SPP Event: Pension Savings Gap
Online
Thursday 10 April 2025
09:00-10:15am
Join us for an insightful discussion on Pension Savings Gaps and the solutions needed to close them.
This event brings together an expert panel, including representatives from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), a researcher from Aston University, and prominent voices from the pensions industry with diverse lived experience. Together, we will explore:
- The key pension gaps, underlying statistics, and data limitations.
- The behavioural and cultural factors driving disparities.
- Disability-related barriers to saving.
- The ethnicity savings gap and its implications.
- Unique challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
Importantly, we will look at the practical actions schemes can take to address these savings gaps.
Speakers
Suzy Morrisey, Deputy Director, Pensions Policy Institute (PPI)
Suzy joined the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) in 2024. In addition to being the Deputy Director, she also manages the PPI’s research programme and policy research and modelling teams.
Suzy brings over 20 years’ experience from both the public and private sectors.
She has been a regular presenter and commentator on pensions, including the gender pensions gap, as well as on broader issues related to older people and welfare, and on wellbeing economics.
Daniel Gerring, Partner, Travers Smith
Daniel has been a partner at Travers Smith since 2012. From 2016 to 2023 he led Travers’ pensions practice, during which time it moved into the top tier of both Chambers and Legal 500 and won many awards, including several for its extensive work and thought leadership on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Daniel is the Client Relationship Partner for a number of Travers Smith’s largest and most high-profile clients and is also involved in the leadership of Travers Smith’s wider business. As well as sitting on its DEI Board, he led the establishment of Travers’ multi-award winning Corporate Social Responsibility programme and is its Senior LGBT+ Champion.
Charlotte Feld, Consultant, Travers Smith
Charlotte is an experienced Pensions lawyer who joined Travers Smith ten years ago from the Pensions Regulator (TPR), where she chaired the legal team for many years and advised on UK pensions policy and legislative change. Recently, Charlotte contributed to TPR’s EDI guidance and the Pensions Equity Group’s gender pensions gap guide. She is also active in broader disability inclusion.
Hayley James, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing, Aston University
Hayley James is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing and a British Academy Innovation Fellow. Hayley’s research interests concern sociological perspectives on money, finance and value, and how they intersect with gender, ageing and the lifecourse. She is currently writing a book on pension saving in a gendered lifecourse forthcoming in 2025.
Olasumbo Biobaku-Mason, Head of DC Member Proposition, Legal and General Investment Management
Olasumbo serves as the Head of DC Member Proposition in the Legal & General (L&G) DC Distribution team. She oversees the development and enhancement of L&G’s DC member proposition, ensuring it remains innovative and effective. Prior to joining L&G, Olasumbo held communication consulting roles at Hymans Robertson and the creative agency Like Minds. She is committed to enhancing member engagement and understanding what drives individual behaviour, as well as advocating for greater diversity within the pension industry.
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