# lgps (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lgps. Page: Feed: --- ## [Plumbing the Depths of Section 75](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/plumbing-the-depths-of-section-75) _2026-08-03 · Always a Pensions Angle_ and Nick unpack a TPR enforcement report involving the Plumbing and Mechanical Services scheme, an unpaid debt, and a fined accountant. Also on the agenda: Torsten Bell's continued grip on the pensions brief, Lords criticism of the Pension Schemes Bill, and a possible new fund from Nest, Railpen and the LGPS pools aimed at scaling up UK businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a6cc454c826d9d5c9b5f862/media.mp3) ## [What the Commission Heard](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/surpluses-sequencing-and-saying-goodbye-to-brunel) _2026-07-20 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Torsten Bell drops a bumper package of regulatory roadmap updates - Tom and Nick sift through the value for money delay, guided retirement, and the pushed-back superfund timeline. The pair also discuss LGPS contribution rates, and what the Pensions Commission's call for evidence responses reveal about the industry's asks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a5d417d461a6a4190e90d1b/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Mark Smith](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-mark-smith) _2026-07-15 · Always a Pensions Angle_ In this episode of our LGPS Interviews series, we sit down with Mark Smith, Head of the Oxfordshire Pension Fund and newly appointed Senior LGPS Officer, to unpack what the role really involves day to day. Mark shares candid insight into governance reviews, local government reorganisation, pooling, the new independent person role, and Oxfordshire's approach to local investment. Hosted on Acast.… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a4f64befe878dc8e276b039/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Jennifer Devine](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-jennifer-devine) _2026-07-08 · Always a Pensions Angle_ In this episode of the LGPS Interviews, we sit down with Jennifer Devine, head of Wiltshire Pension Fund, to discuss the fund's journey to a new pool following the Fit for the Future reforms. She shares what it was like to receive the news, how the fund set about finding a new pooling partner, and the lessons learned along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a4cd24ee4f7d40f063a2690/media.mp3) ## [Gold Stars and Grey Areas: The New LGPS Guidance](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/gold-stars-and-grey-areas-the-new-lgps-guidance) _2026-07-06 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Tom and Nick are joined by special guest Brian Gielty to dig into the newly published LGPS statutory guidance - from the Secretary of State's new intervention powers to the revamped four-tier governance ratings - plus reflections from the LAPF June conference, surplus strategy, and Faith Ward's move to LPPI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a47e1842d7a15a979a565a8/media.mp3) ## [SpaceX, Surpluses and the Senior LGPS Officer](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/spacex-surpluses-and-the-senior-lgps-officer) _2026-06-22 · Always a Pensions Angle_ SpaceX has gone public at a $2tn-plus valuation. Tom and Nick dig into what dual-class shares and fast-tracked index inclusion mean for pension investors who didn't sign up to own a piece of SpaceX. Plus the DWP's review of flexible apportionment arrangements after Aberdeen quietly took on Stagecoach's entire DB scheme, and Surrey's move to become a single purpose pension authority. Hosted on… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a34123d4a8189f2c3520cde/media.mp3) ## [AAPA presents... The World Cup of Pensions (Part 2)](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/aapa-presents-the-world-cup-of-pensions-part-2) _2026-06-11 · Always a Pensions Angle_ The beautiful game continues - for people who still get a little too excited about replacement rates. In part two, Tom and Nick pick up where the spreadsheet left off, taking the surviving nations from the Round of 16 all the way to the final to crown the world's greatest pension system. Brian is back on VAR duty, weighting his replacement rates and steadfastly denying he's been siding with… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a2982e232e30dceaf0d879d/media.mp3) ## [AAPA presents... The World Cup of Pensions (Part 1)](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/aapa-presents-the-world-cup-of-pensions-part-1) _2026-06-10 · Always a Pensions Angle_ It's the beautiful game, reimagined for people who get a little too excited about replacement rates. Hosts Tom and Nick have done something nobody asked for: assessed all 48 World Cup nations across eight pension and lifestyle metrics and run a full knockout tournament to crown the world's greatest retirement system. There's no group stage, because the real ones are complicated enough - but there… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a294b3b518f9f10eb6fa799/media.mp3) ## [Spinning the Wheel of Pensions: LGPS, Dashboards