Appointments: Hymans names head of pensions

Catherine McFadyen has been promoted to head of pensions at Hymans Robertson, overseeing its public and private pension services across five areas.

McFadyen was previously head of consulting for Hymans’ Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) offering and has worked for the consultancy for more than 20 years.

She takes over the head of pensions role from Richard Shackleton. Hymans said Shackleton would focus on providing actuarial and strategic advice.

McFadyen is now responsible for overseeing Hymans Robertson’s private and public sector actuarial teams, as well as its investment and defined contribution consulting units and its third-party administration business.

She said: “The past few years have been a period of intense activity for the pensions market, and I’m thrilled to take on this role at such an exciting time for pensions with a new minister and government in place.

“The next five years will be pivotal as the government looks to address adequacy for savers, consolidation and investment in the UK.”

Hymans appoints LGPS service leaders

With McFadyen relinquishing some of her LGPS leadership responsibilities, Hymans Robertson has appointed Rob Bilton as head of LGPS actuarial and Robbie McInroy as head of LGPS client consulting.

Both have worked at Hymans for more than 15 years, having started as graduates.

McFadyen said: “As I take on my new role, I’ll be maintaining my LGPS client appointments and presence in the LGPS market. However, at a time of government focus on the LGPS, Rob and Robbie will bring exceptional leadership to our internal teams and fantastic support, thought leadership and service to our LGPS clients.”

Spence and Dalriada parent names research chief

3173 Limited, parent to Dalriada Trustees, Spence & Partners and Mantle, has appointed Phil Warner as head of technical research and policy.

He joins from Hargreaves Lansdown where he was head of regulatory development and policy. Warner is also a board member at the Pension Scams Industry Group.

In his new role, Warner will be responsible for providing support on regulation, legislation and pensions technical policy across 3173 and its subsidiaries.

Bill Galvin, CEO of 3173 Group, said: “We are seeing an increasing demand from corporate sponsors for informed and effective trusteeship and for efficient and integrated pension scheme administration.

“Phil will help ensure we deliver the best possible service to our clients, ensuring that we fully understand the complex regulatory landscape and develop the best solutions for pension scheme members and our businesses.”