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  • BESTrustees announces Susan Hunter as latest trustee hire
    02/09/2024

    BESTrustees has announced that it has recruited its third new professional trustee in 2024. Susan Hunter, a finance director with over 30 years’ experience, joined the firm on 2 September.

  • BESTrustees client Scottish Milk completes £42m full scheme buy-in
    30/08/2024

    The Scottish Milk Limited Retirement Benefits Plan, chaired by Zahir Fazal of BESTrustees, has completed a £42 million full-scheme buy-in with Just Group. Scheme sponsor First Milk is a British farmer-owned dairy co-operative and the transaction secures the benefits of all 452 members. BESTrustees, who have chaired the scheme since 2016, were joined in the project by PwC as lead pension risk transfer adviser whilst Mercer provided actuarial and investment advice to the Trustees, EY provided covenant advice to the Trustees. The Trustees’ legal advice was provided to the Trustees by Burness Paull, the Sponsor’s by Brodies, and Just Group’s by …

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  • BESTrustees promotes Bob Hymas to the board
    03/07/2024

    Bob Hymas joins the board of BESTrustees. He joined BESTrustees in 2016 after several years as Chief Financial Officer at a multi-billion-pound pension scheme and has almost 30 years’ experience working with pension schemes.

  • BESTrustees supports the Menzies Pension Fund with £260m buy-in transaction
    02/07/2024

    BESTrustees has supported its client the Menzies Pension Fund during its £260 million buy-in transaction with Just Group.

  • Why Independence Matters in Pensions
    28/06/2024

    There are real concerns in the wider industry about the consolidation in the number of independent trustee firms, especially where those firms deliver many different governance and scheme services to a scheme without appropriate checks and balances.

  • Mike Smaje Joins Asset TV’s Pensions Fund Forum
    27/06/2024

    Their ‘Search for Growth’ strand discussed the outlook for markets, trends for delegated investment portfolios and current opportunities for growth-seeking portfolios.

  • Keith Burgess joins as latest professional trustee recruit
    21/05/2024

    BESTrustees has announced that it has recruited its fourth new professional trustee in the last 12 months. Keith Burgess, a lawyer with over 30 years’ experience, joined the firm on 18 March.

  • BESTrustees announces new Professional Trustee recruit, Miki Fairfax
    04/12/2023

    BESTrustees is delighted to announce that the recruitment of Miki Fairfax as a professional trustee. Miki joined the firm on 1 December.

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