Appointments

SWEDEN - AP7 head Peter Norman has been named the country's new minister for financial markets.

UK - Paul Trickett, head of investment for Europe, Middle East and Africa at consultancy Towers Watson, will be leaving the firm.

LCP has hired Andy Cheseldine from Hewitt to expand its defined contribution service team.

PGGM CIO quits; Threadneedle; AXA; KKR; State Street; EFAMA; Begbies Traynor Group; Amundi

SWEDEN - Northern Trust has appointed Annika Larsson and Erik Norland as senior relationship managers in Stockholm.

The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Robert Devereux as permanent secretary.

AP3; BlackRock;Hermes; State Street; FundQuest; Schroders; SVM; First State

Hewitt Associates has appointed Neville McKay to its retirement consulting team to advise trustees on de-risking strategies.

EUROPE - The European Commission will start a search for candidates to run three new regulators for the region's banking, securities and pension industries.

Ecclesiastical Investment Management is set to expand into the institutional investment market and has hired Mark O'Connor to head up the business.