2025 sole trustee landscape report
Read our latest annual report on the professional corporate sole trustee market, where we look at the landscape for defined benefit and hybrid schemes over the year to 31 March 2025.
Sole trustee services
We’ve been working with sole trustees for over a decade, shaping our services around what really works - clear advice, proactive support, and a partnership built on trust.
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As the landscape has evolved, so have we. In listening to sole trustees, we’ve learned that what matters most is advice that reflects the broader strategic picture, including sponsor priorities. We provide support that adapts to your way of working and deliver timely, relevant insights to help you make confident, informed decisions.
ST3: a service designed for sole trustees
Our promise to sole trustees centers on delivering advice that is Concise, Continuous and Collaborative. A model designed specifically for your needs.
Recent innovations have strengthened this promise by introducing our strategic lead, centralised team and real-time data offerings.
Together, these elements enhance our 3Cs approach, ensuring you receive:
- Focused communications that get to the heart of what matters most, enabling prioritisation and streamlined decisions to capture opportunities.
- Control over where and when you access real-time data and insights, leveraged by us for in-the-moment advice.
- Strategic peer partners, harnessing your expertise and ours to optimise outcomes.
What you can expect
A consistent experience from a team that understands your world, delivering to your pace and providing tailored communications for professional users.
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Streamlined, clear reporting that highlights key actions
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A focus on strategic objectives, always considering the sponsor’s perspective
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Control and visibility via flexible, on-demand data access
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Confidence in decision-making through up-to-date information
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Strategic momentum and in-the-moment adviser support
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Peer-to-peer engagement through highly available and proactive strategic leads
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Advice that supports you in stakeholder management, aligned to both trustee and corporate priorities
I’m proud that we deliver a tailored service, built on listening to the needs of sole trustees. The foundation of our service is our 3Cs approach, which acknowledges how sole trustees want to work with their service providers. Our strategic lead, centralised team and real-time data offerings enhance our services by responding to the emerging trends we expect in the future.
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