In this episode of HL PensionsPod, pension Partner Duncan Buchanan is joined by Associate Amol Chalisgaonkar to discuss all things annual allowance, including what the annual allowance is, how to calculate the amount of annual allowance used up, the use of “carry forward”, and what to do if you exceed the annual allowance.

Ivan is joined by Tim Bergreen and Ches Garrison, members of the firm’s Government Relations and Public Affairs team, to discuss the 2024 presidential election including the important platforms, potential candidates, and more.

Join Bryony Widdup and Chris Ford from R3 as they tackle how the blockchain can address scarcity, waste, and other circularity issues in pursuit of a better, more sustainable future.

In the first 2023 episode of HL PensionsPod, Pension partners Katie Banks and Duncan Buchanan look at the year ahead for defined benefit pension schemes, discussing the changes in the political and regulatory landscape, and what is to come for trustees and administrators including pensions dashboards, new DB funding code, TCFD reporting and more.

Ivan is joined by Tim Bergreen and Ches Garrison, members of the firm’s Government Relations and Public Affairs team, to discuss the 2022 midterm election results and what they could mean for the House and Senate.

Listen to Dr. Jochen Biedermann, Managing Director World Alliance of International Financial Centers, in conversation with our partner Leopold von Gerlach as they discuss the future success of financial centers, digital Euros and Yuans, and how regulation can incentivize innovation.

Join Roeland Van der Stappen of crypto.com and Hogan Lovells consultant Lavan Thasarathakumar as they dive into whether crypto is the “new fintech,” how to foster trust in the crypto space, and how the crypto, fintech and digital banking agendas may merge.

In this episode of HL PensionsPod, Hogan Lovells Pension partner Duncan Buchanan is joined by special guests Peter Rennalls and Richard Seymour from the Pensions Transfer Team at Pension Insurance Corporation to investigate just how much work goes on behind the scenes to reassure policyholders as to what happens when their scheme arranges a buy-in or a full buy-out and transfers the scheme to a new provider.

The 2022 midterm elections had Republicans eagerly anticipating a red wave while Democrats braced for a surge that could hand the GOP up to 40 House seats and controlling majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. That wave never reached shore, and Democrats outperformed expectations and historical midterm elections norms. Listen to Senator Norm Coleman and Ivan Zapien as they discuss their thoughts on the Midterm results and how this will impact legislation, oversight, and the President’s agenda.

Join Siân Jones, senior partner at XReg Consulting and the architect of Gibraltar’s DLT policy, and our partner John Salmon, an award-winning fintech practitioner, as they discuss why and how new regulatory approaches are needed and how industry is solving these challenges.