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Today we welcome two new Directors to the Trustee Board – Garry Forster and Rudi Klein. Garry and Rudi have been nominated by the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) but their role as Directors is to set aside all other interests and act in the best interests of all members of the…
Every three years the Actuary carries out a formal financial health check for the Scheme called an actuarial valuation. The Trustee has considered the preliminary results of the 2020 actuarial valuation and discussed the findings with the Pensions Regulator and the Constituent Organisations that control the Scheme (SNIPEF, the APHC and Unite the Union). We…
Every three years, the Actuary carries out a formal financial health check for the Scheme called an actuarial valuation. The Trustee appreciates that covid-19 has put significant financial pressure on many businesses and employers are anxious to know the results of the 2020 valuation. We are doing our best to progress the valuation as quickly…
The Scheme’s constitution requires the annual re-appointment of the independent trustee directors and the election of a Chairman. The Board has elected Jon Bridger as a new Chairman of the Trustee. Jon was originally appointed as an independent professional trustee Director in 2017 with a view to future succession planning, so he knows the Scheme…
The Trustee Board and the three Constituent Organisations (Unite the Union, SNIPEF and the APHC) that oversee the Scheme have agreed to carry out a review of its governance structures. The Trustee Board has appointed an independent governance consultant, Pi Consulting (UK) Ltd (“Pi Consulting”) to help. The aim of the governance review is to:…
We have issued a further employer update, which covers the following: Investment matters Reminder: mandatory employer return Reminder: new employer portal Please click here for further information.
We have issued an employer update on the following: New employer portal Employer return Scheme governance review 2020 actuarial valuation Please click here for further information.
The Trustee and Constituent Organisations have recently agreed a new Deed of Amendment to the Scheme’s Rules to reflect the recent change in corporate structure of the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation. Copies of the new deed are available on request.
The Trustee that runs the Scheme, Plumbing Pensions (U.K.) Ltd, has submitted a petition to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to seek directions. The Trustee has applied to the Court to extend the period for lodging answers to 35 days ie to 27 April 2020. However, in light of the current difficulties being faced…
The Trustee that runs the Scheme, Plumbing Pensions (U.K.) Ltd, has submitted a petition to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to seek directions. The Court has issued an order which gives a 21 day time-limit for lodging answers to the Trustee’s petition from the date of an advertisement in The Times. The advert was…
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