Appointments

Former shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has been hired as director of policy and external affairs at B&CE - the provider of The People's Pension.

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has appointed four members, including the Church of England Pensions Board's director of ethics and engagement Adam Matthews.

Barnett Waddingham has been appointed scheme actuary to environmental management company Veolia's two defined benefit (DB) schemes.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is calling for experienced and senior experts from the pensions sector to apply to become members of its soon-to-be-launched policy board.

Barry O'Dwyer and Campbell Fleming, both senior figures at Standard Life Aberdeen, are to become non-executive directors of Phoenix Group.

Aviva has announced a raft of changes to its independent governance committee (IGC) in a bid to make the body fully independent and also include member representation for the first time.

Karen Johnston has been re-appointed as deputy pensions ombudsman for another two years, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Catherine Claydon has been appointed as independent trustee at the £16bn BBC Pension Scheme, and is expected to replace chair Bill Matthews when he steps down in December after seven years.

James Edwards has been appointed as a director at BMO Global Asset Management for its UK institutional sales division.

Trafalgar House has created a dedicated transition team to help more schemes safely transfer services and deliver an improved service.