Aon Pensions Podcast

December 2020 – Focusing on distressed employers In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Paul Heeley and Becky McGowan to discuss how schemes can protect themselves from sponsoring employer distress, including a look at The Pensions Regulator’s new guidance on this issue.

November 2020 – Focusing on the evolution of professional trusteeship In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Nick Brinton and Laurence Hargrave to discuss the latest developments in the world of professional trusteeship, including the APPT’s new Code of Practice for sole trustees

October 2020 – Focusing on redundancies and pension scams In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Andy Gaskell and Ben Roe to discuss how pensions can be used to support employers and employees who are going through redundancy exercises, and the growing risk of pension scams.

September 2020 – Focusing on reviewing objectives in a post COVID-19 world In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Matthew Arends and Ryan Cox to discuss how the objectives of trustees, sponsoring employers and scheme members could all have been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information:...

August 2020 – Focusing on Responsible Investment in a post COVID-19 world In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Jennifer O’Neill and Lindsay Nickerson the latest developments in the world of Responsible Investment, including how attitudes to this topic have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic....

The Aon Investment team discuss the latest issues around credit markets.

July 2020 – Focusing on negative interest rates In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Joanna Sharples and Tom Spence to discuss the possibility of negative interest rates, and what this might mean for both defined contribution and defined benefit schemes.

Bulk annuities – how to prepare your assets In this fourth episode of our five-part podcast series exploring the risk settlement options available to UK pension schemes, Aon's risk settlement investment specialist Lucy Barron and Chris Martin of Independent Trustee Services consider how to prepare your assets for a bulk annuity transaction. Which investments work well when preparing for a buy-in o...

Podcast: Bulk annuities – is the market open for smaller transactions? In this third episode of our five-part podcast series exploring the risk settlement options available to UK pension schemes, Aon’s risk settlement specialists Dave Barratt and Tiziana Perrella focus on the opportunities available for smaller bulk annuity transactions. What are the latest developments in the market and how can s...

June 2020 – Focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on DC members In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Ben Roe and Chris Inman to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on members of DC schemes, and the actions trustees and companies should be taking to help members deal with this.

Episode 2: Bulk annuities – market update and assessing whether annuities are right for you In this second episode of our five-part podcast series exploring the risk settlement options available to UK pension schemes, Aon’s risk settlement specialist Steve Purves and Chris Martin of Independent Trustee Services consider bulk annuities as a risk settlement option. What are the latest developments i...

Aon’s Investment Podcast: What Damage is the Coronavirus Doing to the UK and Global Economies? In this short podcast, Tapan Data, head of global asset allocation for Aon considers the economic impact of the pandemic and asks if the reaction by governments and the authorities has been appropriate to the scale of the economic problem

UK Risk Settlement 2020: Sizing up your options Chapter 1: Longevity swaps – market update and assessing whether they are right for you In this first episode of our five-part podcast series exploring the risk settlement options available to UK pension schemes, Aon’s risk settlement specialist Martin Bird and Huw Evans of BESTrustees consider longevity swaps as a risk settlement option. What are th...

May 2020 – Focusing on LDI portfolios in volatile markets In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Dilesh Shah and Lara Kennard to discuss the impact of recent market movements on schemes’ LDI portfolios, including some case studies and lessons learned for the future. Further information: COVID-19 re...

UK Defined Contribution Survey 2020: How do you measure up? Chapter 5: Calibrate your comms – we need to talk about pensions and financial wellbeing In the final chapter of Aon’s 2020 DC Pension Survey podcast series, John Foster talks to financial wellbeing and communication experts Karina Klimaszewski and Andy Partridge about how DC schemes communicate with members and whether this is being inco...

UK Defined Contribution Survey 2020: How do you measure up? Chapter 4: Made to measure – DC Investments and charges Aon’s DC and investment specialists John Foster, Chris Inman and Joanna Sharples discuss DC investments and the trend towards bespoke designs in this episode of the Aon’s 2020 DC Pension Survey podcast series. Are investment charges falling under the drive for greater transparency? H...

April 2020 – Focusing on the practical implications of COVID-19 In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Sue Austen and Vanessa Jaeger to discuss some of the challenges presented by the coronavirus outbreak for those involved in running pension schemes. Further information: COVID-19 response site [ht...

Equipping your trustee board with the skills they need Here, Aon’s Sarah Butlin and Stephen Davidson talk through the Pensions Regulator’s requirements for trustee boards. What do boards need in terms of skills, knowledge, diversity and professionalism? What role does contingency planning play in creating and maintaining an effective trustee board?

UK Defined Contribution Survey 2020: How do you measure up? Chapter 3: Fit for the future – what are the desired outcomes? Aon’s DC specialists John Foster and Steve Leigh explore whether pension outcomes are being taken into consideration when setting contribution rates in this third episode of Aon’s 2020 DC Pension Survey podcast series. What solutions are used at retirement to help members draw...

UK Defined Contribution Survey 2020: How do you measure up? Chapter 2: Weigh up your options – could delegation help? Aon’s DC specialists John Foster and Tony Pugh consider governance and DC structures in the second episode of Aon’s 2020 DC Pension Survey podcast series. Can schemes benefit from delegating in some areas to free up time to focus on those where they can add more value? Listen in to...

UK Defined Contribution Survey 2020: How do you measure up? Chapter 1: Get the measure of objectives   In this first episode of our five-part podcast series exploring the results of Aon’s 2020 DC Pension Survey, Aon’s DC specialists John Foster and Steven Leigh consider the strategic trends in DC Pensions.  What objectives do schemes set and how do they measure progress? Listen in to find out more...

March 2020 – Focusing on the future of trusteeship and governance In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Susan Hoare to discuss The Pensions Regulator’s response to last year’s consultation on the future of trusteeship and governance and what we can expect from the upcoming single modular Code of P...

February 2020 – Focusing on pensions tax In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s James Mason and John McHugh to discuss pensions taxation, including the issues with the current system and how these may be addressed in the future. Further information: Pension Conference registration link [https://ret...

Tapan Datta Head of Asset Allocation shares his thoughts on Investment trends for 2020.

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