Always a Pensions Angle

With SpaceX has gone public at a $2tn-plus valuation, Tom and Nick dig into what dual-class shares and fast-tracked index inclusion mean for pension investors who didn't sign up to own a piece of SpaceX. Plus the DWP's review of flexible apportionment arrangements after Aberdeen quietly took on Stagecoach's entire DB scheme, and Surrey's move to become a single purpose pension authority. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the beautiful game, reimagined for people who get a little too excited about replacement rates.Hosts Tom and Nick have done something nobody asked for: assessed all 48 World Cup nations across eight pension and lifestyle metrics and run a full knockout tournament to crown the world's greatest retirement system. There's no group stage, because the real ones are complicated enough - but there is a referee, Brian Gielty of LAPF Investments, to adjudicate the inevitable disagreements via VAR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Pensions Commission's interim report has landed - all 190 pages of it - confirming what the industry already feared: 15 million people are under-saving. Tom and Nick dig into what happens before the full report arrives in "early 2027" (definition pending). Plus the shrinking-but-still-enormous gender pensions gap, conflict-zone and local investment, and the regulator's new line on AI - including whether your pension chatbot can be trusted or is just confidently making things up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a new episode of our LGPS Interviews Special, Nick and Thomas sit down with Border to Coast Chief Investment Officer Joe McDonnell. Joe shares his perspective on navigating geopolitical turbulence, the realities of welcoming seven new partner funds into the pool, and how Border to Coast is approaching local investment, asset transition, and the question of scale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh from the LAPF Strategic Investment Forum (and a close encounter with aggressive geese), Tom explores LGPS governance challenges and the advice accountability dilemma. Nick tackles the gender pensions gap, trustee diversity initiatives, and why politicians paying lip service to pension campaigns always comes back to bite them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick and Tom shake off the Christmas cobwebs as the Pension Schemes Bill faces serious Lords scrutiny. Plus: The LGPS grapples with Fit for the Future timescales, and we talk bulk annuities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a week for pensions policy! Nick and Tom are back for Episode 2, and there's a LOT to unpack.Fresh from the Pensions Expert Annual Conference at Pennyhill Park (where everyone finally "got" pension dashboards), the team tackles two massive stories: the Pension Schemes Bill's third reading AND the Autumn Budget.We cover plans to modernise fiduciary duty and what it means for domestic investment, the OBR leak that led to Richard Hughes' resignation, and what the budget actually delivered: salary sacrifice caps, PPF pre-1997 indexation wins, and LGPS stamp duty relief.Plus: why your rugby club mate thinks their pension is doomed, Tom's absolute nightmare journey to Wales involving cancelled trains, a broken phone, and Bristol Parkway (which is definitely not in Newport).Oh, and Jenny the trainee guide dog makes her podcast debut with strong opinions on anything chewable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.