mallowstreet talks - how does a master trust view CDC?

What might the future bring for member-nominated pension trustees? Should master trusts be required to have MNTs on their boards? And is collective defined contribution reinforcing the case for MNTs? Janice Turner, co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, talks to mallowstreet editor Sandra Wolf about the role of trustees representing members.

How do you chair a board effectively? Can chairing be learnt? And what does the growth of commercial trustee companies mean for the sector? Independent trustee Allan Whalley talks to mallowstreet editor Sandra Wolf about good chairing.

What makes a good trustee? How do you chair a board well? Where is trusteeship headed? Tim Middleton, director of policy and public affairs at the Pensions Management Institute, talks to mallowstreet editor Sandra Wolf about trusteeship past, present and future.

Would you like to choose your workplace pension provider yourself? A 'lifetime provider model' was proposed by the government last November which would allow people to do just that, with a call for evidence closing on 24 January 2024. Paul Leandro, partner at Barnett Waddingham, and Tim Gosling, head of policy at the People's Partnership, provider of DC master trust the People's Pension, discuss how they think this model might impact savers and DC providers and share insights into the Australian experience.

How does a master trust see collective defined contribution? Sandra Wolf speaks with Andy O’Regan, employer and strategic partnerships director at TPT Retirement Solutions, to find out.

Kate Jones, who chairs the UK's Pension Protection Fund, shares her plans for the UK’s pensions lifeboat fund in the latest ‘mallowstreet talks’ podcast. Find out: what is the Pension Protection Fund’s new sustainability strategy? How would proposals about expanding the organisation’s remit change what it does? And what are the PPF's plans for the next three years?

How does £30bn pension fund Nest approach responsible investment? How does it have asset managers report on value chain emissions? And what is next on its agenda? Find out in this exclusive interview with senior responsible investment manager Katharina Lindmeier.

Is fintech a male industry? Sam Seaton, chief executive of open finance platform Moneyhub, talks to Amy Hollywood about women's access to an industry of the future, her path into fintech, and how she is trying to open doors for other women.

How are apps and other fintech solutions changing the way young people interact with pensions? Amy Hollywood speaks with author of the Young Money Blog, Iona Bain; Moneyhub CEO Samantha Seaton; and Georgia Stewart, co-founder and CEO of Tumelo.

How can pension schemes communicate better with younger audiences? And how can young people engage more with their pensions? Amy Hollywood speaks with Joe Craig from Quietroom, Rowena Crawford from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Mairi Dearden from the Pensions Ombudsman.