March 2023 – 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 David Burwell and Vanessa Jaeger to discuss the latest developments on cyber risk, including what to expect from The Pensions Regulator’s new Code of Practice and some practical options for schemes looking to assess their providers. Further information: Watch the recording of Aon’s CDC webinar: Watch the highlights from January’s Economic and Market Outlook webinar: [https://players.brightcove.net/1509269527/default_default/in ..read more

February 2023 – Focusing on Aon’s DC Today research 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 Steve Leigh and Karina Klimaszewski to discuss the findings from Aon’s first DC Today survey, which looks at how DC schemes and members are reacting to current economic conditions. Further information: Watch the recording of Aon’s Funding Code webinar: [https://players.brightcove.net/1509269527/default_default/index.html?videoId=6318860529112&t=5m38s] Register for Aon’s 2023 Pensions Conference Series: [htt ..read more

December 2022 – Focusing on longevity 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 Tim Gordon and Matt Fletcher to discuss the latest developments in the world of longevity, including experience over 2022 and the outlook for the future ..read more

November 2022 – Focusing on the Risk Settlement market 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 Lisa Varley and Jamil Merali to discuss the latest developments in the Risk Settlement market, including the impact of recent market volatility and how transactions can affect the member experience. Further information: Read Calum Mackenzie’s Pensions Expert article on LDI: [https://www.pensions-expert.com/Special-Features/CPD/Liquidity-not-solvency-Setting-the-record-straight-on-LDI] Register for Aon ..read more

October 2022 – Focusing on the impact of the mini-Budget In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month, with contributions from Aon’s Tapan Datta, Tim Lock and Maria Johannessen, Ricky looks at the fallout from the new Chancellor’s mini-Budget, including the market reaction and how that has affected pension schemes ..read more

September 2022 – Focusing on Pensions Awareness In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month, to coincide with Pension Awareness Week, Ricky is joined by Aon’s Karina Klimaszewski and Alex Hadonou to discuss how schemes can raise awareness of pensions issues among their members, and the key issues schemes should be talking about. Further information: Visit the Pension Awareness Week website: https://pensionawarenessday.com Register for upcoming Aon events (DB Funding webinar, Inflation webinar and Risk Settlement Conference ..read more

August 2022 – Focusing on default investment strategies for DC members In this podcast you will hear the key pensions news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month Ricky is joined by Aon’s Joanna Sharples to discuss default investment strategies for DC members, with a particular focus on the approach taken to this in Aon’s DC MasterTrust ..read more

July 2022 – Focusing on the impact of increasing yields on LDI strategies 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 Colin Cartwright to discuss the impact of the recent increases in bond yields on Defined Benefit pension schemes, with a particular focus on schemes with LDI strategies in place ..read more

June 2022 – Focusing on the impact of high inflation on members 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 John Foster and Lynda Whitney to discuss the impact of the current high inflation environment on members of both Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes, and how schemes can help their members to deal with this. Further information: Register for Aon’s 2022 Pension Conference Series: https://www.aon.com/2022-pension-conference.aspx Read Paul McGlone’s LinkedIn post on pension i ..read more

May 2022 – Focusing on current market conditions and investment outlook. 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 Tapan Datta to discuss current market conditions. What’s causing them, how should investors respond, and how might things develop in the future? Further information: Key findings from Aon’s 2022 Member Options Survey: https://www.aon.com/getmedia/3859c5d8-e375-4f84-831f-4f83de088ff5/Aon-2022-member-Options-Survey.pdf Aon UK DC Pension Tracker – Q1 2022 Update: https://www.aon.com/getm ..read more