The age of collaboration

The era of the transaction is dead! Long live the age of collaboration! That might seem a strange sentiment to express in a President Trump world where the transactional mindset is revered but UK asset owners favour deeper relationships. A combination of evolution and...

Solving the self-employment pensions conundrum

The Pension Commission has been reformed to address pension inadequacy. While there are significant concerns over employees not having a large enough pension pot, the outlook for self-employed is even more stark. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, around...

Will the Pensions Commission solve inadequacy?

Last week the government announced The Pensions Commission will be reformed to focus on solving pensions adequacy. At the Pensions and Lifetimes Savings Association’s – now Pensions UK – conference in March, pensions minister, Torsten Bell, ruled out this approach. In...

Would Labour’s wealth fund be a good idea?

After the torpor of Tory government, Labour has hit the road running. Yesterday Rachel Reeves said she would be pursuing plans to build a UK wealth fund. Reeves said a taskforce lead by Mark Carney has been delivered a report currently being considered by government....

Value for money

While UK defined benefit pensions have experienced rapid change in recent years, in the world of defined contribution political ambitions have created a confusing agenda. The political plan for DC has been driven by an emerging cross-party consensus to encourage...

Journalist & communications consultant

Investment specialist. Pensions expert

I’ve worked as a freelance investment journalist since 2006. There has been plenty of financial market news to keep me busy – the global financial crisis, Brexit, a pandemic and two lots of President Trump!

My sole trader business was first located in a cupboard in my mother’s spare bedroom and I gradually built both my knowledge of institutional investing along with my industry network.

I became increasingly fascinated by how and why pension schemes and insurance companies invest the way they do and started to win awards for my articles.

After the pandemic, I started my own networking events for the industry to meet to discuss the opportunities and complexities of sustainable investing. The Professional Investment Podcast was launched in September 2024.

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How I can help you

Two decades of talking to everyone involved in the investment chain – asset managers, investment consultants, pension schemes – gives you a solid understanding of the investment chain.

That lead me to form Moore Squared Communications with Natasha Moore in 2025 to help asset managers build better client connection.

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