Shaping Tomorrow

In this month’s episode of Shaping Tomorrow, Clare Routledge sits down with guests Gawaine Batchelor (Aviva) and Nathalie Sims (LCP) ready to discuss the government's recent consultation on defined benefit pension schemes.

In this month’s episode, Clare Routledge sits down with Ellie Dobson (Isio), David Alward (Lane Clark & Peacock) and Laura Fenton‑Williams (Vidett) as they talk openly about taking shared parental leave, what they gained from it and how the experience is changing for parents across the pensions industry.

Shaping Tomorrow returns for 2026 with a brand‑new episode; diving into the world of healthcare trusts - an increasingly popular alternative to traditional insurance for providing medical benefits to employees. Host Clare Routledge is joined by Jeremy Hill, head of our healthcare team, along with special guest Kevin Gude, a consultant solicitor at Keystone Law who specialises in employee benefits...

In the ninth episode of our series, we meet Kate Barette from our charity committee, alongside Jo Caesar from Different Strokes (a charity dedicated to helping working-age stroke survivors) and Georgia Thornton from our chosen charity this year: the Alzheimer’s Society. Tune in as we find out more about our charity committee who have raised over £26k this year alone, and some of the amazing causes...

It's COP30 week, so in our eighth installment of Shaping Tomorrow, host Clare Routledge leads a compelling conversation with our panel of experts; exploring sustainability and the younger generation’s views on their pensions, investments and whether they match their values. Joining Clare for the discussion are Archie Hamilton (PensionPay), Joe Dabrowski (Pensions UK), Laasya Shekaran (Pensions for...

With The Pensions Regulator’s added focus on the importance of board effectiveness, join host Clare Routledge alongside this month’s guests: Scott Christie (Head of Training and Integration, Strengthscope): Nicole Johannesen (Board Effectiveness lead, Vidett) and Alison Hatcher (Head of Trusteeship, Vidett) – as they discuss the power of psychology and how you can use it to perfect your board’s pe...

Joining host Clare Routledge this month are special guests Maddie York (Senior Writer, Quietroom) and Saq Hussain (Founder, FinancialEducation.co.uk), alongside her fellow colleagues Suzi Lowther (Marketing & Communications Director, Vidett) and Simon Lewis (EDI Lead and Client Director, Vidett). Tune in as the panel delve into the current clarity of pensions and financial communications and what...

This month host Clare Routledge welcomes Alison Coulson to reflect on her mixed experiences of trying to claim death benefits from her late husband's various different pension providers. Clare is then joined by fellow Vidett Trustees Curtis Mitchell and Shaun Kilcoyne, who work across defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes as well as our Life Assurance Master Trust team, to und...

Shaping Tomorrow celebrates the people, their stories and successes in our industry. In this month's episode, we discuss the effects of the political turmoil surrounding sustainability.

Shaping Tomorrow celebrates the people, their stories and successes in our industry. In this month's episode, we meet the team that worked on the challenge of merging various pensions schemes together for the Volvo Group.

For International Women’s Day (8th March), we’ve dedicated our latest podcast episode to the women in our business, with Client Director/host Clare Routledge speaking to Claire Barnes (Client Director and Head of Governance); Lisa Turner (Office Manager); Sarah Booth (Associate Director); and Taiwo Sobowale (Human Resources Coordinator). Tune in as we get to know each of them a little better; disc...

Shaping Tomorrow celebrates the people, their stories and successes in our industry. Tune in as we explore the relationships, ideas, discoveries and innovations that help make great things happen. In episode one of our reimagined series, host Clare Routledge orchestrates the discussion on last year's £30m buy-in for The Retreat York Pension Scheme (a not for profit charitable organisation helping...

ExpertView is our series of discussions that bring together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. Trustee Director James Chalk hosts our latest episode; discussing with guests Iain Church (Hymans Robertson) and Nick Flynn (Canada Life), how smaller schemes can maximise their chances of success in an increasingly busy and selective risk tra...

