Capital Cranfield and Scottish Pension Trustees









				In any pension scheme the prime responsibility for safeguarding members' interests lies with the trustees. These interests frequently conflict with those of the employer, especially when a scheme is winding-up. The appointment of an independent trustee gives invaluable support to the existing trustees and reassures the members throughout the wind-up process. We work with the advisers to each scheme, and help the existing trustees get the best possible service and value. We give guidance through the increasingly complex regulatory and legal requirements to ensure that each wind-up is completed in a proper and timely way. The start of a wind-up extinguishes the long-term aims of a scheme. Short-term issues take over and a key goal becomes the orderly and efficient completion of the wind-up, while balancing the interests of each party. Our understanding and experience of the wind-up process enables us to find efficient, equitable and pragmatic solutions.