Appointments

Neil Barton has been hired as business development manager by actuarial firm Mitchell Consulting.

Adrian Humphreys has been appointed to lead the health and risk business of JLT Employee Benefits as it looks to beef up services for clients.

M&G Investments has appointed Anne Richards (pictured)as chief executive officer to succeed Michael McLintock who will retire later this year.

Andy Seed has been appointed corporate distribution manager for strategic partnerships at Zurich Corporate Savings.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith has appointed Tilly Ross, Sarah Smart and Margaret Snowdon (pictured) as non-executive directors of The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

To replace McDermott

Aon Hewitt has appointed David Bunkle as partner in its retirement and investment business.

Alistair Ross has been appointed head of public policy for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Adrian Gordon has been made head of institutional at HSBC Global Asset Management UK, replacing Stuart White who has been promoted.

This week in pensions speculation was rife over tax relief reforms, the chancellor announced a cap on exit fees, and DB was set to vanish from the FTSE 250 within a year.