and Retirement Living Standards](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/spinning-the-wheel-of-pensions-lgps-dashboards-and-retiremen) _2026-06-08 · Always a Pensions Angle_ The pensions news keeps coming, so Thomas and Nick spin the wheel again. This time: Fit for the Future deadline shuffles for LGPS pools, Nick's enduring (and largely solo) excitement about pensions dashboards, the thorny question of who actually understands the AI creeping into the industry, and what the latest Retirement Living Standards really tell us. Plus a World Cup of pension systems -… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a22d751be8560e74b87eb2f/media.mp3) ## [The Report, the Gap and the Robot in the Room](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/the-report-the-gap-and-the-robot-in-the-room) _2026-05-25 · Always a Pensions Angle_ The Pensions Commission's interim report has landed - all 190 pages of it - confirming what the industry already feared: 15 million people are under-saving. Tom and Nick dig into what happens before the full report arrives in "early 2027" (definition pending). Plus the shrinking-but-still-enormous gender pensions gap, conflict-zone and local investment, and the regulator's new line on AI -… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a105657a9d3d2ec14fbfc91/media.mp3) ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mubxiLihUAGO) _2026-05-25 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Louise Jack](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-louise-jack) _2026-05-20 · Always a Pensions Angle_ In this episode of the LGPS Interviews, we sit down with Louise Jack, chief operating and financial officer at LPPI, to discuss how the pool has tripled its client base and doubled its assets under management following the Fit for the Future consultation. Louise shares insights on recruitment and integrating Brunel staff, opening the new Bristol office, building trust with partner funds, and the… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a0c2e39f2a0d4ad8552f972/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Joe McDonnell](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-joe-mcdonnell) _2026-05-13 · Always a Pensions Angle_ In a new episode of our LGPS Interviews Special, Nick and Thomas sit down with Border to Coast Chief Investment Officer Joe McDonnell. Joe shares his perspective on navigating geopolitical turbulence, the realities of welcoming seven new partner funds into the pool, and how Border to Coast is approaching local investment, asset transition, and the question of scale Hosted on Acast. See… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6a03112f6304701dd89bb3a5/media.mp3) ## [Live from the Pooling Symposium – A Pension Schemes Bill (Act!!) Special](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/live-from-the-pooling-symposium-a-pension-schemes-bill-act-s) _2026-05-08 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Recorded live (well, live-ish) at the Pooling Symposium, Nick and Tom are joined by two LGPS heavyweights – Roger Phillips and Clair Alcock of the Scheme Advisory Board – to unpack what the newly-minted Pension Schemes Act actually means for the LGPS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69fdb173051b78474e214e04/media.mp3) ## [Ping pong, Trojan horses and the Pension Schemes Act](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/ping-pong-trojan-horses-and-the-pension-schemes-act) _2026-05-04 · Always a Pensions Angle_ The Pension Schemes Bill is now the Pension Schemes Act. Nick and Tom walk through the final week of parliamentary ping pong and the last-minute concessions that got mandation over the line - the sunset clause, the savers' interest test, and the new report on barriers to UK investment. They also dig into the parts of the Act overshadowed by the mandation row: DB superfunds, value for money,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69f4a8e39dcd58edd9e29cca/media.mp3) ## [Ping pong, poetry, and partial u-turns](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/ping-pong-poetry-and-partial-u-turns) _2026-04-20 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Tom and Nick return from the Easter break to find the Pension Schemes Bill's Commons debate a bit of a damp squib, with the government sweeping aside Lords amendments and the Conservatives pledging repeal if they win the next election. Plus, Railpen and LAPFF line up against BP's chair ahead of the 23 April AGM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69e257a323929c3a2a455850/media.mp3) ## [Sunny in Fife, cloudy on salary sacrifice](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/sunny-in-fife-cloudy-on-salary-sacrifice) _2026-04-06 · Always a Pensions Angle_ The LGPS pooling deadline has passed - so what happens now? Tom and Nick dig into the practical reality of asset transitions, the government's firm stance on salary sacrifice, and whether concessions on mandation might be quietly in the works. Plus, a look at what Australian superannuation can (and can't) teach the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69ce8e91ac25e4bf661af811/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Nick