Commenting on the ED&I Action Plan published by The Pensions Regulator on 27 September 2022, Janice Turner, Co-Chair of the AMNT said: 

"AMNT warmly welcomes the ED&I Action Plan as we believe that diversity and inclusion amongst trustees is vital to ensuring good ...

AMNT warns of potentially negative ‘unintended consequences’ in its response to the DWPs consultation on Climate and Investment Reporting.

AMNTs response to the DWPs consultation on Climate and Investment Reporting warns of potential “unintended consequences” that may harm ...

AMNT AGM 23rd March 2022

Notice is hereby given that, by the decision of the Management Committee of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, the Annual ...

AMNT review finds majority of fund managers promise no meaningful action in their climate change voting policies and calls for regulatory action from the FCA

Date: 25 October 2021 The AMNT’s review into fund managers' voting policies on climate change (https://amnt.org) has concluded that ...

mallowstreet is proud to announce the return of the Trustee Survey & Report. Together with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings ...

David Weeks stands down as Co-Chair of the AMNT

David Weeks has decided tostand downfrom his position as Co-Chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) following ...

AMNT updates ‘Red Lines’ to reflect the introduction of new policies on climate change, gender diversity, human rights risks and audit

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has updated its Red Line Voting policies to reflect industry and regulatory changes ...

Industry praises WPC for laying bare ‘colossal scale’ of pension scam challenge

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Private Markets, Infrastructure and Venture Capital in the Post-Covid Era: The Pensions Perspective

by David Weeks, AMNT & M. Nicolas J. Firzli, World Pensions Council Click here to read the full working paper ...

AMNT mention in Sackers publication re DWP working group

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AMNT: “Asset owners should take charge of ESG voting”

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AMNT Member Survey sheds light on the effect of the current pandemic but raises a concern for the future

11th December 2020 The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has undertaken a survey of its members to coincide with its 10th ...

“A huge step forward”. AMNT welcomes establishment of the Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation and Simon Howard as its Chair.

Janice Turner, Co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT), has warmly welcomed the announcement by Guy Opperman, ...

Press release: Bringing shareholder voting into the 21st Century

Bringing shareholder voting into the 21st Century: An examination of the barriers to effective stewardship and how to overcome them. ...

‘10 years of progress in a turbulent world’ – The Association of Member Nominated Trustees celebrates its 10th anniversary

Opperman praises its “vital and independent voice in pensions governance” The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) ...

Pension Freedoms

Written by Stephen Fallowell, Committee member, for Pensions Age (September edition) The idea of ‘Personal Freedom’ has a long history ...

Language

Written by Stephen Fallowell, Committee member - written for Pensions Age June Edition English is a living language adapting to changing ...

Customers, Clients or Members

Written by Stephen Fallowell - Committee member, published in PensionAge In our inter reaction with organisations we give and are given ...

New plans to protect pension savers

TPR publishes response to Future of Trusteeship and Governance consultation Date: Monday 10 February 2020 NEW measures have been announced ...

“I want to use EduMNT but I can’t remember my account password”

EduMNT is our digital learning platform for AMNT members, members must log in to gain access. If you've forgotten your account password, ...

Cost transparency: We need to help trustees in spite of themselves!

David Weeks, Co-Chair AMNT - Written for Mallowstreet One of mallowstreet's key findings in its recent Trustee Report was on ...

The right Person

Written by Stephen Fallowell - Recently published in PensionsAge We have just undergone a General Election in which the electorate ...

mallowstreet Trustee Report shows why we need to focus on governance

Written by - Juluan Mund, Client Relations PLSA Published on14 January 2020 at 12:14. Reading time 5 min Pension schemes are currently ...

More questions than answers

Written by Stephen Fallowell - Committee Member, AMNT - Written for PensionAge In the Science Fantasy satirical novel ‘The Hitch Hikers ...

MALLOWSTREET: 2019 general election manifestos and pensions

Written by David Weeks: Co-Chair, Association of Member Nominated Trustees: 25 November 2019 Mrs May's snap general election campaign in ...

22 years of pension savings gone in 24 hours

Pension Fraud can be devastating. Victims can be left facing retirement with limited income, and little or no opportunity to build their ...

