Aon Pensions Podcast

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): https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/events/default.jsp

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.

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.

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 increases: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-mcglone-9ab20435_a-lot-has-been-said-about-how-pension-increases-activity-6929354410108051456-5XJR?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

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/getmedia/15b2e5d3-e6dc-4cec-9300-7e475ca091b2/Aon-UK-DC-Pension-Tracker-Q1-2022-Update_Online-version.pdf

April 2022 – Focusing on DC outcomes

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 Steven Leigh to discuss the increasing focus on adequacy and outcomes for DC schemes, including actions DC schemes can take to improve outcomes for their members.

Further information:

Aon’s 2022 DC Pension Scheme and Financial Wellbeing Survey [https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/retirement-investment/defined-contribution/defined-contribution-pension-survey-2022.aspx]

Register for Aon’s 2022 Pension Conference Series:

- In Person [https://meetings.aon.com/event/7e0541c0-9e73-4afb-b559-9bf8e9233cbe/summary?rt=DyMRTa7fjkqn-rfM8Uy06Q]

- Virtual [https://meetings.aon.com/event/7e0541c0-9e73-4afb-b559-9bf8e9233cbe/websitePage:3f2ec8de-1809-4fd9-ad92-79f291fdb845?rt=yRDTbzTlMkmX2rBWKpwoZg]

Register for webinar on Smaller Bulk Annuity Transfers [https://contact.aon.com/SmallerBulkAnnuityTransfers?elqTrackId=AAD91A83C6B1BF8A0DDC8FABC25AB7F9&elq=999f3db89ded496a9fe12f6b9be980e8&elqaid=22665&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7681]

March 2022 – Focusing on the latest Pensions Dashboard developments

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 Paul McGlone and Becky McGowan to discuss the DWP’s consultation on the draft regulations for Pensions Dashboards, including a closer look at what may actually be required of schemes once the new regulations come into force.

February 2022 – Focusing on net zero targets

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 Jennifer O’Neill and Guy Saintfiet to discuss what “net zero” really means for pension schemes, the barriers to progress and the different approaches schemes can take to address these.

Further information:

Read Aon’s Global Perspectives on Responsible Investing report: https://www.aon.com/getmedia/cbd34884-331f-4eee-af10-895624eaccfd/Global-Perspectives-on-Responsible-Investing-January-2022.pdf.aspx

Watch Jennifer’s conversation with Mark Carney: https://players.brightcove.net/1509269527/default_default/index.html?videoId=6286966230001

In this podcast in our series on the Defined Benefit Pension Risk Survey UK results, Polly Cripps asks Aon's cyber expert Paul McGlone about the actions you can take, and things to keep in mind, when protecting your scheme from Cyber risks. You can take a free self-assessment here to check the resilience of your pension scheme: www.aon.com/cyberscorecard.

The results of our recent survey are now available here. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, 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 achieves its target.

Download the report now, contact your Aon consultant or email us at [email protected].

In this podcast in our series on the Defined Benefit Pension Risk Survey UK results, Polly Cripps speaks to Aon's governance expert, Susan Hoare, about how DB schemes managed operational effectiveness during the pandemic and how trustee boards organised themselves during this time. What does this mean for the future? Susan talks us through the different options and considerations and how she’s helping her clients to achieve their full potential.

The results of our recent survey are now available here. We would be happy to talk to you about the findings, 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 achieves its target.

Download the report now, contact your Aon consultant or email us at [email protected].