L&G appoints master trust trustee and IGC member

Ali Toutounchi has been appointed a trustee of Legal & General's (L&G) master trust as well as a member of its independent governance committee (IGC).
Toutounchi (pictured) was formerly managing director for L&G Investment Management's global index funds having joined L&G in 1995. He is also a member of the FTSE Policy Group. He will assist the insurer's...
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