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In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series and is joined by Chris Arcari, Head of Capital Markets Research, and Karen Ward, Chief Market Strategist for EMEA at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. During the episode, we have a quick round-up of market events from the first half of the year, a discussion on the outlook for the rest...

In the latest episode of Hymans Robertson On...Paul Waters, Head of Digital Wealth at Hymans, is joined by Karen Brolly, Head of Products, and Dave Lowe, Group Head of Propositions and Technical at the platform Embark, to discuss the topic of the Consumer Duty. We look at this primarily from the wealth space - asset managers, insurers, advisers and beyond. We share our views on the advised and non...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series and is joined by Penny Cochrane, Senior Investment Research Consultant, and James Greenwood, CEO of Permira Credit. During the episode, we look back at how the direct lending market has evolved over the past decade, the state of play in the asset class today, and how things might d...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... Kirsty Moffat, DC Investment Consultant, presents our latest DC quarterly round-up. In this instalment, Kirsty looks at illiquid investing, the expanded Value for Members assessment and also the latest news from the pension provider market.

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series and is joined by Hymans Robertson's Marc Storan, Victoria Panormo and William Marshall. During the episode we discuss key investment themes for 2022 and and their ramifications for insurers, DC Schemes and retail savers.

In Episode 61 of Hymans Robertson On… our host Victoria Panormo, Senior DC Investment Consultant, takes a break from our usual mini-series on Master Trusts for a special episode to talk about the Living Wage Foundation. In today’s climate of rising inflation, together with the importance of saving for retirement, the work of the Living Wage Foundation is more important than ever.  In this episode,...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series and is joined by Hymans Robertson's Ronnie Bowie and Andy Green. During the episode we discuss how the investment landscape has changed over the years, and the lessons we can learn for the future.

In the latest episode of Hymans Robertson On...we are back for the third episode in our 'Understanding longevity' series, where we talk about all things longevity. Our longevity consultants Megan Hart and Ben Johnson are joined by Professor Tom Kirkwood CBE to discuss the science of ageing. Tom is Emeritus Professor at Newcastle University and has played a leading role in the research into ageing...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series and is joined by Hymans Robertson's Penny Cochrane and Asad Rashid, both Senior Investment Research Consultants, plus Helen Price from the Brunel Pension Partnership. During the episode we discuss the importance of diversity of thought and how trustees can take action on Diversity...

In Episode 57 of Hymans Robertson On… our host Victoria Panormo, Senior DC Investment Consultant, presents the latest episode in our mini-series on DC Master Trust providers.  In this episode, Victoria is joined by Phil Parkinson and Rishal Singh from Mercer Master Trust to discuss the latest developments including the importance of open finance and how Mercer are using it to drive member engageme...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On...we bring you the second episode of our two-part series exploring stewardship from a Fiduciary Manager’s perspective. Samora Stephenson, Senior Investment Consultant here at Hymans Robertson, is joined by two Fiduciary Managers, Sophie Dapin, Solutions Manager at Schroders and Annachiara Marcandalli, Partner at Cambridge Associates to discuss this topic. We...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series, this time on Liability Driven Investment (LDI). Ben welcomes Hymans Robertson's Nell McRae, Senior Investment Consultant, and Phil Hardingham, Risk and Modelling Consultant, for a deep dive into all things LDI. During the episode we explore how it can be used to manage risk and he...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... Kirsty Moffat, DC Investment Consultant, presents our latest DC quarterly round-up. In this instalment, Kirsty looks at our DC outlook for 2022, how we can look ahead to retirement - and also the latest news from the pensions provider market.

In Episode 53 of Hymans Robertson On… our host Victoria Panormo, Senior DC Investment Consultant, presents the latest episode in our mini-series on DC Master Trust providers.  In this episode, Victoria is joined by Nigel Aston from SEI to discuss member engagement; why we should aim for a sense of ownership amongst members, why pension education doesn't work and how we should, instead, put pension...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the first instalment of 2022 in our Investment series, which looks at the key investment themes for the year ahead. Ben is joined by Elaine Torry, Partner and Co-Head of Trustee DB Investment at Hymans Robertson. During the episode we recap on the themes and considerations for pension schemes in 2021 and then take a look at wha...

In the latest episode of Hymans Robertson On...we are back for the second episode in our 'Understanding longevity' series, where we talk about all things longevity. Our host Megan Hart is joined by Joseph Lu, Director of Longevity Science at Legal & General, to talk about Covid-19. We discuss how the recent pandemic could impact future life expectancy and what the actuarial community should be doi...

In Episode 50 of Hymans Robertson On… our host Kathryn Fleming, Partner, is joined by Mark Ormston from Retirement Line, to shine a spotlight on annuities and their role in retirement. What is an annuity? What does an annuity offer? What is an enhanced annuity? And, what is the most common annuity misconception? Listen now to find out more! 

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On… our host Kirsty Moffat speaks to Professional Pensions Women in Pensions award winners, Rona Train (Lifetime Achievement), Kirstan Ferris (Most Inspiring Returner) and Laura Adrikopoulous (Role Model of the Year). During the episode we will be diving into the winner’s challenges and achievements that have led them to this moment in their career.

In Episode 48 of Hymans Robertson On… our host Victoria Panormo, Senior DC Investment Consultant, presents the latest episode in our mini-series on DC Master Trust providers.  In this episode, Victoria is joined by Lily Morris and Sharon Bellingham to discuss the latest developments from Scottish Widows, including how they develop ideas for their pipeline and a preview of what's to come. 

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On...we bring you the first episode of our two-part series exploring stewardship from a Fiduciary Manager’s perspective. Samora Stephenson, Senior Investment Consultant here at Hymans Robertson is joined by two Fiduciary Managers, Ajeet Manjrekar, co-Head of Solutions at River and Mercantile Solutions and Inge West, Senior Sustainable Investment Specialist at Me...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series, this time on the UK property market. Ben welcomes Linda McAleer, who leads Property research at Hymans Robertson, and Hannah Marshall, CIO of UK Direct Real Estate at CBRE Investment Management. During the episode we recap what’s been a rollercoaster couple of years in property, a...

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... Robert Bilton is joined by colleague Catherine McFadyen, Head of Public Sector consulting. In this series we’ve explored some of the big questions that will be asked over the coming months. For this final episode, we’ll explore “is my 100% funded the same as my neighbour’s 100% funded?

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... Victoria Panormo, Senior DC Investment Consultant, presents our latest DC quarterly round-up. In this instalment, Victoria looks at the latest updates on responsible investment, PPI’s 2021 DC Future Book – including the 3 questions you should consider when looking at illiquids for your scheme - and also the latest news from the pensions provider market.

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host Ben Farmer presents the latest instalment in our Investment series, this time on sustainability and the growth of green bonds . Ben welcomes Emma Cohen and Tongai Kunorubwe from GSAM's fixed income ESG Research and Integration team, along with Penny Cochrane, Investment Research Senior Consultant from Hymans Robertson. With COP26 taking place this...

In episode 42 of Hymans Robertson On… our host Victoria Panormo, Senior DC Investment Consultant, presents the latest episode in our mini-series on DC master trust providers. In this episode, Victoria is joined by Baroness Ros Altmann on why employees aren't engaging with their pensions, what employers and pension providers should be doing to improve things, and the latest developments from Cushon...