Learning at Emma Handson: Basic Pension Course

26 September

At Emma Handson, we work for a lot of pension funds. We take minutes for board meetings, investment committees and other bodies within these important organisations. For most people, the matters discussed during these meetings are not everyday business topics. That’s why all Emma Handson minutes secretaries take the Basic Pension Course at SPO in their first year working with the company.

From Abtn to z‑score

All Emma Handson employees have at least a college education, but not everyone has a financial background. If you are at a pension fund meeting for the first time or editing minutes, all the terms can be quite confusing. Think of the Abtn, private equity or z‑score. To really understand what is being said and to be able to identify what is important, it is essential to know such terms. So, it is handy that we get to take a training course for that.

About the course

SPO is a training provider offering various courses in the field of pensions. Board and committee members of pension funds also often follow training at SPO. This way, they achieve and maintain the desired level of knowledge.

At Emma Handson, we follow the Basic Pension Course. The programme consists of an online self‑study course, supplemented by a training day. The online self‑study concludes with a proficiency exam. This covers all of the complicated terms, but also, for example, laws, regulations and the different governance models of pension funds.

Always learning

The course is difficult, but also very interesting and valuable, and not just for our work. It is a great opportunity to continue professional development at work. We take this course during working hours, for example, during the summer period when there are fewer meetings. This, together with workshops by colleagues, amongst other things, gives us the tools to deliver perfect minutes.

Professional minutes

Emma Handson’s minutes secretaries are not only proficient in the English (or Dutch) language, but are also up to date on developments within the pension world, for example, the new pension scheme and the decisions pension funds need to make. Not only do our minutes secretaries know the ins and outs of the pension world; so do our editors who always review the minutes at Emma Handson. They also check the grammar and contents of the minutes. With Emma Handson, your pension fund is guaranteed the correct minutes that will help you move forward.

Would you also like a professional minutes secretary for your pension fund, who will ensure comprehensible minutes that capture the essence of the meeting? Then choose one of Emma Handon’s minutes secretaries. Contact us by calling +31 (0)73 747 00 54, emailing info@emmahandson.nl or send us your requirements via the contact form.