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...Calhoun, 66, is to leave at the end of the year, while board chair Larry Kellner said he would depart in May....
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...better clubs”, as one member of the establishment once quipped to me....
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...“We must maintain the freedom for trustees to invest in the best interests of their members,” said Nigel Peaple, spokesperson for the PLSA. The Treasury was approached for comment....
...Trustees are expected to attend regular board meetings (how frequently, and when, do the trustees meet?), participate in decision-making, and contribute expertise to specific projects....
...Yvonne Braun, director of long-term savings at the Association of British Insurers, welcomed the plans to compare the performance of pension providers....
...“We are consulting on a range of potential safeguards to ensure these additional flexibilities for trustees do not threaten member security,” according to the document....
...However, his sponsorship of the new wing led to the resignation of some of the museum’s trustees, including mathematician and broadcaster Hannah Fry....
...made and said he accepted accountability for the work of the board....
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