Always A Pensions Angle

Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve and LAPF Investments reporter Thomas Parker discuss the biggest news from the worlds of private and public sector pensions in our new podcast, Always a Pensions Angle.

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Latest Podcasts

The Pensions Regulator (TPR)

Always A Pensions Angle: Fixing it before it breaks

2026-09-14T07:58:00+01:00By

In this episode, Tom and Nick dive into the Pensions Regulator’s “no surprises” enforcement approach, as well as DC consolidation, housing costs, and the latest on LGPS pooling.

Max Townshend. LPPI

The LGPS Interviews: Max Townshend, Local Pensions Partnership Investments

2026-09-02T08:04:00+01:00By

Max Townshend, head of investment strategy at Local Pensions Partnership Investments, talks to Tom Parker about the LGPS pool’s recent expansion and how this has affected its investment operations and strategy.

Confusion, problem, dilemma, problem-solving

Always A Pensions Angle: Endgame drift and investment dilemmas

2026-08-24T07:30:00+01:00By

The Always A Pensions Angle team looks back on some stories listeners may have missed over the summer, from endgame developments to AI, from conflict zone investment to affordable housing.

Water, tap, drip

Always A Pensions Angle: Plumbing the depths of section 75

2026-08-03T15:45:00+01:00By

In the latest episode of Always A Pensions Angle, co-hosts Tom Parker and Nick Reeve tap into a plumbing industry pensions story, Torsten Bell’s continuation as pensions minister, and the latest efforts to boost investment in the UK.

Latest news

  • Fiduciary duty: Trustees urged to make best decisions, not ‘least challengeable’

  • Insurers urged to give more information on post-deal customer service

  • Retirees ‘could lose out’ through guided retirement without strong defaults

  • Individuals losing confidence in retirement savings, research shows

  • Attractive pricing expected to keep bulk annuity market bouyant through 2026