Pensions Unpacked
Episodes
Episode 3: Are we saving enough?
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Automatic enrolment is widely seen as one of the great pension policy success stories of the last two decades. Millions more people are now saving for...
Episode 2: Can surplus reforms succeed?
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For years there was a clear decision for defined benefit pension schemes: buy out or run-on. Now for many, especially the largest schemes, run-on has ...
Episode 1: What does the next decade hold for DB pensions?
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With the majority of defined benefit schemes now in surplus, it might be tempting to think the hard work is done. But Brightwell’s DB 2036 – ...
Episode 6: What can the UK pensions sector learn from international experience?
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to pensions, Australia appears light years ahead. Universal, compulsory, preserved to retirement, and big professional funds investing f...
Episode 5: Looking ahead to COP 30
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Pensions Unpacked, Georgie Frost is joined by Lord Alok Sharma KCMG PC to discuss the achievements of COP 26, the current direction...
Episode 4: Why is pension administration stuck in the past and what needs to change?
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pension administration is seen as the unglamorous side of the industry. Yet it's critical to how schemes run and how members experience their retireme...
Episode 3: Pensions Unpacked podcast live: UK DB landscape – where are we now & where are we going?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once the cornerstone of retirement, most DB schemes are now closed - yet they still hold over £1.4 trillion in assets and remain vital for millions o...
Episode 2: Pensions and the politics of investment
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government's recent plans for pension schemes to help support UK economic growth raise important questions about economic strategy, fiduciary duty...
Episode 1: How can we make the most of longer lives
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life expectancy in the UK has gone up but the number of years we spend in good health hasn’t kept pace. David Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Inter...