Appointments

Girish Menezes has been appointed head of pensions administration by Premier, joining from KPMG where he led the administration business for 18 months.

Michel Iglesias del Sol has been named head of investment strategy and part of the management team in Kempen Capital Management's client solutions team.

RPMI Railpen has appointed Paul Nathan as chief operating officer (COO) to support all investment activity at the £25bn Railways Pension Scheme.

KPMG has appointed Pat Race as a partner in its pension investment advisory team.

BNY Mellon Investment Management (IM) has appointed Chris Hamer to lead consultant relations for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa (EMEA).

Standard Life is reported to be gearing up to enter talks about a potential merger with Scottish Widows, as shareholders vote today on its deal with Aberdeen Asset Management.

Guy Opperman has been named as parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion following the post-election reshuffle.

The Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association's (PIMFA) senior policy adviser Caroline Escott has left the newly merged trade body to join the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) as defined benefit and investment policy...

Richard Harrington has been reshuffled into the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) following last week's general election.

David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions minister in Theresa May's first reshuffle since the general election which lost the Conservative Party's majority.