News

BESTrustees client, the Royal Institute of British Architects 1974 Staff Pension Scheme has completed a £34.8m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds.

BESTrustees, one of the longest established professional pension trustee companies operating in the UK, is pleased to respond to the Pensions Regulator’s corporate strategy consultation.

BESTrustees has announced the recruitment of Danny Vassiliades as a professional trustee. Danny joined BESTrustees on 1 May, after a long career as an actuary and strategic adviser to the UK pensions industry.

Our client, the Panasonic UK Pension Plan, has completed a £140 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) with M&G, securing the pension benefits of around 650 scheme members.

We are delighted to have had the opportunity to respond to the Department for Work and Pensions’ consultation regarding trust-based pension scheme trusteeship and governance.