Looking at Securitised Credit with Asset TV
Client Director Martin Collins was thrilled to join Asset TV for their latest Pension Fund Forum, as they got together in the London studios to explore the role of securitised credit in investors’ asset allocations. Unpacking the evolving role of securitised credits in institutional portfolios, the panel looked at the market outlook, risk-return characteristics, and […]
Mike Birch talks covenant with Isio
Earlier this month, client director Mike Birch was invited to guest on Isio’s latest webinar, alongside Matt Cooper (Head of Covenant Solutions, Isio) and Jill Forsyth (Covenant Specialist, Isio). During the 25m episode, the three discuss defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, as they look to better understand what The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) updated covenant guidance […]
Becky Wood guests for Excellence in Endgames
Our head of Endgame Solutions – Becky Wood – was a guest for Hymans Robertson’s ‘Excellence in Endgames’ series, joining host James Mullins as well as Iain Church and Baljit Khatra from Royal London. Together they explored tailored strategies and actionable insights designed to help smaller pension schemes stand out and succeed. Reflecting back on […]
REBA Pensions Summit 2024
Client directors Caroline Eastwood and Aimee Denham were recently on the line-up for the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA)’s Future of Pensions Summit; running their workshop on ‘New thinking for DC – using governance to drive value & engagement’. Commenting on the London event, Caroline said: “Engagement remains the biggest challenge for schemes of […]
Charity golf day raises £11,000 for National Amyloidosis Centre
In August of this year, almost 100 people attended a charity golf day in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, to raise awareness for Amyloidosis. Among these were our client directors Jim Robson and Tom Stockley. The event was organised by Dave and Archie Shannon in honour of their wife and mother Lisa who unfortunately passed away from Amyloidosis […]
Vidett Vikings set sail at Cosan’s charity regatta
The Vidett Vikings returned to the seas, as Helen Beckinsale, Duncan Willsher and Martin Collins were amongst the 120 participants taking part in Cosan Consulting’s annual charity regatta. Taking place in Lymington, the day started with breakfast rolls before the teams met their skippers and fellow sea-mates onboard their yachts, before competing in two separate […]
Vidett fundraise for Hospice UK at the Business Fives
Earlier this week, we entered a team at the Business Fives football tournament in Reading. Competing against 29 other teams, Kate Barette from the charity committee managed the team from the side lines, with the squad made up of Alex Francis (management accountant), Curtis Mitchell (client director), Jacob Seymour (senior management accountant), James Duggan (client […]
Mike Birch chairs innovation panel at the PMI Annual Conference
In July this year, Client director Mike Birch joined the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) for their Annual Conference 2024, as he chaired one of their breakout sessions entitled ‘Regulatory challenges and opportunities in pension innovation’. The panel saw Mike joined by: Looking back at the panel, Mike commented: “AI provides significant opportunities within the pensions […]
Vidett summer team day
We were excited to host our Vidett team day last week, that saw us get together to collaborate and celebrate our achievements as a team. The first part of the day saw us joined by Paul Mehra and Claire Graham from Strengthscope, who specialise in helping people recognise what their key work strengths are, that […]
Beyond traditional buy-outs: viewing alternatives through different lenses
Endgame continues to be one of the hottest topics in the pensions industry, with the conversation expanding beyond traditional buy-outs to a range of alternative solutions, such as the establishment of a public consolidator and a heightened focus on schemes running on indefinitely. We recently hosted our Endgame Solutions Conference, bringing together over 250 professionals […]
The North London PLSA: Annual Workshop
Two members of the team were on the road: Tuesday 4th June, with Simon Lewis and Helen Beckinsale joining the PLSA’s North London group to run a session on the importance of trustee diversity. The day promised to be a content rich one, with an impressive range of speakers and topics as per below: Further […]
University of Birmingham: Business, Finance and Consultancy Fair
We were delighted to attend the University of Birmingham’s career networking event in October; taking place on campus, we set up a stand ready to have a chat with students who may be interested in a career in pensions with us. We had lots of interest in the stand, as Tom Stockley and Davinder Sira […]
The PLSA Annual Conference
The UK’s biggest pension conference begins on Tuesday 17th October, as pension leaders, pension scheme advisers, trustees, professional trustees, CEOs and many more come together in Manchester. As well as many of the team in attendance at the conference over the three days, Trustee Director Mark Cliff will also be speaking in a couple of […]
Capturing investment opportunities
Our first ever Risk Transfer Conference bought over 200 professionals from the industry together at Villa Park. The day was made up of various panels, including one with representatives from Isio, Legal and General, Linklaters and Cardano. The session looked at how we can capture different investment opportunities in the run up to a transaction, […]
Providing sponsors with certainty
Vidett’s inaugural ‘Risk Transfer Conference’ took place at Villa Park earlier this year; attracting over 200 attendees from across the pension industry. I hosted a fantastic session on ‘Providing sponsors with certainty’, where we discussed the vital role of sponsors in the risk transfer stage of a pension scheme’s life. On the day, I was […]
The human experience in risk transfer
Vidett recently held its inaugural ‘Risk Transfer Conference,’ which attracted over 200 attendees from across the pension industry. I hosted an interesting session focused on ’The Human Experience’ and was joined by speakers Joe Craig from Quietroom, Ariel Cecchi from Behavioural Finance and Jamie Dobbin from PIC. We discussed how people interact with the process […]