In this month’s ExpertView, Trustee Director Nadeem Ladha and his panel of guests will be delving into the world of Liability Driven Investing (LDI).

Joined by Danielle Markham (Head of LDI Research, Barnett Waddingham), Santosh Sunder (Hedging Manager, LDI Strategy: BP Pension Scheme) and Simon Bentley (Head of Solutions, CPM UK: BMO Global Asset Management); this episode discusses the evolution of LDI over recent years, integrating LDI into the end-game and managing the operational complexities of an LDI portfolio.

In the latest edition of ExpertView, we see our experts from different disciplines sharing their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. Your host this month is Kate Leigh, 20-20 Trustees Director, who is joined by Paul McGlone of Aon, David Varney of Burges Salmon and Ross Foley of PwC.

In this episode, we discuss what actions trustees should be taking to protect their schemes against cyber risks. Listen to the discussion to hear useful insights on whether trustees are clear on what they need to do, what types of questions trustees should be asking their suppliers, and what immediate steps trustees would need to take in the event of a cyber attack.

Welcome to ExpertView, our series bringing together a panel of experts from different disciplines to share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month, Nadeem Ladha (20-20 Trustees Director) is joined by Michael Abramson of Hymans Robertson, Andrea Collins of Just Group plc and Rachel Uttley of Addleshaw Goddard .

This episode brings together de-risking, insurance, legal and strategic expertise to explore how we can improve scheme buy-out outcomes. Listen to the discussion to hear useful insights on accessing value and executing a smooth buy-out in the current risk transfer market.

In episode five of our ExpertView series, Duncan Willsher, 20-20 Trustees Director is joined by Chris Austin of Mercer, Haakon Blakstad of Validus Risk Management and Jaime Madell of Kirkland & Ellis.

This episode looks at currency and FX hedging, and whether we as institutional investors are spending enough time thinking about these aspects in our portfolio. Listen to the discussion to hear useful insights on whether trustees should be thinking of this as an asset class or a risk mitigation tool, and setting strategies with a holistic approach.

In the latest episode of ExpertView, our experts from different disciplines share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month, 20-20 Trustees Director, Tom Stockley, is joined by Luke Hartley, Director with Lincoln Pensions, Peter Murphy, Head of Pensions Litigation with Sackers & Partners, and Mike Shimwell, Chief Actuary with Isio.

The discussion focuses on The Pensions Regulator’s new powers under the Pension Schemes Act 2021. Listen to the discussion and hear the expert views on how the new powers will impact changes in trustee behaviour, criminal provisions and how they will be used, and the benefits and potential risks the new powers bring to trustees and corporates.

In the third episode of our ExpertView series - experts from different disciplines share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics. This month, Nadeem Ladha of 20-20 Trustees, is joined by Chris Austin of Mercer, Mike Dennis of Ares Capital and Ian Farrand of LCP. The discussion focuses on direct lending as an asset class, and digs ‘under the bonnet’ of direct lending as an interesting and useful asset class for pension scheme journeys.

Listen to the discussion and hear the expert views on questions such as why pension schemes should consider investing in private debt.

In the second episode of our ExpertView series, where experts from different disciplines share their specialist perspectives on key pension topics; Nadeem Ladha, 20-20 Trustees Director, is joined by Christopher Stiles of Gowling WLG, Jordan Harrison of XPS, and Maurice Speer of Mercer.

The discussion focuses on commercial consolidation and in particular those consolidators that are using 3rd party capital in one way or another. Listen to the discussion and hear the expert views on the similarities and differences of pension superfunds and capital-backed journey plans.

20-20 Trustees is starting the year with a new video podcast series called ‘ExpertView’ where experts from different disciplines share their specialist perspective on key pension topics. In the first episode, Nadeem Ladha, 20-20 Trustees Director, is joined by Rachel Uttley of Addleshaw Goddard, Sam Whalley of PwC and Lynda Whitney of Aon to discuss the third Lloyds Judgement on GMP equalisation. The Judgement dealt specifically with members who previously transferred out of DB schemes. Listen to the discussion about what the ruling now means for DB schemes.