Why are we being herded into buying part of the world’s biggest polluter

Patrick Collinson- The Guardian Pension funds will be stuffed with Saudi Aramco shares after the oil giant’s floatation this weekend On ...

UK minister reassures on pensions bill, challenges and chides on ESG

31 OCTOBER 2019 BY SUSANNA RUST - IPE The UK pensions minister today said the early general election does not spell the end for recently ...

Pension trustees test UK’s revamped stewardship code

FCA questioned over whether asset managers are preventing clients from acting as corporate stewards Chris Flood - Financial Times OCTOBER ...

Pensions minister: Trustees should fire investment managers who fail to act on climate change

Written by Louise Farrand Minister “shocked” by AMNT report which found that over half of fund managers do not have climate ...

Landmark Pension Schemes Bill: Jail for reckless bosses, dashboards and new type of pension given green light

• New jail term for bosses who run pensions into the ground • Legislation enabling the delivery of Pensions Dashboards • Legislation ...

How can scenario planning help trustee boards?

Written by Sandra Wolf, Mallowstreet Trustees are increasingly being advised to learn from the army and use scenario planning to understand ...

Q&A: ESG and Diversity

Lindsey Apple, Proxy Voting and Engagement Manager In recent years, diversity in the workforce has become a global issue. But how does a ...

AMNT secure Guy Opperman MP as a keynote speaker on Brexit day

"AMNT looks forward to welcome our members and guests to a bang up to the minute account from the Pensions Minister as the Brexit agenda ...

Should an accredited professional trustee be required on every board?

Exclusive insight from the Trustee Survey –   Trustees are divided on whether a professional trustee should sit on every board. The ...

Is professional advice a magic picture show?

Written by Stephen Fallowell - Committee member - featured in Pensionsage In Neil Oliver’s recent television series ‘A history of ...

ESG – time for trustees to take control

Written by Vassos Vassou - Mallowstreet Public concerns over environmental, social and governance issues grow stronger and louder almost ...

Goodwill Hunting

'The need for Trust amongst Pension Boards and their Sponsors is vital to ensure good outcomes for Fund members- Stephen Fallowell MNT ...

New annual survey to reveal pension trustees’ biggest challenges

mallowstreet, together with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, the Pensions Management Institute and the Association for Member ...

Is financial wellbeing coming on trustees’ radar?

Written by Sandra Wolf - Mallowstreet Financial wellbeing is considered a key factor to improving employee productivity, but trustees have ...

Lay trustees still have a role to play in scheme governance

Written by Johnathan Stapleton - Editor, Professional Pensions The Pensions Regulator’s consultation on scheme governance ups the ...

MNTs of ‘highest importance’ to pension boards – Dromey

Written by Theo Andrew - Pensions Age Labour Shadow Pension Minister, Jack Dromey, has said having a member-nominated trustee (MNT) on all ...

Shadow Pensions Minister, Jack Dromey supports the role of member representatives on pension schemes as TPR pushes for professionalising the trustee role

Labour MP champions the role of member representatives on pension boards as the regulator increases efforts to get more professional ...

PASA launches DB transfer guidance

Written by Holly Roach- Professional Pensions The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has launched guidance on defined ...

Labour throws weight behind MNTs

Written by Sandra Wolf- Mallowstreet Labour's shadow pensions minister, Jack Dromey, is championing the role of member representatives on ...

TPR consults on mandatory pro trustees, sole trustees and diversity

Written by Sandra Wolf- Mallowstreet Badly run schemes need to improve or consolidate, said the Pensions Regulator as it proposes to reduce ...

How does the rest of the world see us?

Article published in Professional Pensions- Written by David Weeks, co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees The ...

The biggest hurdle yet? Why we need more young trustees

Being a rarity on pension fund boards, it would be easy for young trustees to feel they have to work harder to make their views heard. But ...

What do you value?

'Price is what you pay; value is what you get' - Warren Buffett In 2107 Lionel Messi, world footballer of the year, had a salary of $53 ...

AMNT identifies poor transparency in its review of fund manager voting policies and practices as part of complaint to FCA

Pensions Minister slams fund managers’ failure to act on climate change and gender Findings highlight a market failure and insufficient ...