The Broadcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of The Broadcast, our host Simon Kew is joined by Erika Parker, Senior Consultant & Actuary from our Insurance, Regulatory & Risk team, to discuss funeral plans. We explore what a funeral plan is, the role of a funeral plan actuary, and what the future looks like for the funeral plan market.

Hear the thoughts of our special guest Gordon Wishart, founder and Chief Medical Officer of Check4Cancer, as he talks to Brett Hill and Emily Jones about the scale of the current challenges facing UK cancer care, what the future might hold, and what it all means for those employers funding employee healthcare benefits.

Our hosts David and Simon are joined by Professional Trustee Sarah Brennan, from Dalriada Trustees, to discuss recent developments in EDI and how Trustees can address this.

This time David is joined by Kim Gubler and Lesley Carline directors at KGC, two legends of pensions administration who have championed the cause, give their thoughts in a wide ranging discussion on administration. Essential listening for those working in administration and Trustees

This time our host David Brooks is joined by Kim Muddimer, a Professional Support Lawyer at Shoosmiths, to discuss some interesting recent Pensions Ombudsman cases and their implications for conflicts of interest and governance, governance, governance.

In this episode our host David Brooks is joined by Donna Walsh Head of Master Trust at Standard Life and David Pye a Client Consulting Director at Broadstone. We discuss the journey and future of Master Trust schemes and the challenge of Value for Members.

Our hosts David Brooks, Head of Policy and Rachel Meadows, Head of Pensions & Saving at Broadstone host another conversation. This time we have a wide ranging conversation with our first returning guest Margaret Snowdown OBE to talk the latest on PSIG's Guidance and also reactions to Budget 2023 and Pensions Dashboard.

Rachel also busts the myth that people can be too old to start a pension.

Also a sad episode as the last with Rachel. Good luck for the future Rachel.

In this episode our hosts David and Rachel are joined by the legendary Margaret Snowdon OBE to talk about the latest on pension scams, including the latest work from the Pension Scams Industry Group and the government to fight scams.

This is the first of two planned conversations with Margaret with a second being arranged for a little later this year.

Margaret also helps bust the myth that a pension scam is easy to spot.

This time our hosts David and Rachel are joined by Steve Charlton who is Head of DC & Solutions for EMEA/Asia at SEI, a master trust provider.

We discuss SEI's latest research on the concept of pension ownership as a route to better member outcomes.

You can read the research in full here: https://www.seic.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/Creating%20an%20ownership%20mindset%20with%20DC%20members_SEI_December%202022.pdf

We also look at the myth that employer's are taking responsibility for paying enough into your pension.

This time our hosts David and Rachel are joined by Broadstone's Head of Administration Gavin Giles to talk all things admin.

They talk about the challenges facing administration, the range of career options and Broadstone's recent Professional Pensions' survey success.

Finally Gavin helps us to bust the myth that good administration is easy.