26 years on and feeling proud

This Thursday I am retiring after 26 years of continuous service, starting in administration with Punter Southall, then transferring in 2014 to the trustee business which merged with 20-20 Trustees to become Vidett 2 years ago. I recently heard Heather Small’s ‘Proud’ on the radio, the song asks “What have you done today to make […]

Trustee Talk: Higher Education

Client directors Mandy Kaur-Sadler and Mike Birch were delighted to join Asset TV in their latest episode of Trustee Talk. Hosted by Sam Rossiter, they discussed the different challenges facing those involved with university pension schemes, and how Vidett can help. On the latest episode, Mandy commented “It was good to discuss the headwinds currently […]

Beyond members: elevating communication in pensions

REBA Pensions Summit 2024

Client directors Caroline Eastwood and Aimee Denham were recently on the line-up for the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA)’s Future of Pensions Summit; running their workshop on ‘New thinking for DC – using governance to drive value & engagement’. Commenting on the London event, Caroline said: “Engagement remains the biggest challenge for schemes of […]

How to spark interest in pensions among the workforce

In this article for the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA), Suzi Lowther explores why it can be difficult for employees to engage with their pension and some of the techniques available to make pensions more accessible, such as reducing the amount of technical language used. To read the whole article, please click here. To […]

5 assumptions you shouldn’t make when designing communications

It can be hard for us to think outside of our own frame of reference. We can be quick to assume or take things for granted, and sometimes we don’t even notice we’re doing it. This is called unconscious bias. When creating communications, you should never assume your workforce… 1. …knows what you’re doing and […]

How to improve your MNT communications

Truth or untruth: only an active member or pensioner can be a member-nominated trustee? Complete untruth, yet so many pension schemes still act otherwise. No wonder they struggle to find people to fill member nominated trustee (MNT) vacancies when they arise! It’s surprising really, given defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have mostly been closed to […]

How high inflation has hit pensions and what it means long term

In this article for the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA), Nicola Paul explains how pensions have been affected by high rates of inflation. This ranges from the impact high inflation has had on scheme funding to how employee’s retirement decisions have been influenced. Please click here to read the article