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Standard Life CEO Andy Curran will retire this summer after five years in the role.  Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, confirmed that the company would move to a “flatter” leadership structure...

Canada Life has appointed Peter Maddern as managing director of retirement. Maddern has worked for Canada Life for the past 18 years holding a number of senior roles. Most recently he was...

Aon has appointed  Matt Duffy to the newly created role of chief commercial officer for global benefits. Based in the UK, Duffy will report to Aon’s head of global benefits, Michael Pedel,...

People’s Partnership has appointed Allie Jenkin to be its new director of customer engagement. Jenkin has over 20 years of experience in client-facing roles, having held senior leadership positions at Vanguard and...

People’s Partnership has appointed Phil Butler as deputy chief investment officer. Butler joins from M&G, where he was a multi-asset portfolio manager in the Treasury and Investment Office. In this new role...

Former pensions minister Guy Opperman is joining Smart as a senior adviser.  This will be an international role, with a focus on Smart’s proprietary retirement technology platform Keystone. Smart says global demand...

The government has made five appointments to the Nest Board, including  specialists in investment management, sustainable finance, customer experience, and risk. The appointments were made by the minister for pensions, Emma Reynolds,...

Smart has appointed Martin Gill as chief technology officer. Gill will be responsible for guiding Smart’s technology strategy, supporting the company’s future growth globally, and working closely with product and engineering teams...

Employee benefits firm ilumiti has appointed Natasha Newby to be its new employee benefits director.  Newby has 25 years' experience in the employee benefits sector, most recently working as head of proposition...

Barnett Waddingham has appointed Baroness Helena Morrissey to be the non-executive chair of its management board. Morrissey has held a range of senior positions within the financial services industry, including being the CEO...