In this episode, recorded live at the Pensions UK 2025 conference, Helen Shackelford and Steve Webb speak with Dawn Anderson, Head of Workplace Proposition at Aviva, and Mithesh Varsani, Head of Investment Solutions at Scottish Widows, about how pension providers are reshaping the post-retirement landscape.
They discuss how Aviva and Scottish Widows are approaching decumulation, the role of guided retirement models and digital advice, and how schemes can support members through later life.
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In this episode, recorded live at the Pensions UK 2025 conference, Helen Shackelford and Steve Webb speak with Dawn Anderson, Head of Workplace Proposition at Aviva, and Mithesh Varsani, Head of Investment Solutions at Scottish Widows, about how pension providers are reshaping the post-retirement landscape.
They discuss how Aviva and Scottish Widows are approaching decumulation, the role of guided retirement models and digital advice, and how schemes can support members through later life.
Special episode: The Chancellor's ambitious plans for DB schemes
Beyond Curious with LCP
19 minutes 59 seconds
9 months ago
Special episode: The Chancellor's ambitious plans for DB schemes
On 29th January, the Chancellor announced ambitious plans to unlock £160bn of DB pension scheme surpluses to benefit employers, scheme members and the UK's economy. This follows our extensive industry work over recent years, advocating that strong DB schemes can better serve their members, their sponsors and the UK economy.
In this special episode, David Fairs and Steve Webb are joined by Michelle Wright, Partner and Head of Pensions Strategy at LCP, to get you up to speed with some of our thinking on these plans and the Government's growth agenda.
We cover:
• What the reaction has been across the pension world – how are trustees vs corporates viewing this?
• What will be going on in Whitehall at the moment
• TPR’s role in all of this and how the proposals fit with the DB Funding code
• How crucial these plans are to the Government’s growth plans
Register for the webinar: https://www.lcp.com/en/events/making-sense-of-the-chancellors-ambitious-plans-for-db-schemes
Beyond Curious with LCP
In this episode, recorded live at the Pensions UK 2025 conference, Helen Shackelford and Steve Webb speak with Dawn Anderson, Head of Workplace Proposition at Aviva, and Mithesh Varsani, Head of Investment Solutions at Scottish Widows, about how pension providers are reshaping the post-retirement landscape.
They discuss how Aviva and Scottish Widows are approaching decumulation, the role of guided retirement models and digital advice, and how schemes can support members through later life.
