Trustee Talk: James Chalk talks covenant

Client director James Chalk joined Asset TV’s Sam Rossiter for their episode that centered on the subject of sponsor covenant. Looking at the recent recording, James commented: “As many schemes move towards their endgame or a run-on structure, there is a danger that sponsor covenant is forgotten about. In this edition of Trustee Talk I […]

Has TPR woken up to university sector issues?

Last month, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) wrote to trustees of university sector pension schemes as part of their review of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the higher education (HE) sector. Most that were contacted will likely be asking themselves questions like “Why now?” and “What do I do?”. Timings wise, it feels quite late to […]

Mark Cliff joins PLSA West Midlands Group line-up

Client Director Mark Cliff joined as a guest speaker at the PLSA West Midlands Group’s in-person event on Thursday 3rd April from 3.30pm – 5.00pm. Taking place in Gowling WLG’s office at Two Snowhill, Birmingham, B4 6WR, the event kicked off with a panel discussion looking at Clara Pensions’ first transactions, with speakers: There was […]

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 […]

My action-packed week in higher education

This week it’s been all go here at Vidett, where we could be found paying special attention towards the higher education (HE) sector. It’s an area where we have several experts in the field, including myself, our HE lead Mandy Kaur-Sadler, Mike Birch, Rich Ingham and Geoff Winn. It was a particularly busy week for […]

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 […]

Equipping your trustee board to deal with changing circumstances

To look after member benefits, pension trustee boards need to stay on top of changing circumstances and be ready to address unexpected challenges. In this article, Vidett’s Chris Halewood identifies some changes faced by two hypothetical trustee boards and suggests how to deal with them. Boards rely on their trustees to function properly. If a […]

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

Benefitting from outsourced pensions management

More and more employers are choosing to outsource their pension manager role, as are pension trustees for their scheme secretary role. This case study looks at how one of our clients took this route, combining both roles in one person. It also covers the benefits the company and pension trustees gained from having this type of easy, cost effective access to pensions expertise.