SPP Conference 2026: The Future of Fiduciary Duty

SPP Conference 2026: The Future of Fiduciary Duty

Fiduciary Duty sits at the heart of investment decision making for pension scheme trustees.  Risk adjusted returns remain central, but there are new kids on the block jockeying for position in the form of system level risks, member standards of living and member views.  Trustees grapple with the division between material financial factors and non-financial factors.  Trustees need to consider carefully how to deal with uncertainty, how to weigh factors and the appropriate time horizons.  These issues combine with the drive of pension scheme assets into private markets, UK investments and sustainable investments.  This session will explore all these issues and more, with a particular focus on how trustee decision making works in practice.

Panel:

• Simon Daniel, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
• Natalie Winterfrost, Head of Pensions, Law Debenture
• David James, Partner, Travers Smith LLP
• Andy Cork, Partner, A&O Shearman (Chair)