Join us every week for a brief look at the big pensions news stories in under 10 minutes, hosted by David Brooks (Head of Policy) and Simon Kew (Head of Market Engagement). We will discuss the major issues of the day and their implications for pensions policy, trustees and employers.
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This week, Broadstone’s hosts Simon Kew and David Brooks discuss the FCA’s retirement income market data and what that tells us about how people are accessing their pension pots. Meanwhile, Simon was our man on the ground at the Pensions Age Spring Conference so tells us all about what he learnt there.
This week, your hosts, Simon Kew and David Brooks, discuss closing consultations from TPR’s statement of strategy to the DWP’s enquiry into surpluses and a public sector consolidator as well as a survey into climate change and net zero targets for pension schemes.
Broadstone’s hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew return to discuss the State Pension triple lock, the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance and what a Pensions Commission might look like.
Hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew discuss a Work & Pensions Select Committee report, the powers of The Pensions Regulator and also guidance on dashboards.
This week, Simon Kew and David Brooks tackle the front-page pensions headline that everybody has been talking about – WASPIs. They also discuss diversity on Trustee boards and scam news updates.
Simon Kew and David Brooks discuss Clara Pension’s second-ever superfund transaction with the Debenhams Retirement Scheme, with a round of applause for Broadstone’s administration team for all their hard work on the deal. They also cover pension scams, TPR’s latest comments on consolidation, the 10-year anniversary of pension freedoms, and whether we have yet to see a boom in Lamborghini sales.
This week, your hosts, David Brooks and Simon Kew, revisit the Spring Budget to cover potential changes to DC schemes and value for members and discuss the lifetime provider model, lifetime allowance changes and the future of the National Insurance fund.
It’s Tuesday, it’s Budget Week, it’s a Pensions in 10 Policy special! With the Spring Statement coming up, your hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew chew over the latest from the rumour-mill as well as some recent policy announcements from Chancellor and Pensions Minister over the last week.
This week, Simon and David talk about the options for DB schemes, the latest news from The Pensions Regulator and the Pensions credit boost which can be available to members up until the 5th of March 2024.
This week in Pensions in 10 Simon Kew and David Brooks talk you through a PPI event on engagement, the latest on the lifetime allowance, discretionary increases and The Pensions Ombudsman.
Join David Brooks and Simon Kew to get their reaction to The Times Plug the Pensions Gap campaign, savers’ struggles to transfer their SIPPs from Hartley after it entered administration and mixed messages around increases to steelworkers’ pensions.
This week, Simon and David meet in person to discuss the DB funding code regulations, Labour’s policy document on financial services and pensions, retirement commissions and a concluding rant on the State Pension.
This week, your hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew give their views on pot for life proposals, changes at The Pensions Regulator and tax being taxing.
This week, hosts Simon Kew and David Brooks look at discretionary increases, a successful campaign to show your pension some attention and a retired teacher’s troubles with the Teachers Pension Scheme.
In this week’s episode, your hosts, David Brooks and Simon Kew, finally get the chance to discuss the General Code the regulator has laid in front of the House of Commons. As David says, “It’s been a long time coming“, so was it worth the wait? Simon and David also run the rule over last week’s Work & Pensions Select Committee.
It’s the first episode of 2024, where your hosts, David and Simon this week discuss the stories people may have missed over the festive break, the regulator’s latest prosecution of a trustee and HMRC going after the victims of pension scams.
In this week’s episode, your hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew cover the FCA’s review of advice and guidance, TPR’s thoughts on M&A and look ahead to 2024.
This week, Simon and David discuss the latest review on Defined Benefit transfer advice, confirmation that the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance is going full steam ahead and the government’s response to the Work & Pensions Committee’s recommendations on LDI.
It is an Autumn Statement special on this week’s Pensions in 10! Simon and David cover everything pensions related from the Chancellor’s fiscal event last week. Listen below to get your bitesize review of ‘pot for life,’ a public sector consolidator, scheme surpluses and much more.
This week, David Brooks and Simon Kew talk all things politics with the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday and send a message to the new Pensions Minister.
It’s our 10th Pensions in 10! This week, Simon and David talk about whether pensions are “off the menu” in parliament, the Pensions Ombudsman’s competency ruling and why it will make life harder for trustees, and the importance of members filling out their expression of wish and nomination forms. This week’s closing point is a cautionary tale about DB buy-out and a “tectonic typo”.
This week, Simon Kew and David Brooks cover the news of Clara Pensions announcing its first superfund deal yesterday, summarise the latest updates on defined contribution savings and look at a Pensions Ombudsman case. This week’s finisher comes courtesy of a surprising parliamentary question submitted to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
In this episode, David Brooks gets his teeth stuck into some intriguing pensions policy stories that have appeared in the press, and Simon Kew shares his views (and his bugbear!) on CDC. This week’s episode finishes with a look ‘Through the keyhole’ at how Peter Tomkins, a pensions actuary, went viral on TikTok.
This week David and Simon discuss Autumn Statement rumours, Pensions Charter and policy, breaking news on the Wilko pension scheme and a hair-raising finisher.
In this episode, Simon and David chew the fat on the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance, the appointment of an inaugural CEO at Quietroom and the rising number of complaints going into The Pensions Ombudsman. This week’s finisher takes a light-hearted look at how the pensions industry should be taking inspiration from the take-up of bicycling in Copenhagen.
In this episode, David Brooks and Simon Kew talk about the General Levy and the inter-departmental review from The Pensions Regulator. This week’s pun-tastic finisher looks at the Pension Protection Fund “branching out” its investments into a Tasmanian forest management company.
In this Tuesday update, David and Simon talk about scams following some hefty fines dished out by the FCA and the Pensions Ombudsman, longevity, and the latest on Pensions Dashboards.
This week Simon and David discuss the collapse of Wilko and the underfunded pension scheme, M&G’s return to the buy-out market and auto-enrolment regulations. We also take a look at the Pension Attention campaign.
In this episode, our hosts David and Simon dive into the triple lock, the PPF Levy and TPR actively contacting Third Party Administrators.
In the first episode, the Mansion House consultations, the State Pension triple lock and a new Shadow pensions team in Parliament are all covered in this week’s whistle-stop tour.
