Appointments

Karen Tasker has been appointed head of Baker Tilly's pensions centre in Southampton.

John Towner has been appointed head of origination for the bulk annuity and longevity insurance business at Legal & General (L&G).

Stephen Adams has been appointed head of equities at Kames Capital.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has appointed Geoffrey Green as chair of the Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP).

Robert Palmer and Stuart Price have been made partners at Quantum Advisory.

Paul Lee has been appointed head of corporate governance at Aberdeen Asset Management.

Jim Smart has been elected to the board of BESTrustees.

The government has begun the recruitment process for a successor to departing Pensions Ombudsman Tony King.

Legal and General (L&G) director of mergers and acquisitions and strategy Wadham Downing is to step down from his role at the end of the year.

Ashlin Noonan has been appointed an investment consultant at Cartwright Group.