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Probing Amendments and Panglossian Optimism (00:32:22)
Nick reports from wet and windy Scotland (with trainee guide dog Jenny) as the duo dissect the Pension Schemes Bill's journey through the House of Lords. From LGPS forced consolidation powers to DB su...
New Year, Same Bill (00:32:00)
Nick and Tom shake off the Christmas cobwebs as the Pension Schemes Bill faces serious Lords scrutiny. Plus: The LGPS grapples with Fit for the Future timescales, and we talk bulk annuities. Hosted o...
The 2025 Review: Bells, Bills and Brunel (00:48:07)
Pour yourself some mulled wine and settle in as Nick and Tom dissect the wildest year in pensions for ages. They tackle the Pension Schemes Bill's many moving parts, explore the dramatic LGPS pooling ...
Budget Leaks and Legislative Tweaks: Your Guide to a Chaotic Couple of Weeks (00:31:10)
What a week for pensions policy! Nick and Tom are back for Episode 2, and there's a LOT to unpack.Fresh from the Pensions Expert Annual Conference at Pennyhill Park (where everyone finally "got" pensi...
Rumours, Reversals… and a Really Big Budget (00:29:04)
Welcome to Always a Pensions Angle – the podcast where Thomas Parker and Nick Reeve break down the biggest news stories of the day and uncover what they really mean for pensions. In this first episode...
Introducing: Always a Pensions Angle (00:00:45)
Introducing Always a Pensions Angle. Join Pensions Expert's Nick Reeve and LAPF Investments' Thomas Parker as they dissect the biggest stories in the world of pensions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Should pension schemes invest in biodiversity? (00:14:14)
Podcast: Biodiversity is a nascent theme for environmental, social and governance-focused investors, offering pension schemes the opportunity to invest for good and diversify their portfolios. Should ...
2023 – Navigating Uncertainty (00:11:14)
Podcast: The war in Ukraine, inflation and slowing global growth have sparked uncertainty over the global economy. More than ever, investors will need to understand the drivers that will influence mar...
The Africa COP (00:20:54)
Ahead of this year’s UN climate conference, discussions over the responsibility of the world’s richest countries towards developing economies have intensified. Emerging markets’ contribution to climat...
Sadiq Khan on sustainable cities, finance – and COP (00:15:48)
London mayor Sadiq Khan wants more power and financing for cities so they can deal with and find solutions to climate change. Cities, after all, are responsible for over two thirds of emissions and lo...
Was the Bank of England right to intervene during the LDI crisis? (00:18:33)
Was the Bank of England right to intervene in gilt markets in the autumn, as hell broke loose across markets? Cartwright director of investment consulting Sam Roberts makes the case against the centra...
Sustainable Views: How to speak ‘ESG’ (00:15:45)
Silvia and Alison Taylor of NYU Stern School of Business look into the language of sustainability and find it still has a pretty loose grammar and highly convoluted syntax. Most native speakers do not...
What challenges do different asset classes pose for ESG investment? (00:17:13)
Philip Shucksmith, a portfolio manager in Newton Investment Management’s real return team, and Martina Macpherson, head of ESG product management within the Financial Information Business Unit at SIX,...
Exploring Fixed Income Opportunities In Uncertain and Volatile Times (00:08:24)
The current political and financial climate has made fixed income markets volatile and uncertain around the world. However, taking an active approach may help build resilience to potential headwinds w...
Trailer: Sustainable Views, the podcast (00:02:51)
Confused about sustainability? You’re not alone. Environmental, social and governance factors, or ESG, are increasingly a headache for business, finance and world leaders alike. Now even policymakers ...
LDI, PLSA and PIPAs: looking back with Andy Cheseldine (00:14:40)
Podcast: Andy Cheseldine, professional trustee at Capital Cranfield and chair of the Small Pots Co-ordination Group, joins Pensions Expert to look back at a heady few weeks for the pensions industry. ...
How to transform an investment team (00:17:58)
Podcast: Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and Aegon head of responsible investment Hilkka Komulainen discuss how schemes can transform investment teams to ...
TPR should not regulate LDI despite pensions crisis (00:24:11)
Podcast: The gilt market “doom cycle” that briefly seemed to threaten the existence of UK pensions may not have been as bad as the apocalyptic media coverage made out, and there is no need for the Pen...
Webb: Opperman achieved but ‘got sidetracked easily’ (00:25:22)
Podcast: Former pensions minister Guy Opperman can boast a number of achievements from his time in office. But he was too easily sidetracked away from the bigger issues, such as under-saving in define...
Pension tax changes needed to save NHS from ‘rock bottom’ (00:26:04)
Podcast: Staff shortages and ever-growing waiting lists have left the NHS at “rock bottom”, but the government “has its head in the sand”. Changes to the pensions taxation regime are essential to fix ...
Trustees struggling to guide members on inflation benefits (00:26:28)
Podcast: A report from XPS Pensions suggests that members could reap £10,000 additional benefits by delaying retirement because of the way increases and inflation are calculated, but trustees are stru...
Schemes struggle to educate members amid cost of living crisis (00:26:44)
Members should be able to consider dipping into their pensions early to combat the cost of living crisis, but schemes may struggle to educate them about the best means of doing so without giving them ...
Ball in TPR’s court as DB funding code consultation launches (00:23:16)
Podcast: The consultation into the defined benefit funding code by the Department for Work and Pensions hints at a prescriptive regime to come, but the Pensions Regulator must improve on its “rubbish”...
Providers delaying transfers are failing their customers (00:23:33)
Podcast: The Department for Work and Pensions has been clear about the intent of regulations governing transfers, and providers continuing to delay them are doing their members a disservice, argues Pe...
Schemes will have a tough job weighing up discretionary increases (00:23:41)
Podcast: A difficult balance must be struck where schemes are considering discretionary increases: alleviating the cost of living crisis for some members will have to be weighed against the needs of t...
