Hymans Robertson has announced the appointment of three new equity members and eight partners.

Karen Fraser, Julie Hammerton and Paul Waters were promoted to the role of equity member, alongside eight promotions to partner, including: Darren Baillie, Christine Cumming, Nick Ford, Dan McMahon, Iain Pearce, Philip Pearson, Rob Sharp, Julie West. Commenting on the promotions from across the firm, Hymans Robertson senior partner, Jon Hatchett, stated: “Each of our colleagues who has been promoted will help lead our firm and build on its long history. More importantly, they will help us continue to fulfil our purpose – together, building better futures. I’m proud this very talented group will follow their passions professionally with us. We have chosen to promote colleagues from teams directly looking after clients, as well as those supporting our clients indirectly through keeping our business running smoothly. They come from all areas of our evolving business as we adapt to serve the changing pensions market."

Broadstone has appointed Martin Speakes as a senior defined contribution (DC) consultant.

Speakes brings over 25 years’ experience within the workplace savings and pensions industry, joining from Wealth at Work, where he was national business development manager. Prior to this, he also held senior roles at Fidelity International, Prudential and Guardian Financial Services. Commenting on his appointment, Speakes stated: “Pensions saving is becoming increasingly important to the nation’s financial health so we will work to ensure our clients have the confidence to implement effective defined contribution strategies within their wider employer benefits offering.”

LCP has announced the appointment of Chris Martin as a principal.

Martin will lead LCP’s data services team, with a focus on helping pension schemes prepare their data for successful insurance de-risking transactions. He joins as an actuary from WTW, where he has worked since 2010, spending the past six years as a data specialist in their project and data solutions team. His new role will see Martin work closely with LCP’s longevity de-risking team to help schemes get insurance-ready, whether in preparation for a specific transaction or as part of a longer-term journey plan.

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