Appointments

REDINGTON PARTNERS has hired Oliver Hamilton as an investment consultant to expand its advisory team.

HEWITT ASSOCIATES has hired John Nestor as head of distribution for its UK investment consulting practice following an increase in scheme demand.

Raising Standards of Pensions Administration has appointed Penny Green as chairman.

WRAGGE & CO has appointed former West Midlands Pension Fund chief pensions officer Mike Woodall to strengthen its public sector pensions team

WATSON WYATT has bolstered its UK investment consulting team with three senior appointments.

Friends Provident has lured Evelyn Bourke from Standard Life to work as its chief financial officer.

HSBC Actuaries and Consultants has appointed head of defined benefits Steven Robinson to oversee its strategic trustee and DB market growth plan.

GLOBAL - An indisputable majority of pension funds have claimed diversification into alternatives has protected them in the ongoing financial crisis, the results of the latest Global Pensions 100 Panel have shown.

First Actuarial has appointed John Cullen to further strengthen its growing team of consultants.

Pension Corporation has appointed Louise Inward to act as general counsel.