Appointments

Mercer has appointed Sathish Ramdayal to head up a new Edinburgh-based financial strategy group.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Mercer chief investment officer Tim Gardener as global head of consultant relations.

Unilever has appointed one of Mercer's top investment consultants to help run its pension scheme.

UK - Unilever has appointed one of Mercer's top investment consultants to help run its pension scheme.

The Pensions Regulator has appointed Nigel Peaple as head of corporate and international affairs.

US/UK - Curtis Arledge, former chief investment officer for BlackRock's fundamental index portfolio, will join BNY Mellon Asset Management as vice chairman and chief executive.

Curtis Arledge, former chief investment officer for BlackRock's fundamental index portfolio, will join BNY Mellon Asset Management as vice-chairman and chief executive.

HR Trustees has appointed Giles Payne as a director of the company.

UK - The Pensions Regulator chairman David Norgrove will step down from his role when his second term in post ends on 31 December.

The University of Edinburgh has appointed Hymans Robertson as investment adviser to its £200m staff benefits scheme.