Aon Pensions Podcast

November 2026: Dashboards, member expectations and our DC & Financial Wellbeing survey results John Harney and Louise Dale are joined by Aon colleagues, Polly Cripps and Steven Leigh, to discuss Pensions Dashboards, member expectations and what our clients’ current views are of DC pensions and financial wellbeing generally. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month. View Aon’s re...

October 2026 – Developments in whole-life CDC Louise Dale speaks with Chintan Gandhi and Maddie Cain about the latest developments in whole-life CDC schemes, their potential to enhance employers' employee value proposition, and how they could improve member outcomes. You may also find the following documents of interest: Value for Money Flowchart Value for Money Digital Service overview: DC Pensio...

September 2026: What the recent Pensions Reform Roadmaps mean for you and your scheme John Harney is joined by Aon colleagues, Matthew Arends and Gemma Burrows, to discuss the implications of the recently-published updated DWP and TPR pensions roadmaps, including practical actions you can take now. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month. View the recently-published roadmaps fr...

August 2026: Stepping up to meet member expectations in 2026 Louise Dale and John Harney are joined by Emma Moore and Louis Vickery to explore evolving member expectations, leveraging technology and why the human touch remains important. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month. Watch the recording of our recent AI pensions governance webinar: https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/a...

In this podcast, Aon’s Louise Dale is joined by Aon partner John Harvey and Abid Hussain, Managing Director of Panmure Liberum. The conversation focuses on the issues of pension scheme surplus in the UK and active pension scheme run-on, specifically focusing on the influences that these might have on the share prices of listed companies who sponsor pension funds. Further information on Aon’s Activ...

July 2026 – Improving member outcomes: A partnership with your provider In this podcast, Aon’s Louise Dale and Tim Lancaster are joined by colleague Louise Wheeler (Head of UK DC Solutions) and Rebecca Mockridge (Pensions Partner at LV) to discuss the importance of collaboration between provider and business to improve member outcomes. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month. F...

Podcast Special: Pension Schemes Act 2026 John Harney is joined by Jo Sharples, UK Chief Investment Officer for DC Solutions and Matthew Arends, Head of UK Retirement Policy, for this special podcast episode exploring the key provisions of the Pension Schemes Act for pension arrangements. Email us your topic suggestions, comments and questions to TalkToUs@aon.com

April 2026 – Planning and delivering change in pensions In this podcast, Aon’s Louise Dale and Tim Lancaster are joined by colleagues Fatema Dewji and Dana Weisner to discuss delivering pensions projects, with appropriate oversight, in an ever-changing landscape. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Louise Dale and Tim Lancaster. Read our recent article explori...

Desert Island Risks: Endgame strategies through the lens of the UK results of Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey 2025/26 John Harney is joined by Lucy Barron and James Patten to discuss endgame strategies in the context of respondents’ attitudes towards legislative and investment risk, as well as the wider smorgasbord of endgame options for DB schemes. Explore the UK Results of Aon’s Global Pension...

March 2026: Spring Forward into Financial Wellbeing and Financial Coaching Aon Financial Wellbeing and Financial Coaching specialist colleagues Fleur Iannazzo and Zoe Boothroyd explore the difference between financial wellbeing and financial coaches, as well as some of the new ways we are helping our clients’ team members. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by L...

February 2026: Recent developments in Local Government Pension Scheme Governance Louise Dale and Tim Lancaster are joined by Aon LGPS specialist colleagues Daniel Kanaris and Laura Caudwell to explore the significant changes to Local Government Pension Scheme Governance recently announced and how administering authorities can best respond. You will also hear the key pension news from the last mont...

Desert Island Risks: Defined Contribution aspects of the UK results of Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey 2025/26 John Harney is joined by Clare Freeman and Jenny Swift to discuss DC scheme risks, the member perspective and top tips for developing your DC strategy. Read our latest article: DC structures under the spotlight Explore the UK Results of Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey 2025/26 Email us y...

n the first of this year’s podcasts exploring our survey findings, John Harney is joined by Alastair McIntosh and Matthew Arends to discuss the key takeaways for both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. Explore the UK Results of Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey 2025/26 Email us your topic suggestions, comments and questions to TalkToUs@aon.com

January 2026 – Investment Insights & Outlook for 2026 In this podcast, Aon’s John Harney and Tim Lancaster are joined by colleagues Derry Pickford (Head of Investment Strategy & Economics), Paul Carne (EMEA Delegated Chief Investment Officer) and Jo Sharples (Chief Investment Officer, DC Solutions) to discuss on what 2026 might hold for global economies and markets. You will also hear the key pens...

In this Budget Special Podcast, Aon Wealth Solutions’ John Harney explores important takeaways from the Budget, with input from Aon experts on the implications for pensions and investment.

November 2025 – Investing in credit In this podcast, Aon’s John Harney and Jennifer Michele are joined by colleagues Philippa Allen and Simon Rhodes to discuss investing in an asset class garnering more interest with pension schemes - credit. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michele and John Harney. Explore the UK Results of Aon’s latest Global Pen...

October 2025 – Effectively managing your pension scheme risks In this podcast, Aon’s John Harney and Jennifer Michel are joined by colleagues Vanessa Jaeger and Michelle Burgess to explore what effective risk management for pension schemes looks like under the General Code, including operational risks, such as cyber. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by John Ha...

September 2025 – The evolving landscape of the risk settlement market in 2025 In this podcast, Aon’s John Harney is joined by colleagues Lisa Varley and Sam Matto-Willey to discuss recent developments in the DB risk settlement provider market, as well as recent transaction trends. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by John Harney. Read Aon’s Q3 2025 UK Risk Sett...

August 2025 – Discover, develop and deliver your endgame strategy In this podcast, Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by colleagues James Patten and Josh Tipper to discuss how DB pension schemes can develop their endgame strategies . You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Read Aon’s Member Options and Support Survey...

July 2025 – Life at Aon In this podcast, Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by colleagues Janet Pheasant, Luke Hammond and Naomi Wilson to discuss their careers, experiences and what life at Aon means to them. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Read about the Aon UK DC Pension Tracker: https://www.aon.com/unitedk...

Special episode – June 2025 – the UK Government’s response to the consultation on Options for DB Schemes In this podcast, Aon’s Abbas Nazerali is joined by colleagues John Harvey and Alice Wilmot to discuss their initial reactions to the government’s response regarding DB surplus release flexibilities. Listen to the Aon Investment Podcast If you'd like to learn more about these flexibilities for y...

JIn this podcast, Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by colleagues Jo Sharples and Louise Wheeler to discuss and celebrate ten years of DC investment innovation and success. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Read a profile on Jo Sharples, Chief Investment Officer for Aon’s DC Solutions: https://corporate-adviser...

May 2025 – Responsible Investment in 2025 & beyond In this podcast Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by Laasya Shekaran from Pensions for Purpose to discuss Responsible Investment in 2025 and beyond. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Further information: Read the IFOA pensions freedoms survey: https://actuaries...

April 2025 – Demographic trends 5 years after the first COVID lockdown In this podcast, Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by Matthew Fletcher from Aon’s Demographic Horizon’s team to discuss demographic trends 5 years on from the first COVID lockdown. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Listen to the Aon Investme...

March 2025 – OCIO, what is it? In this podcast, Aon’s Jennifer Michel is joined by colleague and Jennifer O’Neill to discuss OCIO and explain what exactly it is. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Register to attend our Pensions Conference Series: https://www.aon.com/pension-conference?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=org-post&u...