ExpertView is our series of discussions; bringing together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. In our latest episode, Trustee Director Kevin Dolan takes the hot seat, welcoming his guests: Dan Mindel, Managing Director at Cardano, alongside Naomi Parmar (Counsel) and Katie Banks (Partner) who both join from Hogan Lovells.

ExpertView is our series of discussions; bringing together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month our episode is presented by Associate Director James Chalk, who is joined by Paul Birrell and Andy Stone of Interpath Advisory. Tune in as they discuss the 2023 economic outlook, and what trustees should be doing in any restructuring...

ExpertView is our series of discussions; bringing together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. In our latest episode, Trustee Director Duncan Willsher is joined by André Kerr, Head of Fiduciary Management Oversight at XPS Pensions Group. In this month's episode, they discuss various aspects of Fiduciary Management, including how FM's hav...

ExpertView is our series of discussions; bringing together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. In our latest episode, Trustee Director Kate Leigh is joined by Lynda Whitney, Partner with Aon. In this month's episode, they discuss many things; including Lynda's extensive career, how she thinks the industry has changed and evolved, and her...

ExpertView is our series of discussions; bringing together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. For this episode, our host is Senior Trustee Consultant Ben Salmons, who is joined by guests Julia Fox from Quietroom, Mark Barlow from XPS Pension Group, and Robin Dickinson from PwC, as they discuss Member Options. Enjoy!

Welcome to ExpertView, a series of discussions brought to you by 20-20 Trustees; bringing together experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. In this latest episode, Nadeem Ladha is joined by Adam Lane of Mercer, and Jerome Melcer, lead advisor to Aspinall Capital Partners, to discuss the circumstances in which third party capital can be used t...

In this month’s ExpertView, Trustee Director Nadeem Ladha and his panel of guests will be delving into the world of Liability Driven Investing (LDI). Joined by Danielle Markham (Head of LDI Research, Barnett Waddingham), Santosh Sunder (Hedging Manager, LDI Strategy: BP Pension Scheme) and Simon Bentley (Head of Solutions, CPM UK: BMO Global Asset Management); this episode discusses the evolution...

In the latest edition of ExpertView, we see our experts from different disciplines sharing their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. Your host this month is Kate Leigh, 20-20 Trustees Director, who is joined by Paul McGlone of Aon, David Varney of Burges Salmon and Ross Foley of PwC. In this episode, we discuss what actions trustees should be taking to protect their schemes against cybe...

Welcome to ExpertView, our series bringing together a panel of experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month, Nadeem Ladha (20-20 Trustees Director) is joined by Michael Abramson of Hymans Robertson, Andrea Collins of Just Group plc and Rachel Uttley of Addleshaw Goddard . This episode brings together de-risking, insurance, legal and st...

In episode five of our ExpertView series, Duncan Willsher, 20-20 Trustees Director is joined by Chris Austin of Mercer, Haakon Blakstad of Validus Risk Management and Jaime Madell of Kirkland & Ellis. This episode looks at currency and FX hedging, and whether we as institutional investors are spending enough time thinking about these aspects in our portfolio. Listen to the discussion to hear usefu...

In the latest episode of ExpertView, our experts from different disciplines share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month, 20-20 Trustees Director, Tom Stockley, is joined by Luke Hartley, Director with Lincoln Pensions, Peter Murphy, Head of Pensions Litigation with Sackers & Partners, and Mike Shimwell, Chief Actuary with Isio. The discussion focuses on The Pensions Regul...

In the third episode of our ExpertView series - experts from different disciplines share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month, Nadeem Ladha of 20-20 Trustees, is joined by Chris Austin of Mercer, Mike Dennis of Ares Capital and Ian Farrand of LCP. The discussion focuses on direct lending as an asset class, and digs ‘under the bonnet’ of direct lending as an interesting a...