Pension trustees need to respond to changing regulation and evolving risks. A full-service approach to assurance can help trustees navigate key challenges: from additional support on internal audit to ensuring that your risk register is focused on actions and always up to date.
The potential loss of member data is a critical reputational risk, so IT controls and cybersecurity should be priorities for all schemes.
The real benefit assurance brings to trustees is confidence in your governance.
You’ll work with our wider 150 people-strong pensions team that acts for 21 of the top 100 schemes in the UK, and has more than 330 pensions clients, auditing in excess of £300 billion of assets.
We're one of the largest providers of audit services to the sector, delivering to trustee boards of schemes - including complex schemes with assets of over £40 billion – and DB, DC, Hybrid, Master Trusts, and those with Common Investment Funds.
The occupational pension scheme market is a focus sector for the firm, and has been for over 30 years. It means we’ve built teams who have the depth of experience that you – and your trustee boards – expect and require.
Our pensions industry expertise is much broader than audit, and we have specialists who work to deliver holistic services to trustees, sponsors and key stakeholders, in areas such as valuations, actuarial, cyber security, internal audit and outsourced, and co-sourced services, as well as employee benefits consultancy and pension fund tax services.
“We had not considered a non-Big 4 firm before for the Scheme Auditor, but Grant Thornton have hit every milestone promised and understand who we are, what we’re about and the processes involved.”
Andy Rowell Head of Trustee Services, Unilever (UK) Pension Fund
“We had not considered a non-Big 4 firm before for the Scheme Auditor, but Grant Thornton have hit every milestone promised and understand who we are, what we’re about and the processes involved.”
Andy Rowell Head of Trustee Services, Unilever (UK) Pension Fund
