactive and full of new ideas, they've brought better scheduling and better minute sets.”
Paul Rudd,
Express Newspapers
“Thanks for all your help!”
“I learnt more than I expected to at the trustee training course. A good introduction to the trustee role.”
Rob Hartley,
RSPCA
“The Trustee training was very interactive and the presenters were engaging - thank you.”
Nick Marsh,
Comet Pension Scheme
“We chose PSGS because of the experience of the team and the feel of the relationship seemed the right fit.”
Paul Staniland,
Chair of Governance Committee, Kier Group Pension Trustees
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Trustee executive services for pension schemes

An effective pension trustee board is one that can focus on strategy and governance.


We help pension trustees by looking after all day-to-day activities, effectively managing trustee priorities and ensuring your pension plan runs smoothly. We do this through:

  • improving efficiency
  • sharing our expertise and market knowledge
  • ensuring operational excellence
  • cost effective delivery

The pension trustee support role is increasingly outsourced to a specialist like PSGS Secretarial Services. We tailor our trustee executive services to meet the needs of each pension scheme, providing expert support by:

  • delivering exceptional management of trustee meetings
  • proactive forward planning and prioritisation of actions to maximise efficiency
  • building effective relationships with pension trustees and other key stakeholders
  • providing specialist advice on pension scheme governance and operational matters
  • keeping pension trustees up to date with legal and regulatory changes
  • maintaining compliance with comprehensive policies and procedures
  • ensuring transparency on actual expenditure against agreed budgets

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Case study

We have provided trustee executive services for a client with several pension schemes managed by a common trustee board - a mixture of defined benefit (DB), hybrid and defined contribution (DC) with 17,000 members and over £1.5bn assets in total.

By becoming an integral part of the pension scheme trustee board, we deliver a highly valued personal service and enable the trustees to:

  • focus time on their most important strategic priorities
  • plan ahead and adapt smoothly to future changes
  • avoid getting involved in unnecessary operational detail
  • ensure transparency and cost efficient of adviser services

    • Read the full case study

To find out more about how our trustee executive services can support your pension scheme or existing in-house team,why not contact us?

Speak direct to our specialist in this area
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Clare Owen

Director of Outsourced Pension Services
Email Clare
Or call us on:

0118 207 2900

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