Podcast: Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s head of defined benefit, LGPS, and investment Tiffany Tsang and West Midlands Pension Fund’s director of pensions Rachel Brothwood discuss new research into the Local Government Pension Scheme and what can be done to help employer members.
Videos & Podcasts
Partial AE reform should be prioritised before long-term fix
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May 19, 2022
Podcast: Sackers partner Helen Ball and Mark Ormston, chair of the Industry Policy Committee at the Pensions Administration Standards Association, discuss auto-enrolment, online safety and the proposed value for money framework.
‘Pot follows member’ legislation needed to solve small pots problem
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April 21, 2022
Podcast: Henry Tapper, executive chair of AgeWage, and Tom McPhail, director of public affairs at the Lang Cat, discuss small pots, commercial consolidators, and more McCloud woe for the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Natural capital can improve scheme returns but concerns remain
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March 28, 2022
Podcast: Lombard Odier’s Alina Donets and Sackers’ Stuart O’Brien discuss natural capital and how scheme trustees can consider these investments while complying with their fiduciary duties.
Spring Statement: Missed opportunity to support savers
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March 24, 2022
Podcast: Hymans Robertson’s Callum Stewart and Pensions for Purpose’s Charlotte O’Leary discuss the Spring Statement and what it means for pensions.
What is ‘natural capital’ and how can schemes invest?
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March 17, 2022
Video: Alina Donets, portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, explains how pension schemes can take advantage of investment opportunities in natural capital.
Is this really the right time for auto-enrolment expansion?
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March 10, 2022
Podcast: LCP partner Mary Spencer and Cartwright’s director of investment consulting Sam Roberts debate the merits of expanding auto-enrolment, discuss pension schemes’ reaction to war in Ukraine, and explore the industry’s readiness for long-term inflation.
Universal charges could harm master trust competition
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February 24, 2022
Podcast: The People’s Pension’s director of policy Phil Brown and head of pensions policy Tim Gosling discuss defined contribution scheme charge structures, decumulation solutions, and baffling pensions jargon.
Schemes can support the great renewable energy transition
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February 17, 2022
Video: As Europe is disrupted by an energy crisis, pension schemes can participate in the transition from fossil fuels into wind and solar energy, argues Michael Urban, deputy head of sustainability research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers.
Government must set a timeline for auto-enrolment expansion
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February 11, 2022
Podcast: Now Pensions’ head of PR and campaigns, Samantha Gould, is joined by Linklaters pensions partner John Sheppard to discuss auto-enrolment, pensions dashboards, and illiquid investments by defined contribution schemes.