Brightwell has appointed David Fripp as non-executive director, effective immediately.

Fripp’s experience in pensions, investments and governance spans four decades, having most recently served as a senior partner in KPMG’s pensions and investment advisory practice. In his time at the company, he led multidisciplinary teams to advise FTSE 100 companies and large pension funds on funding strategies, investment structuring, and risk management frameworks. Following his retirement from KPMG in 2016, Fripp has held several high-profile positions, including as a trustee director of the Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund and chair of the Harrods Group Pension Plan.

 
Zedra has announced the promotions of Riley and Race-Pridding to client director roles, effective from 1 July 2025.

Matt Riley and Matt Race-Pridding have been promoted to the position of client director. Riley has been with Zedra since 2008, while Race-Pridding joined in 2015. Riley has 26 years of experience in pensions and investments, having previously held roles at Mercer, Equinity Hazzell Carr and Prudential. Meanwhile, Race-Pridding has 18 years of experience in pensions and investments. Prior to joining Zedra, he held positions with Mercer and Capita Hartshead. Commenting on the appointments, Zedra Governance managing director, Kim Nash, said: "The promotions are a testament to their consistent dedication and commitment to both our clients and the firm.”
 
Ninety-One has appointed David Knee as head of multi-asset.

Knee, who will take up the role towards the end of 2025, will draw upon his more than 30 years of experience to oversee Ninety One’s multi-asset teams. He has held senior investment leadership positions and managed multi-asset and fixed-income portfolios across South Africa and the UK. He most recently held the position of co-deputy chief investment officer for fixed income at M&G Investments. Prior to that, he was the chief investment officer at M&G Investments Southern Africa since 2016.

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