Appointments

The £16bn Barclays UK Pension Fund has added to its in-house investment team with the appointment of Stergios Saloustros as head of dynamic asset allocation.

Aviva Investors chief executive Alain Dromer has been named the next Association of British Insurers investment committee chairman.

US/UK - BNY Mellon Asset Management co-head and vice chairman Jon Little will leave the firm to join hedge fund Kedge Capital, a London-based alternatives firm.

Babcock International has appointed Northern Trust to provide £2bn in global custody, transition management, investment accounting and performance measurement services for the group's pension fund assets.

JLT Benefit Solutions has appointed former Paternoster chief executive Mark Wood as non-executive chairman.

HR Trustees director Esther White has been appointed as chairman of The Association of Corporate Trustees pensions committee.

Hymans Robertson has appointed Patrick Bloomfield as head of trustee solutions.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed Michael Dymond as portfolio manager for its private capital funds team.

US/UK - PIMCO hired six new investment professionals for its expanding equity team, including the former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's emerging markets equity strategy.

Pension Corporation has bolstered its client service team with four new hires.