Ep22 - Dan Schaffer
Talking Pensions
In this episode (recorded in May 2025), Paul talks to Dan Schaffer, pensions partner at Slaughter and May, about his professional and academic career. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
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Ep21 - Mark Grant
Talking Pensions
In this episode (recorded in September 2024), Paul talks to Mark Grant, former head of Pensions at CMS and now Professor in Practice and Honorary Fellow at Durham University. They discuss Mark's career, including his involvement in the Barber litigation, Virgin Media, Mark's interest in executive coaching and his role at Durham University. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
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Ep20 - Dame Jane Newell
Talking Pensions
In the latest episode (recorded in June 2024), Paul talks to Dame Jane Newell, former Chair of the Maxwell Pensioners Trust and former Chair of the Royal Mail, John Lewis and United Utilities pension schemes. They discuss the work involved in recovering funds for Maxwell pensioners, Jane's long experience of independent pension trusteeship, and her involvement in the Pensions Archive Trust. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
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Ep19 - James Darbyshire
Talking Pensions
In the latest episode, recorded in May 2024, Paul talks to James Darbyshire, Chief Counsel at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. They discuss the work of the Scheme, its relationship with other pensions and financial services bodies, and the technological challenges of the Scheme's recent large scale reviews. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
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Ep18 - Martin Freeman (Part 2)
Talking Pensions
This is the second part of an interview with pentech guru Martin Freeman, recorded in June 2024. In this part, Martin talks about technology and AI, the latest proposals on small pots, and whether there is a future for CDC schemes. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
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Ep17 - Martin Freeman (Part 1)
Talking Pensions
Recorded in June 2024, this is the first of a two-part interview with Martin Freeman. Martin has had a long and distinguished career in pensions administration and technology, and has recently set up Pensio, which aims to help schemes and software providers in the field of pensions technology systems. In this part, Martin talks about his career, his views on pensions administration and where we are on the pensions dashboard. A transcript of this podcast can be found .
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Ep16 - Steve Delo
Talking Pensions
In the latest episode of Talking Pensions (recorded in March 2024), Paul talks to Steve Delo, Chairman of PAN Trustees. They discuss the role of independent pension trustees, the move to the corporate sole trustee model, buy-outs, consolidation and master trusts, and fiduciary duties. A transcript of this podcast is available .
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Ep15 - Anna Rogers
Talking Pensions
In the latest episode of Talking Pensions (recorded in October 2023), Paul talks to Anna Rogers, Senior Partner of Arc Pensions Law. They discuss Anna's career, the establishment of Arc, how to deal with mistakes in documentation arising during benefit specification exercises, the Pensions Dashboard, and past and present issues relating to surplus. A transcript of this podcast is available .
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Ep14 - Dominic Harris
Talking Pensions
In the latest episode of Talking Pensions (recorded in January 2024), Paul talks to the Pensions Ombudsman, Dominic Harris. They discuss Dominic's background in pensions, the work of the Ombudsman, the recent cyber-incident and the key issues likely to emerge in the future. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
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Ep13 - Talking Perspective with Raf Shergold
Talking Pensions
To celebrate Pensions Barrister's tie-in with Perspective, this month's podcast (recorded in November 2023) features Raf Shergold, the Managing Director of Perspective. Paul talks to Raf about the history, development and future of the premier online pensions law resource. A transcript of the podcast can be found .
info_outlineIn the latest episode (recorded in June 2024), Paul talks to Dame Jane Newell, former Chair of the Maxwell Pensioners Trust and former Chair of the Royal Mail, John Lewis and United Utilities pension schemes. They discuss the work involved in recovering funds for Maxwell pensioners, Jane's long experience of independent pension trusteeship, and her involvement in the Pensions Archive Trust.
A transcript of the podcast can be found here.