Corporate advice & scheme sponsors
Our approach in providing advice to clients is solution driven, with the scope of our work typically being agreed following a series of consultative discussions with clients. We work with small schemes, as well as large, and due to Mazars’ strong presence in the Owner Managed Business market we have a good understanding of specific issues relating to schemes in this sector.
Below is a selection of issues we can assist scheme sponsors with:
- Governance, in particularly helping ensure trustee bodies are as effective as possible
- Liaison with the Pension Regulator, on issues including scheme funding and clearance
- Liaison with the Pension Protection Fund on issues such as levy agreement through to PPF entry
- Understanding the mortality risk inherent in scheme populations, and actions that can be taken to mitigate these risks
- Negotiations between sponsors and trustees on the agreement of a recovery plan for the removal of a scheme deficit
- Dealing with the restructure or change of sponsoring employer, including understanding the impact of a merger and/or acquisition
- Assistance in understanding and implementing de-risking solutions such as fiduciary management, enhanced transfer value exercises and buy-out
- Scheme closure management and implementation
- End game strategy and implementation, including wind up