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Annual Meeting

opdu's Seventh Annual Meeting on 11th January attracted a very large gathering and the guests enjoyed a reception afterwards at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the City.

The Minister of State for Pensions, Malcolm Wicks MP, was the keynote speaker. The Minister gave an exceptionally open address (see text of speech - 59kB word doc) and the audience was particularly appreciative of the time given to the question session and the manner in which Mr. Wicks addressed all the issues raised which substantially contributed to the value of the meeting. The Minister also made time to join the reception and give guests the opportunity to discuss issues further.

The Meeting was also addressed by Alan Herbert, the Chairman of opdu's Advisory Council, who gave a positive report (see text of speech - 37kB word doc) on the progress made by opdu in the last year in developing the protection provided to occupational pension schemes. Jonathan Bull, Director of opdu also announced the launch of new insurance cover for Trustee liabilities following the winding-up of a pension fund.

opdu's annual meetings provide an open forum for discussion on issues central to the aims of encouraging the raising of standards in the governance of occupational pension schemes, to register for details next year please contact Kaye Lambert at opdu.