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In a challenging environment ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, undertaking risk management reviews, and maximising scheme funding can all help with the stewardship of your pension scheme.

Our experienced global team of pensions experts has the specialist knowledge you need to stay ahead.

Our partnership approach to working with pension scheme trustees, scheme management, and corporate scheme sponsors helps our expert pensions team to always stay aware of the issues and concerns that matter to you.

Our services for pension schemes include:

Controls reporting
Cyber risk services
Covenant advisory
Statutory Audit
Internal Audit
PASA Accreditation

Controls reporting

Reporting assistance for pension scheme administrators, master trusts, trustee services, investment managers and custodians.

A report for use by user entities (the customer/your client) and their auditors
On controls at a service organisation providing service to user entities
That is likely to be relevant to user entities’ internal control
As it relates to business operations and/or financial reporting

Please contact Jed Turnbull if you would like to discuss further our controls reporting services.

Cyber risk services

Trustee training - threat landscape, trustee cyber obligations, and walkthrough of a cyber-attack.
Cyber incident exercise - tailored cyber incident response exercise simulating a real-world cyber-attack.
Cyber assessment - visibility of cyber exposure and risks with prioritised recommendations to improve cyber resiliency.

Please contact Stuart Leach if you would like to discuss further our cyber risk services.

Covenant advisory

Independent reviews, tailored according to the scheme’s circumstances, advising stakeholders on the corporate strength and viability of the sponsor / group to support the DB pension scheme now and in the future.

Please contact Guy Mander if you would like to discuss further our covenant advisory services.

Statutory Audit

An evolving approach developed and adapted to a fund's operations and controls; finding the right blend of use of technology, traditional sampling and controls and moving with the fund as operations and controls change.

Please contact Ian Bell if you would like to discuss further our statutory audit services.

Internal Audit

Providing first class internal audit services and internal controls assurance services in line with global standards, through the provision of knowledgeable and experienced resources with pensions administration and management, investment management, risk management and technology and cyber security expertise.

Please contact Jed Turnbull if you would like to discuss further our internal audit services.

PASA Accreditation

RSM provide the accreditation service for the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) and work closely with administrators that have the accreditation.

You can find further information on the PASA Accreditation page.