Downloadable PDFs of articles by David Johnson
Conflicts of Interest
Deteriorating financial position of UK companies will exacerbate confilicts of interest on trustee boards
32% of pension schemes admit finance directors serving as trustees could lead to conflicts of interest
Signs of declining governance standards in pension schemes?
Pension schemes say difficulties in recruiting member nominated trustees particularly acute
Scramble to hire professional trustees as Regulator says independent trustees should chair pension trustee board
Trustee boards should not leave the conflicts of interest issue to boil over
Poor contingency planning can take its toll...
Relieve the pressure: remove conflicts of interest
Pension schemes urged to eradicate conflicts of interest
No Snoozing: David Johnson says that there is no time to waste for trustee boards
No Snoozing (plaint text version)
2007 - a year of challenge for trustees
13 August 2008 - Professional Pensions: Most trustees recruited through personal recommendation
8 July 2008 - Professional Pensions: Trustee GAAPS warns over conflicts of interest increase 7 May 2008 - Professional Pensions: Schemes admit to recruitment problems
6 May 2008 - Pensions News: More schemes struggle to recruit trustees, reveals regulator 5 December 2007 - Professional Pensions: Clearance application collapse ups pressure on trustee whistle-blowers
27 September 2007 - Professional Pensions: Resignations trigger rush for independent trustees
Potential Conflicts of Interest for Pension Funds
Worsening finances could exacerbate trustee conflicts of interest
Smaller pension schemes struggle most to fill funding deficits
Number of pension schemes experiencing problems recruiting trustees jumps by a third
65% of companies still experiencing potential conflicts of interest from trustee boards
Regulator steps up pressure on pension schemes to eradicate conflicts of interest
New accounting rules will create new conflict of interest for directors on trustee boards
Collapse in applications to Pensions Regulator for clearance puts more responsibilty on trustees
ProTRUST to change its name to Trustee GAAPS
May - Oct 2008 Press Review Pack
2007-2008 Press Review Pack
17 July 2008 National Association of Pension Funds seminar presentation by David Johnson
Trustee GAAPS is a part of The GAAPS Group
