In our third episode of season five, Mary Spencer and Jacob Shah explore the policy side of the energy transition with Josh Buckland, Partner at Flint Global who leads Flint’s client work on energy, climate and sustainability issues.

Before we interview Josh, we also speak to LCP CEO Aaron Punwani as part of our new “Views from the Boardroom” feature. Aaron talks about his call for action on climate change, supported by re-interpretation of pension scheme trustees’ fiduciary duty.

In this episode of Investment Uncut, Mary Spencer and Laasya Shekaran speak to Amlan Roy: demographics expert, LCP colleague and one of the speakers at our inaugural LCP investment conference. We dive into his research on demographics covering why this is such an important, but underappreciated, topic for all investors to think about.

We’re back with a brand new season of Investment Uncut! We hope everyone had a well-earned break over the summer. Kicking off Season 5, we have a real treat for our listeners: this episode was recorded live at our inaugural Investment Conference! Hear from guests and speakers, feel the buzz and note down those key takeaways…

We also introduce our new co-host, Jacob Shah, who will join Mary Spencer and Laasya Shekaran this season.

In our very final episode of Season 4, we leave you with a very special book review: The Opportunity Index by Gavin Lewis, and we chat to Gavin himself.

This week’s episode is a double whammy, combining two recent interviews! First, our interview with colleague Stephen Budge, who we spoke to at the PLSA investment conference in June. He’d just come off a panel session on investing in illiquids in DC. And prompted by that discussion, very excitingly, we were able to line up a chat with the Lord Mayor of London, Nicholas Lyons. It was a real treat to speak to the Lord Mayor the same week as the Mansion House speech, which was so relevant to the conversation we’d already planned to have around productive finance and UK growth!

This week we're joined for a special episode of Investment Uncut, by Sir Steve Webb and Steve Hodder, to discuss the DB pensions aspects of the Mansion House speech on Monday 10 July. Steve & Steve take us through what was announced, why it matters and provide detail on our idea for the future of DB pensions.

This week we reflect on a discussion we had with Adam Matthews, CRIO at the Church of England Pensions Board, at the recent PLSA conference in Edinburgh. We talk about all things responsible investment, from taxonomy to making a difference and what everyone can do.

We talk to David Spiegelhalter, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Cambridge University and prior Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk. Also known for appearances on Total Wipeout and Desert Island Discs!

This week we’re joined by Helen Price, Director of Governance for the Church of England Pensions Board and Co-Chair of the Asset Owner Diversity Charter. We deep dive into stewardship, what it currently looks like, how it has evolved and how investors can maximise their impact. Helen shares her top tips for asset owners, consultants, and asset managers, stressing the importance of collaboration across all groups to make progress.

Final day at the PLSA investment conference 2023, we discuss responsible investment with Adam Matthews of the Church of England Pensions, emerging markets with Will Ballard of Border to Coast, we ask LCP's Jon Wolff if the UK is going into recession and what that means for business. We speak to Professional Trustee Graham Jung about what his big asks for managers and consultants are, and we catch up with industry veteran Henry Tapper. Plus, we sort through all the conference ideas for the big takeaways (and we’re not just talking about merch).