The pensions sector is undergoing profound change. In season 3 of Beyond Curious with LCP, David Fairs and Steve Webb explore some of the big challenges with key individuals in the industry – from government officials and regulators to major schemes.

In the first episode of the season, David and Steve talk about what a new Labour government means for pensions. We explore the new funding code, Mansion House, superfunds, DC consolidation, tax changes and more.

S3 Ep.1 What does a new Labour government mean for pensions?

In this week’s episode, Jacob Shah chats to Joel Hartley, Partner at LCP, on tail risk strategies.  Before we interview Joel, Jacob also talks to Steve Webb, Partner at LCP, to get his insights on how the new Labour government might want to influence how pension schemes invest in the UK.

S5 Ep.20: Tail risk strategies with Joel Hartley

This week, David Fairs and Steve Webb talk to Andrew Scott, author and global macro economist and longevity specialist.

We talk about Andrew’s ideas that as a society we need a different approach to the way we understand and frame ageing. The traditional 20th century approach is that life falls into three stages - education, work and retirement. This doesn’t fit with increasing life expectancy trends. There needs to be cultural and political shifts to allow people to lead healthier and more productive longer lives and to think about careers differently.

S3 Ep.2 The Longevity Imperative with Andrew Scott

In this week’s episode Jacob Shah and Laasya Shekaran are joined by two guests: Emma Hunt, head of Responsible Investment at HSBC Bank Pensions Trust and Stephen Barrie, Deputy Chief Responsible Investment Officer at the Church of England Pensions Board. Both guests give us a great insight into how long-term asset owners are thinking about systemic risks and universal ownership.

S5 Ep.21: Investing for the 22nd century

This week, David Fairs and Steve Webb talk to Kate Jones, Chair of the Pensions Protection Fund. We talk about her background in investment leadership, her experience in the LDI market and how this helped during the turbulence in 2022, and how her experience as a coach and mentor has helped in dealing with Boards.

S3 Ep.3 The future role of the PPF with Kate Jones

In our final episode of the series, Jacob Shah and Laasya Shekaran speak to Charlotte O’Leary, CEO of Pensions for Purpose.  She gives us a great insight into the assumptions we currently make in the world of investing that we need to challenge.  

Before this discussion, we reflect on our highlights over the series so far – discussing some of our favourite topics that were covered.  We also have a call for action for listeners to let us know if there are any key topics they want covered in our next series!

S5 Ep.22: Challenging Assumptions with Charlotte O Leary

This week, David Fairs and Steve Webb talk to Chris Curry, Director of the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI). We cover everything from the government's pensions review to the reform of pension tax relief and the prospects for collective DC schemes!

S3 Ep.4 Don’t panic with Chris Curry

This week, we talk to Andrew Blair, Head of Automatic Enrolment and NEST at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

As someone who has worked with numerous Pensions Ministers, we discuss Andrew’s background and how he got into the civil service and pensions, as well as what happens when a new Minister starts and the vital, but unseen role of the Ministerial private office.

S3 Ep.5 Developing pensions policy in the thick of it - an insider view with Andrew Blair

In this preview, Jacob and Laasya set out what listeners can look forward to in the coming season: from markets, to elections, to Gen Z trends and even how to invest in a way that makes you happy… it’s going to be a great season full of exciting topics!

S6: A Sneak Peek

In this episode, we bring you the highlights from our Investment Conference: Turning Turbulence into Tailwinds. Covering topics such as geopolitical instability, transition resources, the US election, purposeful investing, private markets and even astropolitics! We chat to guests and speakers to bring you the highlights of the conference, their key takeaways and new investment ideas.

S6 Ep.1: Turning Turbulence into Tailwinds: An LCP Investment Conference

Investment Uncut is a podcast about investing. In each episode, hosts Mary Spencer, Laasya Shekaran and Jacob Shah are joined by guests to cut through the noise in the world of investing, bringing clarity to your investment decisions. LCP’s investment team advise large institutional investors including pension funds with billions of pounds of assets under management. Look out for new episodes every other Wednesday.

S5 Ep.20: Tail risk strategies with Joel Hartley

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