juli 2008


De Pension Regulator uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk heeft de resultaten van haar jaarlijkse governance onderzoek bekend gemaakt. Het is opvallend hoezeer de vraagstukken overeenkomen met Nederland.

Samenvatting resultaten Governance Survey
Schemes are clear about the aspects that contribute to the raising of governance standards – particularly the importance of regular trustee board meetings, trustee training and the level of trustee experience. There are also generally consistent positive ratings for boards’ abilities to meet their overall governance activities. Overall, boards perform well across fifteen attributes that ask them to rate their own performance. Scores for boards’ understanding of its role and responsibilities in relation to the scheme is the highest of these (71% of schemes ëstrongly agree’ that this is the case).
However, differences in experience and practice between small and large schemes can be seen clearly across these activities. Particular ëpressure points’ for small schemes can be seen with documented internal controls (where just 26% ëstrongly agree’ that the board has these in place, compared to 45% of large schemes), addressing trustee learning gaps (16% small versus 45% large) and ensuring a high standard of member communication (27% small versus 41% large). Marked differences across different scheme sizes can be found throughout the survey findings.

Bron: www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk


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