TPT Investment Management has appointed Vanessa Poon to the role of investment risk manager.
In this role Poon will be be responsible for the development, implementation and evolution of TPTIM’s investment risk framework.
This will include oversight of all systems and processes related to the investment risk function, including risk modelling and analysis, as well as reporting to key stakeholders. Poon will also provide risk analysis to support TPTIM’s investment strategy, contributing to the delivery of clients’ investment objectives. TPTIM is the fiduciary management arm of TPT Retirement Solutions Group.
Poon joins from Columbia Threadneedle Investments where she worked as an investment risk analyst, leading the development of its LDI and UK fiduciary risk framework and also advised on regulatory risk practices.
She has also held roles at Premier Miton Investors and Investec. Poonis a CFA Charter holder with additional certification in ESG Investing.
She joins TPTIM after after the business recently launched a series of new collective investment vehicles, designed to offer schemes access to a wide range of investment strategies.
These funds enable pension schemes joining TPT to immediately achieve scale benefits across asset classes by aggregating the assets in the master trust. This approach enables TPTIM to build on the successful model of scheme consolidation – pooling assets to deliver value and impact – to the benefit of pension schemes and their members.
TPTIM investment director Peter Smith says: “Understanding, managing and communicating investment risk in order to deliver high quality client outcomes has never been more important, and [Poon’s] addition will be imperative as we navigate market volatility, and a pensions industry primed for change.
“As we continue to expand our offerings for employers and members, risk management will play an essential role in its effective delivery.”
