December 2022 – Focusing on longevity 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 Tim Gordon and Matt Fletcher to discuss the latest developments in the world of longevity, including experience over 2022 and the outlook for the future.

November 2022 – Focusing on the Risk Settlement market 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 Lisa Varley and Jamil Merali to discuss the latest developments in the Risk Settlement market, including the impact of recent market volatility and how transactions can affect the member experience. Further information: Read Calum Mackenzie’s Pensions Expert article on LDI: [https://www.pensions-expert.com/Special-Features/CPD/Liquidity-not-solvency-Setting-the-record-straight-on-LDI] Register for Aon’s Breakfast Discussion on Pensions Dashboards: https://app.response.aonunited.com/e/es?s=362693299&e=681087&elqTrackId=78323ff6ea204a078da331ae0a473253&elq=8c7fc82eb57c439fb6412d369389096a&elqaid=26389&elqat=1

October 2022 – Focusing on the impact of the mini-Budget In this podcast you will hear the key pension news from the last month summarised by Aon’s Ricky Marsh. This month, with contributions from Aon’s Tapan Datta, Tim Lock and Maria Johannessen, Ricky looks at the fallout from the new Chancellor’s mini-Budget, including the market reaction and how that has affected pension schemes.

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.