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Musings | 28 Sept 2026

Concentration risk in trustee services

What happens when a significant proportion of a scheme’s knowledge, governance activity and institutional memory becomes concentrated within a single organisation? Katherine Milton, who is part of our outsourced pensions management leadership team, looks at some of the challenges with concentration risk and outlines the key questions that trustees need to ask when assessing supplier concentration risk.

Musings | 28 Sept 2026

Private markets in UK pension defaults

Private markets could be a valuable addition to UK pension scheme default funds, especially for members who are many years from retirement. This area, however, is not without its challenges. In this article, Paul Armitage, Head of DC at Muse, looks at what this means for charges and member communications.  

Musings | 28 Sept 2026

AI governance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving considerable change across many industries, including pensions, and whilst there are significant potential benefits available, the risks are real as well. Jo Fellowes explores where AI is currently being used and developed in the pensions industry and considers the changes in Trustee governance required to oversee data, security and cyber risk as AI use continues to evolve.

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Amanda Cullen

Senior Associate
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Adrian Cooper

Head of Market Engagement
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Geoff Francis

Senior Consultant
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Tammy King

Head of People
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Daniel Jacobson

Principal Consultant
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Adam Chate

Senior Consultant
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Hana Bailey

Senior Consultant
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Adam Barker

Project Manager
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Clare Chilton

Consultant
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Jo Fellowes

Director
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Mark Dallaway

Senior Associate
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Reece Eley

Junior Consultant
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Paul Armitage

Head of DC
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Associate
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Robyn Cowan

Senior Consultant
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Olivia Devereese

Project Manager
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Emma Beard

Senior Consultant
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Tom Oakley

Consultant
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Cindy Dadier

Head of Operations
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Sharon Hine

HR & Business Support Administrator
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Kneale Jefferis

Administrator
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Robert Plumb

Senior Associate
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Ellen Ratcliffe

Principal Consultant
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Ian McQuade

CEO
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Danuta Nott

Business Support Manager
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Emma Rogers

Senior Consultant
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Alan Simpson

Financial Controller
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Tony Brown

Consultant
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Katherine Milton

Principal Consultant
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Susan Sinclair

Senior Consultant
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Ryan Perrin

IT Support Apprentice
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Antonella Sferrino

Associate
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Pamjit Virdi

Senior Consultant
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Claire Wallis

Consultant
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Kate Maloney

Client Director
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Rosanne Corbett

Director
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Margs Harvey

Business Administrator
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Katy Wilkinson

Consultant
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Stuart Murdoch

Consultant

Testimonials

Muse Advisory supported the Trustees through the process of reviewing their full service pension provider. They provided the subject matter expertise, and worked seamlessly alongside our in-house procurement team, to help us identify a high-quality solution that met both our technical and commercial requirements, delivering great value for the scheme and members, as well as the sponsor.
Group Financial Controller, Riverside
We have very much valued working with Muse in a review of our pension administration arrangements. The Muse team was incredibly helpful in helping us prepare for the review, in guiding us through the various assessment stages, and in helping us to get to the right decision for our Schemes. The documentation produced during the process, from the RfP itself, through to the reporting in support of the decision making process, has been first class. I would like to offer my sincere thanks and gratitude for all of the hard work, commitment and support. The Muse team were an absolute delight to work in partnership with, on what could potentially have been a difficult programme.
Group Head of Pensions & Benefits, DMGT
When we needed external facilitation for a strategy orientated governance review, Julia and her colleagues at Muse Advisory understood just what was required. As a result of their considerable sector knowledge and experience they were able to hit the ground running and work with the Trustees to achieve their objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
Chair of Trustees, Nationwide Pension Fund

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