M&G has appointed Rosie Fantom as head of origination for its corporate pensions solutions.
In this new role Fantom will be charged with increasing M&G’s footprint in the bulk purchase annuity market.
Fantom joins from Barnett Waddingham, where she was head of bulk annuities and led the transactions for the £2bn Old British Steel Pension Scheme and £850m for the Arcadia pension schemes. She is a qualified actuary with over 17 years in the pensions risk transfer market.
At M&G, Fantom will lead a team of around 10 people and be responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities, shaping client propositions and overseeing the structuring and execution of pension risk transfer transactions.
M&G has a long-standing presence in the risk transfer space, and will be launching the industry’s first with-profits BPA in 2026, allowing pension scheme members to share in the benefits. This follows M&G’s launch of the first value share BPA in 2024.
M&G managing director of Corporate Pensions Solutions Kerrigan Procter says: “[Fantom’s] understanding of the pensions and insurance landscape, combined with her strategic insight, will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and grow our corporate pensions solutions business.
“Her arrival marks an exciting step in our expansion, as we continue growing our capabilities so we can originate and execute more transactions.”