Aon Pensions Podcast

Reaching your final destination: A transaction and beyond In the final podcast in our series on the Journey to Settlement, Karen Gainsford speaks to John Baines of Aon and Rhian Littlewood of Phoenix Group about the point in a scheme’s journey towards settlement when they are likely to be ready to transact. When should schemes request insurance quotations if aiming for buyout? What are the potenti...

June 2021 – Focusing on ESG and Implementation Statements 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 Kate Charsley and Gareth Doyle to discuss some of the investment issues currently facing trustees, including the looming deadline for Implementation Statements and aligning ESG policies with those of th...

Making sure you have a full tank of fuel: Asset preparation along the journey In the third podcast in our series on the Journey to Settlement, Karen Gainsford speaks to Aon’s investment experts Lucy Barron and Ross Mitchell about actions you can take, and things to keep in mind, when preparing your assets on your journey to settlement. The discussion includes interesting examples and some top tips...

Planning your route: Strategy and efficient governance In the first podcast in our series on the Journey to Settlement, Karen Gainsford speaks to Michael Walker at Aon and Hugh Creasy at BESTrustees about the end game targets available to schemes, and the steps trustees and companies should take to ensure they start their journey to settlement heading in the right direction. The discussion include...

In the second podcast in our series on the Journey to Settlement, Karen Gainsford speaks to Andrew Cooper and David Bunkle to find out what member options and support for decision making can be made available through pension schemes, how this compares with options following settlement, and how the concept of a “member journey” is an important part of your journey to settlement. The results of our...

May 2021 – Focusing on supporting members on financial matters 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 Madalena Cain and Dyfan Jones to discuss the new guide from the FCA and TPR on how trustees and employers can provide support to members on financial matters without needing to be subject to FCA re...

April 2021 – Focusing on TPR’s new consolidated Code of Practice 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 and Sarah Butlin to discuss The Pensions Regulator’s long-awaited consultation on bringing ten of its existing Codes of Practice together into a new consolidated Code

The final podcast in our series on Aon's DC pension and financial wellbeing employee research 2021 looks at getting retirement right. What are pension members expectations vs. reality? John Foster is joined by Ben Roe and James Collier to discuss options around member advice at retirement and how to help schemes meet these challenges. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, to put the...

The fourth podcast in the series on Aon's DC pension and financial wellbeing employee research 2021 looks at investing for the right pension outcomes. John Foster speaks with Jo Sharples and Chris Inman about developments in investment strategies to help members to achieve better outcomes at retirement, as well as addressing the growing focus on responsible investment and maximising achieving inve...

March 2021 – Focusing on cyber risk 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 McGlone and Vanessa Jaeger to discuss their new report on the state of cyber risk in the pensions industry, which is based on data collected from over 100 schemes. Further information: Link to DC Survey report [http://a...

Financial Wellbeing is addressed in our third podcast in the series on Aon’s DC pension and financial wellbeing employee research 2021. John Foster talks to Oliver Walker and Debbie Falvey about supporting members with their financial wellbeing and the challenges faced by both employers and employees. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, to put them into context for your own employ...

Our second podcast in the series on Aon’s DC pension and financial wellbeing employee research 2021 looks at Pension strategy and long-term objectives. Aon’s John Foster speaks to Ben Roe and Tony Pugh to address some of the challenges schemes are facing in supporting their members. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, to put them into context for your own employees and pension sch...

In this introductory podcast to the series on Aon’s DC pension and financial wellbeing employee research 2021 John Foster speaks to Ben Roe and Steven Leigh about the results of the survey and what you can expect to hear about in future podcasts. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, to put them into context for your own DC plan membership. We can also help you to understand where y...

February 2021 – Focusing on the new Pension Schemes Act 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 Ahmed Ali to discuss what’s in the new Pension Schemes Act and what it means in practice for trustees, sponsoring employers and the rest of the pensions world. Further information: Link...

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D&I in communication with members by Aon

Key actions to take away on your D&I journey by Aon

Introduction to D&I In pension schemes by Aon

Covid, climate and compliance – are you ready for the investment challenges ahead? Aon’s Emily McGuire is joined by Maggie Williams, pensions commentator, to discuss the impact for investors of Covid-19, increasing regulation and the climate crisis. Drawing on interviews with pension scheme decision-makers, this podcast explores trustees’ top priorities for 2021 – and strategies they can adopt to...

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....