Appointments

Julien Halfon has been appointed as head of pension solutions at BNP Paribas Asset Management in a newly-created role.

Jo Holden has been promoted from her role as Mercer's defined benefit (DB) leader to replace Steven Blackie as chief investment officer (CIO), the consultancy announced today.

IC Select has appointed Donny Hay as a director as it seeks to develop its business further alongside a new disclosure standard.

Greg Wenzerul has been appointed Zurich's first head of longevity risk transfer, as it seeks to grow its business in the market.

Barnett Waddingham has named Sonia Kataora as head of defined contribution (DC) investment following the promotion of Alex Pocock last month.

Paul McGlone will take over from Hugh Nolan as the next president of the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) on 1 June, the trade body has announced.

Professional trustee firm BESTrustees has appointed Huw Evans as a member of its board as it eyes future growth of the business.

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and Jupiter Asset Management have become the latest firms to sign up to the Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) code of transparency.

RPMI Railpen has promoted Richard Williams to chief investment officer and Paul Bishop to head of private markets as part of a leadership restructure.

The defined benefit (DB) Costain Pension Scheme has appointed Trafalgar House as administrator following its decision to outsource for the first time.