In our latest podcast on diversity in pensions, Lynda Whitney, Partner at Aon and Susan Hoare, Partner and Head of Trustee Governance Service at Aon discuss Aon’s Practical Diversity & Inclusion Guide for Trustees with Partner and Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives, Samantha Brown. During the conversation, Lynda and Susan share: examples of the … Read more

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week #MHAW21, Samantha Brown, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives, joined Tim Leaver, a Partner in our Employment team on our Employment team’s Expresso Pods Podcast series to discuss: workplace mental health and wellness, and how the pandemic has impacted our wellbeing and awareness of our mental health. They also … Read more

In our latest podcast on diversity in pensions, Caroline Escott, Trustee of the Standard Life Master Trust, shares her views on diversity in the pensions and financial services sectors with Professional Support Consultant, Tim Smith. During the conversation, Caroline discusses: her career journey to date her views on how the pensions and financial services industries … Read more

In the latest podcast in our Diversity in Pensions series, Karina Brookes, Head of EY’s UK Covenant Advisory Practice, joins Samantha Brown, Regional Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives at Herbert Smith Freehills and they discuss a range of issues particularly relating to gender diversity in legal and professional services, including: how to ensure gender … Read more

In this second episode in our series on diversity in pensions, Samantha Brown Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives at Herbert Smith Freehills, is joined by Tracy Blackwell, CEO of Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) and they discuss: • the purpose of finance • the importance of businesses having a purpose and how this impacts on … Read more

In the latest podcast in our series on Pensions and ESG Caroline Escott, Senior Investment Manager at RPMI Railpen discusses what it means to implement a responsible investment strategy in practice. In particular, Caroline shares: how her interest in responsible investment and stewardship began and her career journey to date how RPMI Railpen is preparing … Read more

We are delighted to share the latest podcast in our series on ‘Pensions and ESG’, featuring Emma Douglas, Head of DC at Legal & General Investment Management. As policymakers, regulators and civil society groups increase the pressure on pension funds and asset managers to demonstrate that they are effectively managing environmental, social and governance risks, … Read more

We are delighted to launch a new podcast series on diversity in pensions, in which we will hear from a range of participants on issues related to promoting diversity within the pensions and professional services industries. In our first episode, Samantha Brown, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives at Herbert Smith Freehills, is joined by … Read more