Appointments

Blake Lapthorn has appointed Ian Flowers as a partner in its pensions team.

Jeannie Drake has stepped down as deputy chairman designate of NEST Corporation following her appointment as a Labour Peer.

US - Barr Rosenberg, chairman of AXA Rosenberg, and Tom Mead, head of research, both co-founders, have resigned after an investigation into the reporting of a coding error found the two did not follow firm protocol.

ASIA - LaSalle Investment Management has appointed Mark Gabbay as international director and chief investment officer for Asia Pacific.

The Pensions Archive Trust board has appointed Malcolm McLean as a vice-president.

DENMARK - Dutch pension manager ATP has been appointed administrator to KL, a federation of 98 Danish municipalities, by the ministry of finance.

US - State Street Global Advisors has named Kristi Mitchem, former head of BlackRock's US defined contribution business, its new global head of DC, SSgA announced today.

Independent trustee company BESTrustees has announced new roles for two directors as part of a board reshuffle.

The Investment Management Association has confirmed Douglas Ferrans' position as chairman for the next two years.

J.P. Morgan global head of transition management (TM) John Minderides has left the firm. Meanwhile, BlackRock has lost one senior TM member, and the European co-head has gone on sabbatical.