V-FM: The Pensions Podcast

V-FM Podcast #8: Pensions chat with Nest’s Zoe Alexander

In this episode Nico and Darren chat with NEST's Zoe Alexander about what pensions value for money means to her

V-FM Podcast #7: A chat with Chezzer

In this episode Darren and Nico talk to Andy Cheseldine, all round DC guru and small pots czar about value for money and his work on trying to drive forward a solution to the small pots problem. We ask Andy if he could only have one solution to the small pots problem what would it be: pot follows member or consolidators? You'll have to listen to find out what Andy had to say!

V-FM Podcast #6 - the one where the Pensions Ploughman (Henry Tapper) gives his take on Value for Money

Darren and Nico chat to Agewage CEO and prolific pensions blogger Henry Tapper. We learn why Henry became known as the Pension Ploughman, how he stumbled into his pensions career, and, of course, discussed Henry's views on the recent V-FM consultation.
Is supporting Yeovil Town value for money? Listen to this episode to find out!

V-FM Podcast #5: The one where we eat cake and chat to Gregg McClymont about scale and Australia

In this week's episode of V-FM: Pensions, Nico and Darren chat to former Pensions Minister Gregg McClymont about politics, pensions, scale and, of course, value for money.

VFM: Pensions special - the one where Nico and Darren chat through key themes emerging from the DWP’s VFM consultation

In this special episode of V-FM: Pensions your hosts Nico Aspinall and Darren Philp talk about the DWP's DC pensions value for money consultation launched on Monday 30th January 2023. Is it a hit or a miss? Will it move the VFM dial in DC pensions?

V-FM Podcast #4: The one where Amanda Latham floats the idea of a new national pensions service

Nico and Darren talk to Amanda Latham who used to work at the Pensions Regulator and now works on strategy at the consultancy Barnett Waddingham. A wide ranging chat including talking about how Amanda got into pensions, the use of offsets, and an idea to set up a new national pensions service to provide more support and help to people in managing their retirement, delivering more value for money to more people.

V-FM Podcast #3: The one where David Farrar talks about libraries, metallurgy and value for money

Nico and Darren talk to the one and only David Farrar who worked on workplace pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions for 7 years. We chat to David about his time at DWP and his role in the various VFM initiatives that we are still discussing now (including the charge cap).

Podcast #2: The David Butcher episode

Nico and Darren talk to David Butcher, independent trustee, about his story, value for money and the role that mindfulness plays in David's life from both a personal perspective, but also in terms of how it leads to better outcomes and decision-making.

V-FM Pensions #1: The Pilot

When two pension geeks have an idea (developed over a few pints) to start a Podcast on value for money in pensions: V-FM.
In this Pilot Episode Nico Aspinall and Darren Philp chat about value for money and why they have set up this weekly show.
Next week Darren and Nico will be joined by our first guest, David Butcher, Trustee of the Scottish Widows' and People's Pension Mastertrusts.