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NEWS: October 2026
Rachel Brougham appointed trustee to Cushon Master Trust
BESTrustees professional trustee Rachel Brougham has been appointed as a trustee of the Cushon Master Trust (CMT). She brings experience from across the pensions sector, particularly in pension administration and member engagement. Before joining BESTrustees in 2014, she spent more than 25 years at Mercer providing actuarial, benefit, governance and defined contribution consulting. CMT trustee board chairman Roger Mattingly said: “I’m delighted to welcome Rachel to the CMT board. Her experience, professionalism and focus on delivering for members will be a real asset to the board.” Cushon managing director Troy Clutterbuck said: “We’re really happy to welcome Rachel into the …
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: September 2026
BESTrustees joins Professional Pensions expert panel on buy-in and buy-out
At the beginning of July, Professional Pensions assembled a panel of experts to look at the journey from buy-in to buyout and member experience. The roundtable, chaired by PP editor Jonathan Stapleton and held in association with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), examined two of the most active themes in the pension risk transfer market – the often complex journey schemes take from buy-in to buyout, and the member experience both during that transition and after buyout. The panel concluded representatives of most off the major professional indedendent trustee firms; BESTrustees was represented by Alan Pickering CBE. Click here for the …
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NEWS: June 2026
BESTrustees completes £34.8m buy-in with PIC for the Royal Institute of British Architects 1974 Staff Pension Scheme
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.
