In this podcast Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by colleagues Alice Wilmot, an Associate Partner, and Asif Yusuf, a Senior Consultant, both within Aon’s Covenant and Security Team to discuss how the DB pensions landscape has changed and what this means from a covenant advice perspective. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Further information: Find out more about Aon’s Employer Covenant Consulting Services: https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/retirement-invest ..read more

June 2024 – An International Pensions Perspective In this podcast Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney are joined by colleagues Saffron Sweeney, Head of Aon’s Wealth Solutions for the Pacific Region and Colin Haines, Aon’s Chief Commercial Officer for EMEA Wealth Solutions to discuss what we can learn from the pensions systems outside the UK. You will also hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Jennifer Michel and John Harney. Further information: Read TPR’s Annual Funding Statement: https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/statements/annual-funding-sta ..read more

Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is an important topic for many. John Harney talks to Sue Austen, Partner at Aon, to find out the key insights from Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey and understand the practical steps trustees and sponsors of pension schemes are taking on EDI to support better decision-making and risk management. The data and analytics from our recent survey are now available here. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, and to put them into context for your own pension scheme. We can also help you to understand where you need to take action to ensure your scheme achie ..read more

May 2024 – Responsible Investment Trends for Asset Owners In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney. This month Jennifer and John are joined by Eilidh Wagstaff from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Craig Campbell from Aon’s Responsible Investment Team to discuss the key developments of Responsible Investment and the practices asset owners can adopt to be ahead of peers. Further information: Read HMRC’s April Newsletter: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-schemes-newsletter-158-a ..read more

How much progress have schemes made with implementing ESG factors within their investments over the last two years? Jennifer Michel talks to Jennifer O’Neill, Partner at Aon, to find out the key insights from Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey and understand how schemes can best face ESG risks within their investment strategies. The data and analytics from our recent survey are now available https://www.aon.com/gprs2023 We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, and to put them into context for your own pension scheme. We can also help you to understand where you need to take action to ..read more

April 2024 – Professional Trusteeship In this podcast, you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney. This month Jennifer and John are joined by Natalie Winterfrost from Law Debenture and Colin Richardson of Zedra to discuss the advantages and challenges of professional trusteeship, including sole trusteeship, as well as the future of this space. Further information: Email us your topic suggestions, comments and questions to TalkToUs@aon.com ..read more

How much progress have schemes made with GMP equalisation projects over the last two years? John Harney talks to Lauren Ramsey, Associate Partner at Aon, to find out the key insights from Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey and understand how schemes can best navigate the challenges that can arise when completing GMP equalisation. The data and analytics from our recent survey are now available here. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, and to put them into context for your own pension scheme. We can also help you to understand where you need to take action to ensure your scheme ac ..read more

March 2024 – The Revised PLSA Retirement Living Standards In this podcast, you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney. This month Jennifer and John are joined by Chloe Ludden to discuss the recent increase in the PLSA Retirement Living Standards and examples of what schemes are doing to help members with retirement adequacy. Further information: Read the PLSA Retirement Living Standards: [https://www.retirementlivingstandards.org.uk/] Read the Pensions Policy Institute’s Paper: The Underpensioned: Defining the Gender Pension Gap ..read more

Member Options and Support What are the latest trends in member options and member support? John Harney talks to Polly Cripps, Associate Partner at Aon, to find out the key insights from Aon’s Global Pension Risk Survey and understand practical steps trustees and sponsors of pension schemes can take to enhance the experience and outcomes for their members. The data and analytics from our recent survey are now available here - https://www.aon.com/gprs2023 We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, and to put them into context for your own pension scheme. We can also help you to unders ..read more

February 2024 – Pensions risk settlement: reflecting on a record-breaking 2023 In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last two months summarised by Aon’s Jennifer Michel and John Harney. This month Jennifer and John are joined by Hatty Goodwin and Leah Evans to discuss the innovations and developments in 2023 in the DB pension risk settlement market, including exclusivity, investment and how things can vary depending on your scheme’s size. Further information: Read Aon’s Risk Settlement bulletin for Q4 2023: [https://www.aon.com/getmedia/a99fe231-a4a5-4a11-9c76-9daf47654cc ..read more