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Musings | 12 Mar 2026

Grand designs

Olivia Devereese looks at what makes a good project manager and highlights why it’s important to control change. Governance frameworks around projects brings structure and ensures milestones are met.

Musings | 12 Mar 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.

Musings | 12 Mar 2026

The key risks for Trustee Boards may not be what you think

We all know that the world is changing – and changing more quickly than ever. Everywhere we look we see evidence of this – geopolitics, climate change, AI are just three areas where the status quo is not what it was a year or even a month ago. How can Trustee Boards address such significant change? In this case study by Amanda Cullen, we shine a light on what worked well when working with a Trustee Board on their strategic thinking.

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Cindy Dadier

Head of Operations
RP Final

Robert Plumb

Senior Associate
AS Final

Antonella Sferrino

Associate
MH Final

Margs Harvey

Business Administrator
EB Final

Emma Beard

Senior Consultant
KEM Final

Katherine Milton

Principal Consultant
RC

Robyn Cowan

Senior Consultant
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Tom Oakley

Consultant
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Barry Mack

Director
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Ellen Ratcliffe

Principal Consultant
TB Final

Tony Brown

Consultant
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Steve Hammer

Trustee Secretary
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Paul Armitage

Head of DC
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Mark Dallaway

Senior Associate
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Susan Sinclair

Senior Consultant
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Emma Rogers

Senior Consultant
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Auline-Jean Melbourne

Associate
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Danuta Nott

Business Support Manager
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Hana Bailey

Senior Consultant
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Olivia Devereese

Project Manager
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Tammy King

Head of People
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Reece Eley

Junior Consultant
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Adam Barker

Project Manager
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Geoff Francis

Senior Consultant
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Ian McQuade

CEO
KM Final

Kate Maloney

Client Director
KJ Final

Kneale Jefferis

Administrator
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Alan Simpson

Financial Controller
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Amanda Cullen

Senior Associate
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Aliza Bashir

Analyst
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Adrian Cooper

Head of Market Engagement
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Claire Wallis

Consultant
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Clare Chilton

Consultant
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Ryan Perrin

IT Support Apprentice
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Jo Fellowes

Director
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Sharon Hine

HR & Business Support Administrator
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Daniel Jacobson

Principal Consultant
RC Final

Rosanne Corbett

Director
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Katy Wilkinson

Consultant
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Pamjit Virdi

Consultant

Testimonials

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
Muse carried out an effectiveness review for both of our scheme trustee boards and ran a joint board workshop on the findings and helped our trustees agree actions. An external review and the workshop were ‘firsts’ for us, we wanted to get it right. We chose Muse because of their experience and independence. Their team were very skilled in helping our trustees take stock and reflect, challenging us to think about future effectiveness and bringing wider knowledge of trustee practice and corporate governance. Muse really delivered well on the work.
Pension and Benefits Partner, LV= Pension Trustee Limited
Muse helped us review the Trustee’s approach to managing risk, introducing and documenting a new risk management framework, which set out the Scheme’s risk governance and processes, dovetailing with operational risk management practices. Rosanne worked with me to facilitate workshops for the Trustee Board to agree its strategic objectives, risk appetite and key risks. Together we developed a reporting dashboard for the board, showing risk trends, incident reporting, project risk tracking and horizon scanning of emerging risks. She also worked closely with the Operational Risk Manager to embed good risk management practices within the in-house Trustee Executive team. In parallel, Rosanne worked with the Trustee’s Governance Committee to embed a new internal audit work partner and agree the internal audit workplan. Rosanne brought insights and expertise into risk management practices with other large pension schemes and brought risk alive for our scheme so that we understood its value. The trust she built enabled us to tackle complex issues, whilst developing simple and effective solutions for the Trustee Board.
Head of Legal and Compliance of Trustee Executive Limited, National Grid - Trustee Executive Limited

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