Transaction Costs Ripe for Fund Savings
Pension fund trustees are being urged to employ independent transaction cost consultants, not their fund managers, to manage the £4 billion of annual fund transaction costs in line with Myners review of institutional investment.

Source: Pensions Week

Pension Funds Face Trustee Shortages
Britain's corporate pension schemes are set to face a ‘severe shortage of trustees’ in the future according to Euraplan, the pension fund software firm.
 
Source: Institute of Financial Accountants

Trustees Are Facing Increased Pressure
Outsourcing does not remove the responsibilities of trustees involved in investment monitoring. Indeed, there is an increased need for trustees to monitor activities outsourced. Katherine Johnson explains what to look for.
 
Source: International Investment

Keeping Watch
The technology exists for pension fund trustees to keep a close eye on their fund's performance - featuring Euraplan.
 
Source: Pensions Age

Pension Fund Trustees Bowed Down by Responsibility
An overwhelming majority of UK company pension fund trustees are worried about their duties and responsibilities and feel that the pressure they are under has increased, according to a major new survey into corporate pension fund trusteeship.
 
Source: Benefits & Compensation

Measured Performance
The return a pension fund provides its members is as good as the investment decisions made by the administrators. Andrea Kirkby looks at how trustees benchmark pension fund performance - featuring Euraplan trustee survey.
 
Source: Pensions Age

Trustees - An Endangered Species
There may be a severe shortage of trustees in the future as they find their duties increasingly onerous.  This is one major finding of an excellent survey report by Euraplan.
 
Source: Pensions World

Funds Warned They Could Face Shortage of Trustees
Pension funds are being warned that  they could face a severe shortage of trustees in future. A new survey claims that the increased pressure on current trustees will deter people from taking on the role.
 
Source: Professional Pensions

Shedding New Light On The Responsibilities Of Pension Fund Trusteeship
Survey conducted during April 2001 from detailed questionnaires being sent to 6,120 pension fund trustees based in the UK. A total of 715 questionnaires were completed and returned to Euraplan.
 
Source: www.pensionsurveys.com 

UK Heads Towards Shortfall of Pension Fund Trustees
Increasing pressure on pension fund trustees in the UK is likely to lead to a sever shortage of trustees  in the future, a new survey has found.

Source: www.efinancialnews.co.uk