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Always a Pensions Angle

Always a Pensions Angle

Light Green Fever

Oct 19, 2026 · 39 min · 15 segments

Nick returns from his honeymoon (and an unplanned Sky Sports cameo) as Tom and Nick report back from the Pensions UK annual conference in Liverpool, where pensions minister Torsten Bell framed the…

Nick returns from his honeymoon (and an unplanned Sky Sports cameo) as Tom and Nick report back from the Pensions UK annual conference in Liverpool, where pensions minister Torsten Bell framed the proposed triple lock changes as part of a wider push to restore trust in the system. Also on the agenda: Bell’s relaxed response to fears of “herding” in value for money, what Australia’s pensions journey can teach the UK, and a Pensions UK white paper concluding that the LGPS doesn’t need a restructure. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick returns from his honeymoon (and an unplanned Sky Sports cameo) as Tom and Nick report back from the Pensions UK annual conference in Liverpool, where pensions minister Torsten Bell framed the…

Speakers: Nick ReeveHostThomas ParkerHost

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Top entities: Torsten Bell×22 Local Government Pension Scheme×26 Sky Sports×7 Liverpool×5 Australia×10

Inside the Pensions UK conference4:34 – 8:18

Thomas ParkerHost

4:34

Okay, so I think the biggest thing that's happened this week, I suppose, is you were up in Liverpool.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:43

Yes.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:43

Up in the

4:43

beautiful northwest of England.

4:46

Well, from your perspective, I mean, from my perspective, it's down, but yes.

4:48

No, it's south.

4:51

The

Thomas ParkerHost

4:51

southeast?

4:52

No.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:52

Wait, what? No.

4:54

Yes.

4:55

No,

Thomas ParkerHost

4:55

yeah.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:56

No, southwest from here.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:56

Southwest.

4:57

Southwest from here.

4:59

It's all relative.

5:01

Yes, so in Liverpool for the Pensions UK annual conference, it was a really interesting few days.

5:07

Lovely to see lots of people, lots of familiar faces and meet a few new ones.

5:12

And, yeah, I think Pensions UK was genuinely a bit busier than than it has been the last couple of years.

5:18

And I think that's got a lot to do with how much is going on in the industry.

5:22

But, you know, so that was reflected in a lot of the discussions with the CDC.

5:27

There's guided retirement, DBN games and surpluses and all sorts.

5:32

But, yeah, the main...

5:36

Headlines that I kind of brought out were a lot of them centered on Torsten Bell's first time we saw him speak since the announcement about the triple lock.

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Financial ServicesBusiness
Public FinanceEconomics
Public PolicyGovernment
State Pension PolicyGovernment > Public Policy > Social Security Policy
UK State Pension Triple Lock ReformGovernment > Public Policy > Social Security Policy > State Pension Policy
Pension Scheme Value AssessmentFinance > Pensions > Occupational Pensions
Value-for-Money Ratings and Herding RiskFinance > Pensions > Occupational Pensions > Pension Scheme Value Assessment
Pension Industry ReformBusiness > Financial Services
Defined Contribution Pension SchemesBusiness > Financial Services > Pension Industry Reform
Regulated Financial-Services AITechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI Governance
Local Government Pension SchemeEconomics > Public Finance > Local Government Finance
Local Government FinanceEconomics > Public Finance
Social Security PolicyGovernment > Public Policy
PensionsFinance
AI GovernanceTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
Occupational PensionsFinance > Pensions
Economics
Technology
Government
Business
Finance
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology

Inside the Pensions UK conference4:34 – 8:18

Thomas ParkerHost

4:34

Okay, so I think the biggest thing that's happened this week, I suppose, is you were up in Liverpool.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:43

Yes.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:43

Up in the

4:43

beautiful northwest of England.

4:46

Well, from your perspective, I mean, from my perspective, it's down, but yes.

4:48

No, it's south.

4:51

The

Thomas ParkerHost

4:51

southeast?

4:52

No.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:52

Wait, what? No.

4:54

Yes.

4:55

No,

Thomas ParkerHost

4:55

yeah.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:56

No, southwest from here.

Thomas ParkerHost

4:56

Southwest.

4:57

Southwest from here.

4:59

It's all relative.

5:01

Yes, so in Liverpool for the Pensions UK annual conference, it was a really interesting few days.

5:07

Lovely to see lots of people, lots of familiar faces and meet a few new ones.

5:12

And, yeah, I think Pensions UK was genuinely a bit busier than than it has been the last couple of years.

5:18

And I think that's got a lot to do with how much is going on in the industry.

5:22

But, you know, so that was reflected in a lot of the discussions with the CDC.

5:27

There's guided retirement, DBN games and surpluses and all sorts.

5:32

But, yeah, the main...

5:36

Headlines that I kind of brought out were a lot of them centered on Torsten Bell's first time we saw him speak since the announcement about the triple lock.

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