Appointments

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed former Towers Watson consultant Alistair Byrne as a senior defined contribution (DC) investment strategist.

Towers Watson UK and Ireland head of pensions consulting John Ball will replace Mark Stewart as head of retirement solutions for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) in June.

LCP has boosted the number of partners within its team to 98 following five promotions and considerable growth over the past five years.

Partnership has hired Costas Yiasoumi to fill the newly-created role of director of defined benefit (DB) solutions as part of plans to strengthen its enhanced bulk annuity business.

Axa Investment Management (Axa IM) has boosted its liability-driven investment (LDI) team after hiring Robert Price as a solutions strategist.

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) head of defined contribution (DC) regulation Darran Burton has joined LCP on a part-time secondment for an initial six-month period.

Partnership has hired Costas Yiasoumi to the newly-created role of director of defined benefit (DB) solutions as part of plans to strengthen its enhanced bulk annuity business.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Elaine Wiscombe to the newly-created role of head of operations ahead of plans to bring administration services in house later this year.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has unveiled its assessment period legal panel, marking the launch of its fifth and final specialist group.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has appointed Elliot Varnell and William Coatesworth to its risk team.