Appointments

Katharine Photiou has been appointed as head of workplace defined contribution (DC) product and proposition by Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

Roger Marshall has been put on the board and made a non-executive director by the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Investment Management has made five appointments in its multi-asset allocation team, including Mirko Cardinale who will head the division.

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.