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July 2026

What does a scheme secretary do?

The least visible role in pension governance, and the one everything depends on. Core duties, the annual cycle, and the tooling.

Guide
A sheet of policy becomes working boundaries around a protected desk.

July 2026

New white paper: The Governance Imperative

A written AI policy sets out what the board expects. Whether the tools honour it is a separate question - and for most boards the honest answer is that nothing enforces it.

Board Governance
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May 2026

Just launched: Knowa Archive

A permanent home for pension scheme governance records after wind-up. Knowa Archive keeps every document, decision and communication accessible, searchable and legally defensible, long after the final trustee meeting.

Product
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May 2026

New white paper: The Architecture of Real Decisions

A new Knowa white paper examines why pension trustee boards risk becoming the place where decisions are signed rather than made, and what care-architected technology should do about it.

Board Governance
A trustee discovers the unseen mechanism already operating beneath everyday work.

May 2026

AI is already in your pension scheme

Knowa CEO Amédée Levillain on why ungoverned AI is the default in pension governance, what The Pensions Regulator expects boards to do about it, and nine questions every trustee board should be asking.

Board Governance Digital Transformation
Nine openings reveal different aspects of the same AI governance environment.

May 2026

Nine questions every trustee board should ask about AI

Knowa CEO Amédée Levillain is publishing a series of nine governance questions for trustee boards evaluating AI. The first two are live, and the standard they set is already reshaping the conversation.

Board Governance Digital Transformation
The final governance record fills an essential gap in an archive prepared for closure.

May 2026

Pension scheme wind-up: a governance record checklist

Wind-up checklists exist for benefits, buy-out, and regulatory notification. What does not typically appear on any of them is the governance record itself, and that omission is quietly one of the most consequential risks in the process.

Board Governance
A filing cabinet opens into a working boardroom with people, records and actions.

March 2026

What is board governance software?

A complete guide for trustees, governors, and directors: what board governance software does, who needs it, and what separates a useful platform from a digitised filing cabinet.

Board Governance Digital Transformation
A trustee uses a lens to bring historical records into view while retaining control of the decision.

January 2026

AI in pension governance: what trustees need to know

87% of pensions professionals say their firm uses AI. 75% say it currently touches only 1-5% of their services. The gap between those two numbers is the story, and the governance opportunity trustees cannot afford to miss.

Board Governance Digital Transformation
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July 2024

Knowa earns recognition from Gartner Digital Markets

Knowa is placed as the top software solution in GetApp Category Leaders for Board Management Software, with an overall rating of 4.8 out of 5 across all Gartner Digital Markets sites.

Company Awards & Rewards
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June 2024

3× UK Pensions Tech winner

Knowa has now won UK Pensions Technology of the Year three times (2020, 2022, 2024), the only platform in the category to do so.

Awards & Rewards
Four speakers discuss retirement governance on a conference stage with a mountain backdrop.

May 2024

Event: Plan Sponsor Council of America

Knowa CEO Amédée Levillain joins Microsoft and Bank of America on stage at the PSCA National Conference in Salt Lake City to share insights on AI in the retirement sector.

Company
A four-person pensions panel discusses AI in front of a sheet of visual notes.

April 2024

Event: PASA Conference 2024 & AI in Pensions Panel

Knowa exhibits at the PASA conference, with our co-founder and CPTO joining the AI in Pensions panel to discuss delivering real AI products to people doing real work in pensions.

Company
A reading lamp finds one source in a large library and connects it to a board member's notebook.

December 2023

Knowa Q puts AI in the hands of thousands of board members

Knowa announces the launch of Knowa Q - the single biggest release of AI-powered features to individuals involved in board governance, ever. Available to all Knowa users at no additional cost.

Product Digital Transformation
Caps, tote bags and two awards sit on a display counter at a pensions exhibition stand.

October 2023

Exhibiting: PLSA Annual Conference 2023

An exhilarating 3 days for the Knowa team at the 2023 PLSA Annual Conference in Manchester, showcasing the future of pension trusteeship with AI and automation.

Company
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October 2020

Winner: UK Pensions Awards 2020

Knowa wins Technology Innovation of the Year at the UK Pensions Awards 2020.

Awards & Rewards Company
Separate pieces become one coherent room designed around the board's work.

April 2020

How to digitally transform your board

Most boards will recognise that digitally transformed board governance is a when, not an if. But a majority have fallen into the trap of thinking that 'random acts of digital' equate to a digital strategy.

Company Board Governance

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