Dixon](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-nick-dixon) _2026-03-25 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Welcome to the final episode of a special, five-part series Always a Pensions Angle is running in partnership with The Fiftyfaces Podcast . In this series, we will hear from five leading figures from across the LGPS ahead of March 31st. In this episode, The Fiftyfaces Podcast host Aoifinn Devitt sits down with the Avon Pension Fund's Head of Pensions Nick Dixon. Hosted on Acast. See… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69c3b636176efa52577bee28/media.mp3) ## [Pension Schemes Bill Special with shadow pensions minister Helen Whately MP](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/pension-schemes-bill-special-with-shadow-pensions-minister-h) _2026-03-20 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Yes, that's right, another special episode of the podcast - oh you lucky things. This time out you join the team as they negotiate their way around the Houses of Parliament on the day that the Lords voted to remove the mandation clause from the Pension Schemes Bill. One of the most vocal voices against mandation in the halls of Westminster has been the shadow pensions minister Helen Whately, and… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69bd45d162f6c66afea5caf8/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Richard Tomlinson](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-richard-tomlinson) _2026-03-18 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Welcome to the fourth of a special, five-part series Always a Pensions Angle is running in partnership with The Fiftyfaces Podcast . In this series, we will hear from five leading figures from across the LGPS ahead of March 31st. In this episode, The Fiftyfaces Podcast host Aoifinn Devitt sits down with LPPI's Chief Investment Officer Richard Tomlinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69babc263c77f885f6557a9a/media.mp3) ## [Always a Pensions Angle: Live from Edinburgh!](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/always-a-pensions-angle-live-from-edinburgh) _2026-03-13 · Always a Pensions Angle_ In this special edition of the Always a Pensions Angle podcast, Nick and Tom give us the lowdown on all the biggest stories to come out of the recent Pensions UK Investment Conference in Edinburgh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69b33fac91324664df966a7d/media.mp3) ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zSKMmnQHp2H1) _2026-03-13 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [It's Still Not Your Money](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/its-still-not-your-money) _2026-03-09 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Reform UK's sovereign wealth fund ambitions for the LGPS prompt a bigger question - does the outside world really understand what the scheme is and what it already does? That gets a proper airing, alongside some thorny questions about professional trustee appointments and a DWP consultation on governance. The Pension Schemes Bill is back too, naturally. Oh, and a trainee guide dog has thoughts on… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69aaed06f6d1583bb8ce2bee/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Clair Alcock](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-clair-alcock) _2026-03-04 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Welcome to the third of a special, five-part series Always a Pensions Angle is running in partnership with The Fiftyfaces Podcast . In this series, we will hear from five leading figures from across the LGPS ahead of March 31st. In this episode, The Fiftyfaces Podcast host Aoifinn Devitt sits down with Clair Alcock, Board Secretary of the LGPS Scheme Advisory Board Hosted on Acast. See… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69a81067b5381e1c013c98c8/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Peter Wallach](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-peter-wallach) _2026-02-25 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Welcome to the second of a special, five-part series Always a Pensions Angle is running in partnership with The Fiftyfaces Podcast . In this series, we will hear from five leading figures from across the LGPS ahead of March 31st. In this episode, The Fiftyfaces Podcast host Aoifinn Devitt sits down with Merseyside Pension Fund's Director of Pensions Peter Wallach Hosted on Acast. See… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/699f0a33d15b2c2a123e173c/media.mp3) ## [Whose Job Is It Anyway? Pension regulation, market oversight, and the forgotten workforce](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/whose-job-is-it-anyway-pension-regulation-market-oversight-a) _2026-02-23 · Always a Pensions Angle_ One of the pensions world's more stubborn headaches gets a proper airing - does it actually make sense to have both the FCA and TPR overseeing pensions? From there the conversation turns to a new global report and some uncomfortable questions about whether gig economy workers are being left behind on retirement saving. Oh, and two people