Podcast: Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and NatureAlpha founder Dr Vian Sharif discuss biodiversity and pension scheme investment.
Was the Bank of England right to intervene during the LDI crisis?

Podcast: Cartwright director of investment consulting Sam Roberts argues against the Bank of England’s autumn intervention in gilt markets, while the Lang Cat director of public affairs Tom McPhail gives his thoughts on the Autumn Statement.
What challenges do different asset classes pose for ESG investment?

Podcast: 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, discuss pension schemes and their path to net zero, debating how green investment in different asset classes works, along with the question of labelling so-called 'green' assets.

LDI, PLSA and PIPAs: looking back with Andy Cheseldine

Podcast: Andy Cheseldine, professional trustee at Capital Cranfield and chair of the Small Pots Co-ordination Group, joins Pensions Expert to discuss market turmoil, the recent PLSA conference, small pots and the 2022 Pension and Investment Provider Awards.
How to transform an investment team

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 drive environmental, social and governance thinking.

TPR should not regulate LDI despite pensions crisis

Podcast: Dalriada Trustees director David Fogarty and Cartwright director of investment consulting Sam Roberts discuss the causes to the recent market turmoil that precipitated the intervention by the Bank of England, what was done to stall it, and what the future holds.
Webb: Opperman achieved but ‘got sidetracked easily’

Podcast: LCP partner Sir Steve Webb gives his view on Guy Opperman’s time as pensions minister, and discusses under-saving in defined contribution and a local council investment scandal.
Pension tax changes needed to save NHS from ‘rock bottom’

Podcast: Vishal Sharma, pensions committee chair at the British Medical Association, is joined by Mark Bondi, council member at the Society of Pension Professionals and senior technical consultant at Capita, to discuss the NHS, the High Court’s retail price index decision, and pension priorities for new prime minister Liz Truss.
Trustees struggling to guide members on inflation benefits

Podcast: LCP partner Laura Amin and Hymans Robertson partner Patrick Bloomfield discuss benefits’ inflation calculation and advice, concerns about defined benefit funding, and the women’s state pension age investigation.
Schemes struggle to educate members amid cost of living crisis

Podcast: Society of Pensions Professionals president Steve Hitchiner is joined by AgeWage chief executive Henry Tapper, founder of the Pension Playpen, to discuss recession fears, consumer protection for dashboards and expanding long-term asset funds.