Appointments

Xafinity has appointed Sankar Mahalingham from Punter Southall as a senior member of its actuarial and wider management team.

Deloitte has appointed Marian Elliott as a director and head of its trustee advisory service in London.

LCP has expanded its defined contribution (DC) team by appointing Caroline McGowan as a senior consultant.

Jeremy Corbyn has named MP for Pontypridd and former shadow secretary of state for Wales Owen Smith as shadow work and pensions secretary.

Towers Watson has appointed Stuart Reid as business development and sales lead for its master trust, LifeSight.

City Noble has hired Steve Dainty as an associate to boost its presence in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advice market.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authorities (EIOPA) is looking for pension professionals, member and employer representatives to sit on its pensions stakeholder group.

Aon Employee Benefits has boosted its defined contribution (DC) team with the appointments of James Monk as a senior investment consultant and Gisele de Werra as an investment consultant.

Janine Wood has been appointed as client director by Independent Trustee Services (ITS) and will lead trustee appointments on behalf of the firm.

Anne-Marie Winton has been appointed a partner at recently-established firm, ARC Pensions Law.