Premier is the wise counsel to your pension scheme and its operational lynchpin. Our consultants combine first class pensions knowledge with a proactive and friendly solutions-based approach to ensure you never have to worry about the running of your scheme.

Professional – We get things done the way you want

• We are flexible and tailor our service to clients’ needs, no matter how big or small
• We work seamlessly and collaboratively with other scheme stakeholders, managing them to get things done
• We’re the centre of the wheel, coordinating advisers and engaging trustees
• We are the wise counsel for the chair of trustees – the trusted adviser of the scheme
• We prepare business plans, project plans, expenses budgets and more to ensure things run smoothly
• We horizon scan for issues and plan ahead to mitigate bumps in the road
• If there is a way to improve things we will suggest it
• We are proactive and supportive
• We have an excellent speed of response
• We are instrumental project managers
• We add value and drive schemes forward
• We use the latest technology to make schemes run efficiently

Experienced – Our heritage as schemes secretaries is unparalleled

• Our consultants have decades of industry experience – all clients have senior consultants with 25+ years on their team
• We have been running schemes for over 40 years – our pedigree and history is unmatched
• We have guided schemes through some of the industry’s most complex transactions e.g. EMI
• Our consultants come from a variety of pensions backgrounds (e.g. admin, actuarial)
• Our team is highly qualified e.g. PMI
• Our team shares vast technical knowledge. We meet multiple times a week to discuss questions, proposals, ideas and solutions
• We have worked across schemes of all sizes and types, and use this knowledge to advise clients appropriately
• Our experience helps us appreciate the uniqueness of schemes and get up to speed with new clients fast
• We have expertise you can’t computerise or shortcut
• Our scheme documentation expertise supports an effective governance framework

Trustworthy – You can rely on us no matter what

• We get involved in all aspects of your scheme and offer the best solutions
• We educate and support new trustees, train and on-board them
• Our work is about delivering the best outcomes for our clients
• We’re good at building relationships with other stakeholders (e.g. Company MDs and FDs), gaining their trust
• We are very responsive and available 24/7 to meet schemes’ needs
• We act with integrity and our clients have complete confidence in us
• We don’t dilute the quality of our offering for smaller schemes
• We take the burden away from schemes
• We take care of difficult conversations so you don’t have to
• We build trust with our clients and have an open and honest culture
• Our support allows trustees to focus on their long-term objectives