Over 20 years of experience working closely with global consultants, defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension schemes. Starting my career in an actuarial benefits team was the perfect background to gain an understanding of how a pension scheme works. Being an investment consultant helped me to bring together both the asset and liability aspects of how a pension scheme is managed for its beneficiaries. In 2005 I moved into asset management and since then have spent time working with investment consultants - gaining ratings with researchers and making the case for various asset classes in client portfolios - and institutional clients. I've focused on a number of niche asse