The demands on Trustees have increased in recent years due to a combination of bigger deficits, volatile investment markets and greater legal and regulatory complexity. Trustees need to be supported by advisers who see the big picture and proactively provide solutions.
Focus Pensions’ approach is to get a thorough understanding of both the scheme and the employer's business so that advice is put into a commercial context. We ensure that your objectives are clearly defined so we can develop a high level plan and, where appropriate, set milestones so progress can be reviewed at regular intervals. We adopt a pragmatic approach and concentrate on the issues that have a material impact.
We provide a wide range of services to trustees including:
- Actuarial services, including systems to enable clients to access instant valuation figures and perform their own modelling.
- Investment consulting, including the setting of investment triggers to reduce investment risk as funding levels improve.
- Electronic governance support systems, enabling all key documents, supporting information, risk monitoring and trustee decisions to be held online.
- Member communication, support and advice, which is vital with the changes to defined contribution schemes that have come into force.
“Focus Pensions provided excellent advice and a first class service to the Trustees when we considered proposals by the sponsoring employer.”
Declan Connolly, Chair of Trustees for the Cadcentre Limited Pension Scheme