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Hosted by Defined Contribution Invest Forum (DCIF) · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 46 episodes
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In our second season of the podcast, we’re interviewing senior investment figures from large defined contribution pension schemes.We’re asking them to reflect on the investment challenges reflecting them as DC leaders. What are they excited about – and what’s keeping them awake at night?In this show, we chat to experienced members of the investment world, broadcasting their insights, as well as the ideas of the DCIF, to pension fund decision-makers in the UK and across the globe.This show is hosted by Louise Farrand, a journalist who has written about DC pensions and finance issues for over a decade and has run the DCIF for nine years. Co-hosting is Lorna Kennedy, chair of the DCIF and a partner at Baillie Gifford.To subscribe to this show and read the regular research the DCIF publishes, head to www.dcif.co.uk and follow the DCIF on Twitter (@DCIF) and LinkedIn.
Defined Contribution Invest Forum (DCIF) hosts Changing World, New Opportunities, a business show with 46 episodes published.
In this episode, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair sit down with Ben Lewis, head of Mercer's investment DC workplace proposition, for a wide-ranging conversation about how Mercer's master trust is building out its
In this episode, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair sit down with Ben Lewis, head of Mercer's investment DC workplace proposition, for a wide-ranging conversation about how Mercer's master trust is building out its
In this week’s episode of the podcast, we speak to Tegs Harding, trustee chair of the Legal and General master trust’s investments committee. Investment has been high on the master trust’s agenda. Tegs and her colleagues
This week on the podcast, we chat to Jo Sharples, chief investment officer for Aon’s DC solutions. Jo shares her wisdom about investment, revealing her ‘sleep at night strategy’ – we love this idea. We discuss the import
Lorna Blyth, head of investment proposition for Aegon UK, joins Dave and Louise for this week’s podcast. We learn about Lorna’s career path, from dreams of art college to working her way up through the ranks of a pension
We’re back! On this week’s DCIF podcast, Dave and Louise catch up with Naomi Clark. Naomi, who is USS’ head of investment product management, came on the podcast several years ago in season two – so this was a perfect ch
In this episode, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair sit down with Jonathan Parker, head of DC at Redington and chair of the investment committee for the Aviva Master Trust, for a deep dive into how one of
In this episode, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair chat to Steve Charlton, DC and solutions managing director for SEI across EMEA and Asia. Steve takes us through SEI’s goals-based investment philosophy, exp
In this episode, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair chat to Veronica Humble, CIO at NatWest Cushon. Veronica takes us through how Cushon is shaping its investment strategy for a changing world, from expanding its pr
In this episode of the DCIF’s podcast, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair sit down with James Monk, investment director at Fidelity’s FutureWise. James explains why the FutureWise team is embracing private mar
In this episode of Changing World, New Opportunities, hosts Louise and Dave sit down with Liz Fernando, chief investment officer at Nest. Liz explains how Nest is reshaping DC investing, moving beyond pot size to focus o
In this latest episode of Changing World, New Opportunities, hosts Louise Farrand and Dave Whitehair sit down with James Lawrence, director of investment proposition at Smart Pension. Smart Pension has made headlines for
In this season of the DCIF’s podcast, Dave and Louise are chatting to master trust chief investment officers. And who better to start us off with a bang than Dan Mikulsis?! As well as being CIO of People’s Partnership, D
May we be so bold as to suggest that if you listen to one of our international episodes, it should be this one. Mark and Louise reflect on the key lessons they’ve learnt from their series of conversations with internatio
How do you solve a problem like giving pension savers a lifelong income? It’s a topic at the top of the pensions industry’s mind – and Nest has been thinking hard about how to solve the conundrum. In this week’s b
Iceland’s pension system has been following us around. Rated an impressive number two in the latest Melbourne Mercer Pension Index and name-dropped by several previous guests on the show this season, nevertheless Iceland
This week on the podcast, we were lucky enough to be joined by pensions royalty! Keith Ambachtsheer tells Mark and Louise all about Canada's system. This episode contains all the wisdom and deep expertise you'd expect fr
This week’s podcast is out now! In it, we take a fascinating dive into Sweden’s DC system with Mats Langensjö. First off, we find out how Sweden’s AP funds work. Mats describes one highly unusual feature of the Swedish D
In this episode, the Godfather of auto-enrolment, Mark Iwry, tells us the story of how it was introduced in the USA. We peek inside the doors of the US government and find out how Mark and his colleagues helped employers
In this week’s episode, former pensions minister Steve Webb talks to us about defined ambition, the lessons he’s learned from international pensions systems, and why pendulums tend to swing back. Steve refle
Ben Lewis
Mercer
1 appearance on this show
Tegs Harding
Legal and General
1 appearance on this show
Jo Sharples
Aon
1 appearance on this show
Lorna Blyth
Aegon UK
1 appearance on this show
Naomi Clark
USS
2 appearances on this show
Jonathan Parker
Aviva
1 appearance on this show
Steve Charlton
SEI
1 appearance on this show
Veronica Humble
NatWest Cushon
1 appearance on this show
James Monk
Fidelity
1 appearance on this show
Liz Fernando
Nest
2 appearances on this show
James Lawrence
Smart Pension
2 appearances on this show
Dan Mikulskis
People’s Partnership
1 appearance on this show
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