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The Broadcast is our series of podcasts looking at the latest news and topics covering pensions, investments, employee benefits, insurance and more. It is hosted by our very own Broadstone specialists who are often joined by leading experts across their industries.
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S5E3 Member Communications – Doing it Better
In this episode, host David Brooks is joined by Jez Petty Director at Like Minds and Kate Upcraft from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) to discuss how pension schemes can improve…
S5E2 Managing Surplus: Opportunity or Complication?
When a surplus appears, it raises some deceptively simple – but important – questions. Who controls it? How should it be used? And how does it fit with a scheme’s long-term strategy?In this episode…
S5E1 Gender in Pensions
In this episode, host David Brooks is joined by Kelly Parsons, Broadstone’s Head of DC Proposition, and Susan Hope, Business Development Director at Scottish Widows, to explore insights from the…
S4E10 Training and Board Effectiveness – Top Tips
Our host David Brooks, Head of Policy, is joined by Christopher McCarthy and Catherine Fenton to talk through the importance of ensuring that trustees maintain the required knowledge and…
S4E9 Retirement Reflections on the UK Private Medical Insurance Industry
Listen in as our Head of Health & Protection, Brett Hill, talks to industry legend Iain McMillan to get his take on a career spanning 33 years in the UK PMI industry following his recent…
S4E8 Vulnerable Members
David Brooks is joined by Fiona White Broadstone's Pensions Operations Manager to discuss how we support members or beneficiaries we identify as vulnerable, how we can identify them, help them with…
S4E7 Banking: Risk & Regulations Unplugged
In this insightful episode, host Rahul Choudhary, Director of Risk at Broadstone, sits down with Nidhi Agarwal, Chief Model Risk Officer at Virgin Money, to demystify the complex and ever-evolving…
S4E6 Trump Tariffs and Investment Governance
As Lenin said “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”. We are living in interesting times and there is a lot to unpack with the Trump Tariffs: even though…
S4E5 The Trustee Agenda: Investment Consulting
Your host David Brooks is joined by Marc Devereux, Head of Investment Consulting and Rosalind Scott-Douglas, Investment Director to discuss how buy-in and buy-out has impacted investment strategies,…
S4E4 The Trustee Agenda: Governance and Consulting
Your host David Brooks is joined by Senior Consultants & Trustee Secretaries Catherine Fenton and Chris McCarthy to discuss the General Code, Cyber risk and the importance of Trustee Secretaries.
S4E3 Regulatory Analytics - Banking Risk and Regulation
Join our host Simon Kew and expert Rahul Choudhary, Director of Risk at Broadstone, as they explore the latest in regulatory analytics and its impact on banking. From IFRS 9 and IRB to MRM and AI in…
S4E2 The Trustee Agenda: Funding and Risk Transfer
Your host David Brooks is joined by Chief Actuary David Hamilton and Head of Trustee Services Chris Rice to talk through the funding and risk transfer issues affecting trustees and sponsors. David H…
S4E1 Behind the Desk: The Reality of Being a Pensions Minister
In this exciting episode of The Broadcast, our hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew are joined by special guest Paul Maynard, former Pensions Minister. What happens when you are handed the brief'? What…
S3E8 Wellbeing – Joining the Data Dots with YuLife
Our guest in this edition is John Ronayne, Lead Data Scientist at YuLife. John talks to Brett Hill about an exciting research project exploring the links between gamification, reward mechanisms,…
S3E7 Current Pensions Topics, including Virgin Media and Defined Benefit Surpluses
In this episode our hosts David Brooks and Simon Kew are joined by Jade Murray, Partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, discussing a wide range of trending pensions topics from Section 37 to Surpluses and…
S3E6 How to help your people navigate a painful budget
When Kier Starmer warned us to prepare for the Autumn budget to be ‘painful’ on October 30th it made already stretched households anxious about where we might feel the pain. So, what does this mean…
S3E5 The importance of placing prevention at the top of your employee benefits strategy
Join us to listen to the thoughts of Jon Darby at Bluecrest Wellness, in understanding the critical role health checks can play in the first line of defence against serious chronic illnesses and most…
S3E4 Funeral Plans
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…
S3E3 Cancer care in the UK, current challenges, future outlook, and impact on employee benefits
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…
S3E2 Thoughts on the run-on option
Our host David Brooks is joined by our very own David Hamilton, Chief Actuary and Marc Devereux, Head of Investment Consulting to discuss one of the newest concepts to the pensions industry, run-on.…
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The Broadcast has published 41 episodes since March 2022, covering topics in Business News, Education.
The Broadcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 34m.
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