The Role and Responsibilities of a Pension Scheme Trustee
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Thu, 10 September 2026
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Your event link is available via IOB Learn
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Thu, 10 September 2026
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Your event link is available via IOB Learn
Trustees of a pension scheme must ensure that their scheme has an effective system of governance that provides for its sound and prudent management.
In this webinar we will provide a brief overview of the role and responsibilities of a trustee across the important areas of governance, administration, internal controls, investment and Fit and Proper requirements.
This is an programme taster for the Professional Certificate in Pension Trusteeship (APPT)
This event will automatically close midnight the day before or if its fully booked.
There is 0.5 CPD hours for the holders of the following designations:
QFA (Pensions Only)
CPD (Pensions Only)
Registrered Stockbroker (Pensions Only)
Licentiate of Compliance Institute
Fellow of Compliance Institute (Compliance)
Brian MacDonald
Managing Director of Trustee Decisions Limited
Brian is the Managing Director of Trustee Decisions Limited an Irish professional trustee company, providing independent trustee services to private and public corporate clients. He is an experienced pension scheme trustee and a recognised pensions expert having worked in trustee and pensions technical knowledge roles throughout his career.
He has over 30 years of experience in the life and pensions industry both in Ireland and the UK working with all types of pension arrangements. He acts as chairperson to a mix of defined contribution and defined benefit pension schemes. Brian was previously the head of the Life and Pensions Technical Support area for New Ireland Assurance leading a number of expert teams. He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Licentiate of the Compliance Institute and he also holds the Pension Trustee Practitioner (PTP) qualification of the LIA.
Brian was recently appointed chair of the Association of Pension Trustees in Ireland (APTI) and is also the current chair of the Pensions Working Group of the Compliance Institute. He sits on the DC Committee of the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) and was previously chair of Insurance Ireland’s Pensions Committee.
