In their response to the Pensions Regulator’s consultation on record-keeping, eShare has requested that the Regulator also provides guidance to highlight the importance of scheme documentation to the good governance of pension schemes.

eShare are undertaking the ambitious task of defining what Governance Software is and what it needs to be to meet the challenges facing pension schemes today.

67% of advisers questioned as part of a recent eShare survey said that they would be more comfortable if governance software was managed by independent providers.

BAA has chosen eShare 2008 as its governance software platform to raise standards of pension scheme governance.

63% of Advisers said they didn’t think they should hold scheme’s sensitive governance data.

Following all their recent success, eShare have received another appointment to provide P&O Ferries Pension Scheme with their award winning governance solution to enhance their current management processes.

Following a thorough and in depth procurement process, EDF Energy are the latest Pension Fund to join the eShare Community and reap the benefits of their award winning and innovative software solution.

eShare and Montae Bestuurscentrum have joined forces to take eShare’s award winning governance software to Holland. eShare offers a flexible web based solution to raise standards of governance whilst at the same time reducing cost and making life easier for Trustees, risk mangers, secretariat and pension managers alike.

Nestlé have appointed eShare to as governance software provider for four pension schemes.

In using key advisers to provide a comprehensive knowledge base rather than independent governance software providers, schemes risk exposing themselves to damaging commercial practices.

The results from “The Big Green Survey” are in and 94% of participants believe their scheme could do more to be environmentally friendly – so what does this mean for our industry?

Following feedback from some of the industry’s leading schemes, eShare are developing a module to specifically tackle the issue of monitoring adviser appointments.

Following industry feedback, eShare have launched a new package designed to provide Consultants, Advisers and their clients with tools to aid them in their TKU compliance.

eShare have launched their Big Green Survey in an attempt to discover just how environmentally the pensions industry really is.

On the 5th November the eShare Governance Forum are tackling adviser selection in the World’s most haunted theatre.

The Conclusions of the latest eShare Governance Survey revealed an almost unanimous belief that the already burdensome workload of the trustees and the pensions department is going to increase over the coming years. However, almost all schemes felt that technology had a key role to play in reducing the burden on all parties and helping meet future demands.

Following feedback gained from the successful Governance Seminar, eShare are launching an Online Forum to help support trustees within their role when planning for the future of their scheme.

Recent reports have highlighted the need for trustees to be provided with more effective tools when engaging in their decision making.

eShare have published the finalised agenda for their upcoming Seminar this autumn which looks at “Pensions Governance in 2012”

Half of UK Pension Schemes have failed to implement Internal Controls but help is on the horizon.

In response to the findings of the latest industry survey, leading Governance Software provider eShare have launched a package specifically designed for smaller schemes.

On September 12th 2007, eShare will be uniting members throughout the industry to look to the future and debate how ‘Pensions Governance in 2012’ will manifest itself.

The Pensions Regulator believes that giving members access to information about how pension schemes are run will drive Trustee performance and behaviour. Yet a survey performed by eShare showed that in many cases Trustees still don’t have the sort of web based access to information that The Regulator wants members to have. eShare have launched eView to fill both voids.

Governance Software Specialists eShare claim that trustees are going to be made more accountable for their decision making; a view mirrored by Pension Ombudsman David Laverick.

After 6 months participation in the Folding@Home (F@H) programme, governance software provider eShare has reached the top 18% of F@H teams and helped towards finding a cure for fatal diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis, Huntingdon’s, Parkinson’s and Cancer.

The eShare Buddy Rack has been found and rescued from Internet auction site eBay. The rack which went missing over two weeks ago has been safely recovered from the auction site after an eShare employee spotted it.

As part of their dedication to improve governance throughout the industry, eShare have launched a secretariat package to help relieve the unnecessary burden on the secretariat function and provide an easy way to better connect trustees with their pension schemes.

On Monday 19th February, the eShare Head Offices in Newbury were broken into by an unknown masked intruder dressed all in black, however, initial findings indicate the thief did not leave with a large loot. The only missing item was the eShare Buddy Rack.

After a detailed tender process and in depth analysis into Governance Software, eShare have triumphed over the competition to win a contract with Royal & SunAlliance (R & SA).

Following the latest eShare Governance Forum, three leading pensions schemes have decided to come together with eShare to further develop software to help schemes comply with new legislation outlined in the ‘Internal Controls Code of Practice’ and the ‘Purple Book.’

Email and the web are becoming the predominate ways in which pension schemes communicate information.

In a survey of Trustees by governance systems provider eShare, it was found that whilst schemes believe their trustees are coping in the new regulatory environment, the trustees themselves are shouting for better tools to do their job.

eShare is launching eControls a month ahead of the Regulators new code of practice on Internal Controls. eControls has been developed with the help of several of eShare’s clients to coincide with the new code, to aid schemes in implementing new risk frameworks.

On the 10th October, Pensions Managers gathered together to challenge the Regulator, following the publication of their governance survey last month.

With only 3 weeks to go until the Trustee Knowledge and Understanding (TKU) Code of Practice is fully in effect, less than 18% of scheme trustees have implemented any form of web based knowledge management tools.

Move follows report from The Pensions Regulator urging trustees to improve connectivity with their schemes.

The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme are both improving the framework for governing pension schemes using eMeetings and eShare.

The Pensions Trust has hired eShare to perform a detailed review of its pensions administration systems.

Pension funds in the UK are set to gain considerable advantages from a strategic alliance between eShare, the corporate governance specialists and TradeShare providers of detailed analysis on equity trading.

eShare, the UK's leading pensions governance system provider has launched an off the shelf online Trustee Bible. eBible ensures that Trustees meet the requirements of new legislation to be familiar with key information regarding their pension scheme.

There was a consensus at yesterday's eShare seminar on pensions governance yesterday that the standard of pensions governance in the UK has to be raised but to do this Trustees need to be given the tools to do the job.

Microsoft and Ratio One are holding a seminar to discuss how pension schemes address the core issues that they face with regards to scheme governance.