Speakers
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Ian Lumb Ian is head of UK & Northern European client coverage for UBS Delta. He has over 15 years experience in portfolio & risk analysis, pension fund LDI strategies and hedging, performance analysis and transitions. UBS Delta is used by market-leading insurance companies, corporates, pension funds, asset managers, banks and hedge funds globally, enabling them to manage risk and performance across fixed income, commodities and equities. -
Hugh Gittins Hugh is a Senior Associate in Eversheds pension team and he leads Eversheds pensions investment team. Hughs clients include the trustees of the British Airways pension schemes, Cable&Wireless Worldwide, Threadneedle, and General Motors pension schemes, Tyco and Hewlett Packard. Hugh also advises several fund managers including Legal & General and Schroder. Hughs recent work has included advice to both employers and trustees on triennial valuations, advice to trustees on investment issues, and several scheme closure and benefit redesign exercises. Hugh has 11 years experience. He is a regular speaker at pensions industry events and he is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers. -
Derek Benstead Derek has worked in the pension industry for 23 years, in the past mostly delivering advice to trustees but more recently mainly to employers. He has particular interests in scheme funding and benefit design, on which topics he has been published in the actuarial professions magazine and worked with the Royal Society of Arts and Unions. Before starting actuarial work, he had a short career as a teacher, which he has found to be of great benefit in his subsequent consulting career. -
Simon Bentley Managing Director and Head of UK Client Portfolio Management
Simon is responsible for the investment outcome we deliver to a range of our Investment Solutions clients in the UK and Ireland. Simon is a long-standing and experienced member of our Investment Solutions team, having joined the business just under 11 years ago. He has 23 years of investment experience, specifically focussing on LDI and fixed income portfolios for over 15 of those. He has worked with many large pension schemes to implement a range of LDI, fixed income and derivative based solutions and has previously held roles at Insight Investment, UBS, Newton and Lazard Asset Management. Simon is an engineer by background, having studied Product Design and Manufacture (BEng) at Loughborough University. As well as spending time with his young family, Simon is a keen petrolhead, and enjoys keeping fit, skiing and watching rugby in his free time.
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Jay Shah Chief Origination Officer
Jay is Chief Origination Officer at Pension Insurance Corporation, heading the Origination and Longevity Risk teams. He has overseen some landmark pension insurance transactions during his time at PIC, including Phillips, Siemens and Cadbury. Jay was previously actuarial adviser and Director of Corporate Finance at PwC and Corporate Development Director at Prudential UK. Jay has over 25 years of experience in the insurance and pensions sector.
