Pensions UK 2025: Dawn Anderson and Mithesh Varsani

About this episode

The episode discusses how pension providers are reshaping the post-retirement landscape with insights from industry leaders.

In this episode, recorded live at the Pensions UK 2025 conference, Helen Shackelford and Steve Webb speak with Dawn Anderson, Head of Workplace Proposition at Aviva, and Mithesh Varsani, Head of Investment Solutions at Scottish Widows, about how pension providers are reshaping the post-retirement landscape. They discuss how Aviva and Scottish Widows are approaching decumulation, the role of guided retirement models and digital advice, and how schemes can support members through later life.

People in this episode

Hosts: Helen Shackelford, Steve Webb

Guests: Dawn Anderson, Mithesh Varsani

Topics covered

• pensions
• post-retirement
• decumulation
• digital advice
• guided retirement models

Keywords

• pensions
• retirement
• decumulation
• digital advice
• investment solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aviva, Scottish Widows

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