Pensions Expert: Informing scheme decisions
Pensions Expert is the Financial Times' specialist title for UK workplace pension schemes.
Our thought-provoking podcasts are designed to inform trustees and advisers of UK defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes.
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Podcasts
Should pension schemes invest in biodiversity?
Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 10:49 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds
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2023 Navigating Uncertainty
Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 3:24 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 14 seconds
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The Africa COP
Published: Nov. 30, 2022, 1:15 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
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Sadiq Khan on sustainable cities, finance and COP
Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 4:17 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 48 seconds
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Was the Bank of England right to intervene during the LDI crisis?
Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 3:39 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 33 seconds
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Sustainable Views: How to speak ESG
Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 12:08 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 45 seconds
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What challenges do different asset classes pose for ESG investment?
Published: Nov. 9, 2022, 10:28 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 13 seconds
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Exploring Fixed Income Opportunities In Uncertain and Volatile Times
Published: Nov. 2, 2022, 10:37 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds
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Trailer: Sustainable Views, the podcast
Published: Oct. 24, 2022, 12:02 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
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LDI, PLSA and PIPAs: looking back with Andy Cheseldine
Published: Oct. 21, 2022, 11:57 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 40 seconds
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How to transform an investment team
Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 9:46 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 58 seconds
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TPR should not regulate LDI despite pensions crisis
Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 4:05 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 11 seconds
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Webb: Opperman achieved but got sidetracked easily
Published: Sept. 23, 2022, 1:07 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds
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Pension tax changes needed to save NHS from rock bottom
Published: Sept. 8, 2022, 2:39 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 4 seconds
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Trustees struggling to guide members on inflation benefits
Published: Aug. 26, 2022, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 28 seconds
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Schemes struggle to educate members amid cost of living crisis
Published: Aug. 11, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 44 seconds
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Ball in TPRs court as DB funding code consultation launches
Published: July 28, 2022, 4:29 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 16 seconds
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Providers delaying transfers are failing their customers
Published: July 15, 2022, 11:03 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 33 seconds
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Schemes will have a tough job weighing up discretionary increases
Published: July 1, 2022, 10:06 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds
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LGPS faces affordability, engagement and policy challenges
Published: June 16, 2022, 10:42 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds
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Partial AE reform should be prioritised before long-term fix
Published: May 19, 2022, 3:41 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 29 seconds
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Uncertainty around inflation leads to casino pensions
Published: May 5, 2022, 3:36 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 8 seconds
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Pot follows member legislation needed to solve small pots problem
Published: April 21, 2022, 3:32 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 9 seconds
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Natural capital can improve scheme returns but concerns remain
Published: March 28, 2022, 11:14 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds
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Spring Statement: Missed opportunity to support savers
Published: March 24, 2022, 2:49 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 6 seconds
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Is this really the right time for auto-enrolment expansion?
Published: March 10, 2022, 5:02 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 23 seconds
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How schemes can invest in wind and solar energies
Published: Feb. 28, 2022, 3 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds
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Universal charges could harm master trust competition
Published: Feb. 24, 2022, 5:23 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds
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Government must set a timeline for auto-enrolment expansion
Published: Feb. 11, 2022, 3:13 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 29 seconds
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Top tips for success at the PIPAs
Published: Jan. 27, 2022, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 56 seconds
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DC focus must fundamentally shift from costs to value in 2022
Published: Jan. 13, 2022, 4:38 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds
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Schemes need to constantly engage with managers to achieve net zero
Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 2:27 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 13 seconds
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Solving the UKs underpensioned problem
Published: Dec. 21, 2021, 11:29 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 34 seconds
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Fiduciary trumps politics if divesting from illegal Israeli settlements
Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 4:50 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds
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McCloud costs dispute could damage members morale
Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 3:42 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 35 seconds
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Inflation and Covid uncertainty temper PPF performance
Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 30 seconds
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Schemes trustees cannot ignore social factors risks
Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 1:34 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds
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Mandating net zero could cut straight through fiduciary duties
Published: Oct. 7, 2021, 3:02 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes
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Understanding green and sustainable bonds
Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 1:12 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 2 seconds
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No way to avoid the indexation rules lottery as inflation bites
Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 11:05 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 47 seconds
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Trustees need to address sponsor covenant climate risk
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 11:28 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds
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Industry irritation with TPRs code of practice could have been avoided
Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 50 seconds
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Covid-19 could have killed the PLSA
Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 2:18 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds
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Market capacity may be barrier to DC scheme consolidation
Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 2:49 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 42 seconds
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TCFD helps schemes to understand financial risks
Published: July 27, 2021, 12:27 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 11 seconds
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Too much jargon hampers sustainable investing drive
Published: July 22, 2021, 2:46 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds
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Tapping DC for Long-Term Assets Fund requires rigorous scrutiny
Published: July 8, 2021, 5:10 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds
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Treasury ignored advice in public sector pension reforms
Published: June 24, 2021, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds
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Trustees should focus more on scheme admin in anti-scam fight
Published: June 10, 2021, 3:55 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 5 seconds
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Police officers let down by poor McCloud communication
Published: May 27, 2021, 3:33 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 36 seconds
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Pension schemes under-allocation to China is anachronistic
Published: May 13, 2021, 2:04 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 12 seconds
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Illiquids not necessarily the answer for DC
Published: April 29, 2021, 2:04 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 7 seconds
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Treasury admin fund could help tackle McCloud
Published: April 15, 2021, 1:44 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds
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Fairs: TPRs criminal powers policy will evolve with experience
Published: March 31, 2021, 2:34 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 43 seconds
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Uber decision poses challenges for master trust sector
Published: March 18, 2021, 3:04 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 25 seconds
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Budget 2021: Reckless conservatism in DB landscape
Published: March 4, 2021, 4:10 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds
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Timms calls for pension transfer rules change
Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 4:18 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 49 seconds
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Tackling climate change will require a step change in governance
Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 5:45 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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New powers in Pension Schemes Act could cause bankruptcies
Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 4:54 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds
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Economic uncertainty and DC consolidation to mark 2021
Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 3:09 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds
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Trustees advised to self-certify before Christmas
Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 5:24 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 41 seconds
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Industry needs to work together to sort out GMPs
Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 2:08 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 12 seconds
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Regulatory uncertainty puts workforce reform at risk
Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 3:23 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 37 seconds
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Three-step plan to fix NHS scheme
Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 11:17 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 27 seconds
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PPF eyes DB sponsors' deteriorating credit ratings
Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 44 seconds
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Arguments for DC consolidation stronger than for DB
Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 4:42 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 8 seconds
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DB schemes could be 'doomed to failure'
Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 2:08 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds
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TPR to make changes to DB funding fast-track
Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 4:29 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds
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Schemes cannot eliminate chance of cyber breach
Published: July 24, 2020, 4:28 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds
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Pension bill could have unintended consequences
Published: July 10, 2020, 4:22 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 8 seconds
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PPF could face court case on benefits
Published: June 25, 2020, 1:33 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 57 seconds
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Tough ESG investment choices for trustees
Published: June 5, 2020, 2:19 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 52 seconds
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The end of amateurish trusteeship
Published: May 20, 2020, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 20 seconds
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McClymont: Too many master trusts in UK
Published: May 6, 2020, 4:52 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 27 seconds
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Vigilance urged over relaxed rules
Published: April 23, 2020, 2:36 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds
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Is 3-month DB holiday enough?
Published: April 8, 2020, 3:40 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 14 seconds
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Webb: Budget must deliver for doctors
Published: March 5, 2020, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 6 seconds
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Regulator should take softly-softly approach to DC consolidation
Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 12:14 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 23 seconds
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Govt and regulators urged to review chair statements
Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 9:49 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds
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Vegan case flags importance of heeding members
Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 3:58 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 21 seconds
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What falling sterling means for pension funds
Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 1:24 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes
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Tackling the 'long tail' of underperforming smaller schemes
Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 2:09 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds
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The future of trusteeship
Published: July 23, 2019, 2:18 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds
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What the firefighters' and judges' case means for pensions policy
Published: July 10, 2019, 3:47 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 20 seconds
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Putting a stop to unsuitable defined benefit transfer advice
Published: June 26, 2019, 1:51 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds
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How will investment pathways help consumers?
Published: June 13, 2019, 11:02 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds
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Are you doing enough to engage scheme members?
Published: June 7, 2019, 3:24 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds
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Is LGPS governance up to scratch?
Published: April 2, 2019, 11:01 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 4 seconds
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How to select the right master trust
Published: March 19, 2019, 4:51 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds
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Improving the quality of professional trustees
Published: March 11, 2019, 3:40 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 11 seconds
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How to approach the bulk annuity market
Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 3:33 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
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ESG: Trustee investment duties explained
Published: Jan. 24, 2019, 5:21 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds
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A closer look at DB consolidation
Published: Jan. 9, 2019, 3:10 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 11 seconds
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Next steps for the pensions dashboard project
Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds
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What can we learn from the Barnardo's outcome?
Published: Nov. 14, 2018, 5:04 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds
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The Autumn Budget: Reaction
Published: Oct. 31, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 32 seconds
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What does the future hold for LDI?
Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 11:15 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 17 seconds
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DC default design: Make sure you understand your members
Published: Oct. 3, 2018, 2:40 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds
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How should trustees be monitoring their employer covenant?
Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 4:22 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 1 second
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What would be the impact of tighter regulation of actuaries?
Published: Sept. 5, 2018, 9:35 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 37 seconds
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What can be done to help savers achieve a better retirement income?
Published: Aug. 22, 2018, 3:20 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds
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DB transfers: What trustees and employers should consider
Published: Aug. 9, 2018, 9:09 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 35 seconds
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PPF remains strong despite record liability intake
Published: July 25, 2018, 4:36 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 23 seconds
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Should the FCA have brought in a charge cap for drawdown?
Published: July 10, 2018, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 5 seconds
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What next for the Pensions Regulator?
Published: June 27, 2018, 1:31 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds
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Guy Opperman talks AE, the self-employed and superfunds
Published: June 12, 2018, 1:41 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds
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Should member-nominated trustees be elected or selected?
Published: May 30, 2018, 3 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes
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How is LGPS pooling driving responsible investment?
Published: May 16, 2018, 1:38 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds
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Are trustees engaging suitably with fiduciary managers?
Published: May 1, 2018, 11 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds
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How will the UK's first pension superfund work?
Published: April 17, 2018, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
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Do savers want CDC?
Published: March 26, 2018, 2:28 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 51 seconds
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Protecting DB pensions: The white papers proposals
Published: March 23, 2018, 11:20 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 10 seconds
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Spring Statement 2018: What does it mean for trustees and savers?
Published: March 14, 2018, midnightDuration: 6 minutes 31 seconds
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Autumn Budget 2017: Reaction from the experts
Published: Nov. 24, 2017, midnightDuration: 9 minutes 13 seconds
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Cyber security: Is your scheme protected?
Published: Oct. 31, 2017, midnightDuration: 15 minutes 57 seconds
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How trustees and employers can support member decisions
Published: Sept. 3, 2017, 11 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 47 seconds
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A closer look at the main parties' pension proposals
Published: May 25, 2017, 10:45 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds
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