Company directors must know their pension duties

Trustees of pension schemes must be mindful of their duties to their beneficial members under the Pensions Act 1990

Jim Foley, former chairman IAPF; Paul Kenny, former Pensions Ombudsman; James Kavanagh, chairman, CGAI and Pat O’Sullivan, chief executive, LIA

As the regulatory environment in which companies are operating becomes increasingly complex, and compliance with statutory obligations a prerequisite, company directors must take a more proactive approach to their statutory governance obligations.

In the same way company directors need to be cognisant of the Companies Act 2014, which has moved to modernise and simplify company law, so too must trustees of pension schemes be mindful of their duties to their beneficial members under ...