Pensions in 10

With the General Election dominating the airwaves, Simon Kew and David Brooks dive into the ‘Triple Lock Plus’ and the return of the Lifetime Allowance, as well as a letter from the Work & Pensions Committee about Norton Motorcycles.

This week, hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew dive into what they expect from July’s general election and where it will leave the pensions industry. With areas like the funding code, dashboard and the triple lock now in a ‘grey area’, find out more on Simon and Dave’s predictions.

Our hosts, David and Simon, discuss their reactions to the latest comments from the Chair of the Works and Pensions Committee – Sir Stephen Timms – on lifetime providers, a pension commission and auto-enrolment, and their take on reports of pension ‘cyber gremlins’ down under.

This week, hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew discuss the National Audit Office’s review of the Pensions Dashboard programme, court cases involving Railpen and CalPERS as well as a look at the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.

This week, hosts Simon Kew and David Brooks talk about productive finance and the views of the industry on this area of pension policy. Fresh off Broadstone’s third successive top ranking in the Professional Pensions Administration Survey, Simon and Dave also discuss the Regulator’s views on admin.

This week, Broadstone’s hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew take you through the Pension Regulator’s annual funding statement as well as discussing the Triple Lock and pension scams.

This week, Broadstone's hosts Simon Kew and David Brooks discuss the FCA's retirement income market data and what that tells us about how people are accessing their pension pots. Meanwhile, Simon was our man on the ground at the PensionsAge Spring Conference so tells us all about what he learnt there.

This week, your hosts, Simon Kew and David Brooks, discuss closing consultations from TPR's statement of strategy to the DWP's enquiry into surpluses and a public sector consolidator as well as a survey into climate change and net zero targets for pension schemes.

Broadstone’s hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew return to discuss the State Pension triple lock, the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance and what a Pensions Commission might look like.

Hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew discuss a Work & Pensions Select Committee report, the powers of The Pensions Regulator and also guidance on dashboards.

This week, Simon Kew and David Brooks tackle the front-page pensions headline that everybody has been talking about – WASPIs. They also discuss diversity on Trustee boards and scam news updates.

Simon Kew and David Brooks discuss Clara Pension’s second-ever superfund transaction with the Debenhams Retirement Scheme, with a round of applause for Broadstone’s administration team for all of their hard work on the deal. They also cover pension scams, TPR’s latest comments on consolidation, the 10-year anniversary of pension freedoms, and whether we have yet to see a boom in Lamborghini sales.

This week, your hosts, David Brooks and Simon Kew, revisit the Spring Budget to cover potential changes to DC schemes and value for members and discuss the lifetime provider model, lifetime allowance changes and the future of the National Insurance fund.

It’s Tuesday, it’s Budget Week, it’s a Pensions in 10 Policy special! With the Spring Statement coming up, your hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew chew over the latest from the rumour-mill as well as some recent policy announcements from Chancellor and Pensions Minister over the last week.

This week, Simon and David talk about the options for DB schemes, the latest news from The Pensions Regulator and the Pensions credit boost which can be available to members up until the 5th of March 2024.

This week in Pensions in 10 Simon Kew and David Brooks talk you through a PPI event on engagement, the latest on the lifetime allowance, discretionary increases and The Pensions Ombudsman.

Join David Brooks and Simon Kew to get their reaction to The Times Plug the Pensions Gap campaign, savers’ struggles to transfer their SIPPs from Hartley after it entered administration and mixed messages around increases to steelworkers’ pensions.

This week, Simon and David meet in person to discuss the DB funding code regulations, Labour’s policy document on financial services and pensions, retirement commissions and a concluding rant on the State Pension.

This week, your hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew give their views on pot for life proposals, changes at The Pensions Regulator and tax being taxing.

This week, hosts Simon Kew and David Brooks look at discretionary increases, a successful campaign to show your pension some attention and a retired teacher’s troubles with the Teachers Pension Scheme.

In this week's episode, your hosts, David Brooks and Simon Kew, finally get the chance to discuss the General Code the regulator has laid in front of the House of Commons. As David says, "It's been a long time coming", so was it worth the wait? Simon and David also run the rule over last week’s Work & Pensions Select Committee.

It’s the first episode of 2024, where your hosts, David and Simon this week discuss the stories people may have missed over the festive break, the regulator’s latest prosecution of a trustee and HMRC going after the victims of pension scams.

It’s the final Pensions in 10 of 2023! In this week’s episode, your hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew cover the FCA’s review of advice and guidance, TPR’s thoughts on M&A and look ahead to 2024.

This week, Simon and David discuss the latest review on Defined Benefit transfer advice, confirmation that the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance is going full steam ahead and the government’s response to the Work & Pensions Committee’s recommendations on LDI.

It is an Autumn Statement special on this week’s Pensions in 10! Simon and David cover everything pensions related from the Chancellor’s fiscal event last week. Listen below to get your bitesize review of ‘pot for life,’ a public sector consolidator, scheme surpluses and much more.