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Check out some of our latest insights into the happenings in the market and keep up to date with our current thinking.

Don’t let the urgent crowd out the important - Key person risk and succession planning

16 Jul 2020

Musings

Succession planning is sometimes an uncomfortable subject, but the Coronavirus crisis acts as wake up call for pension schemes to look at plans for an organised succession for key senior posts and to develop emergency backup plans on the trustee board, in the executive, and with key suppliers.

Don’t let the urgent crowd out the important - Trustee decision-making and governance post lockdown

2 Jul 2020

Musings

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge effect on all industries, literally all. Pensions trustees have had to adapt to this new world with very little warning. So where do we go from here and what governance lessons can be learned?

Don’t let the urgent crowd out the important - How do you review and select advisers remotely?

2 Jun 2020

Musings

The immediate response to the outbreak of Covid-19 shifted priorities and a lot of the important projects suddenly became less so and were put on hold. With social distancing and home-working likely for the foreseeable future, those important projects are now due for reconsideration.

Don’t let the urgent crowd out the important - Are you still making good decisions?

18 May 2020

Musings

Covid-19 has thrown up a lot of issues and a lot of urgent decisions have been made. But other things will have been forgotten. Is it now time to start thinking about the important as much as the urgent?

Don’t let the urgent crowd out the important - Administration

7 May 2020

Musings

There has been a lot of material about the urgent administration issues that Covid-19 has thrown up, for example pensioner payroll, cashflow and death claims. Is It now time to start thinking about the important as much as the urgent?

Covid-19 – scheme governance risks to tie down

16 Mar 2020

Musings

In light of how fast Covid-19 is moving, here are some practical points for pension teams and trustees to consider in their planning, as business will be disrupted.