who have clearly never considered the finer points of… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69983cc6435569254b922984/media.mp3) ## [LGPS Interviews Special: Trevor Castledine](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/lgps-interviews-special-trevor-castledine) _2026-02-18 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Welcome to the first of a special, five-part series Always a Pensions Angle is running in partnership with The Fiftyfaces Podcast . In this series, we will hear from five leading figures from across the LGPS ahead of March 31st. In this first episode, The Fiftyfaces Podcast host Aoifinn Devitt sits down with LGPS Central's Chief Client and Advisory Officer Trevor Castledine. Hosted on Acast. See… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6994a5e21774b22d5ad4f395/media.mp3) ## [Pool Power, Pension Gaps, and Political Promises](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/pool-power-pension-gaps-and-political-promises) _2026-02-09 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Fresh from the LAPF Strategic Investment Forum (and a close encounter with aggressive geese), Tom explores LGPS governance challenges and the advice accountability dilemma. Nick tackles the gender pensions gap, trustee diversity initiatives, and why politicians paying lip service to pension campaigns always comes back to bite them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6986232aba7d04f1d424326a/media.mp3) ## [Probing Amendments and Panglossian Optimism](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/probing-amendments-and-panglossian-optimism) _2026-01-25 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Nick reports from wet and windy Scotland (with trainee guide dog Jenny) as the duo dissect the Pension Schemes Bill's journey through the House of Lords. From LGPS forced consolidation powers to DB surplus negotiations and fiduciary duty debates - will the government's reassurances be enough? Pour a coffee and find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6973a419f4b515342e9b6d37/media.mp3) ## [New Year, Same Bill](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/new-year-same-bill) _2026-01-12 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Nick and Tom shake off the Christmas cobwebs as the Pension Schemes Bill faces serious Lords scrutiny. Plus: The LGPS grapples with Fit for the Future timescales, and we talk bulk annuities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69612cf288da0c07c1b033a4/media.mp3) ## [The 2025 Review: Bells, Bills and Brunel](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/the-2025-review-bells-bills-and-brunel) _2025-12-22 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Pour yourself some mulled wine and settle in as Nick and Tom dissect the wildest year in pensions for ages. They tackle the Pension Schemes Bill's many moving parts, explore the dramatic LGPS pooling reorganisation, and debate the merits of last-minute Christmas shopping. From mega funds to local investment mandates, value for money frameworks to defence spending controversies - it's pensions,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/69457ee8e2b7985fa229ab41/media.mp3) ## [Budget Leaks and Legislative Tweaks: Your Guide to a Chaotic Couple of Weeks](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/budget-leaks-and-legislative-tweaks-your-guide-to-a-chaotic) _2025-12-08 · Always a Pensions Angle_ What a week for pensions policy! Nick and Tom are back for Episode 2, and there's a LOT to unpack. Fresh from the Pensions Expert Annual Conference at Pennyhill Park (where everyone finally "got" pension dashboards), the team tackles two massive stories: the Pension Schemes Bill's third reading AND the Autumn Budget. We cover plans to modernise fiduciary duty and what it means for domestic… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/6933162744ace745d68fe613/media.mp3) ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lMIsAozW0VJ0) _2025-12-08 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Rumours, Reversals… and a Really Big Budget](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/rumours-reversals-and-a-really-big-budget) _2025-11-24 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Welcome to Always a Pensions Angle – the podcast where Thomas Parker and Nick Reeve break down the biggest news stories of the day and uncover what they really mean for pensions. In this first episode, they explore why the upcoming Budget has triggered so much speculation, diving into the political pressures, the rumours around income tax and National Insurance, and the growing debate over capping… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/692099dc00a96fa12b2391dd/media.mp3) ## [Introducing: Always a Pensions Angle](https://shows.acast.com/pensionsexpert/episodes/introducing-always-a-pensions-angle) _2025-11-17 · Always a Pensions Angle_ Introducing Always a Pensions Angle. Join Pensions Expert's Nick Reeve and LAPF Investments' Thomas Parker as they dissect the biggest stories in the world of pensions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/pensionsexpert/e/691757ab1029ec1fedf4881a/media.mp3)