Investment expertise and governance
Our independently led guidance and oversight are there to help give you and your clients confidence that our investment solutions will continue to meet their objectives.
Our Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) oversees the design of the Governed Range portfolios and reviews this on an ongoing basis to make sure each portfolio continues to meet its objectives.
Headed up by an independent chairperson, the IAC consists of five industry experts, who meet quarterly to review and monitor the strategic asset allocation and tactical position of each risk-graded portfolio.
This ongoing governance is supported by active management from the Royal London Asset Management Multi Asset team, environmental, social and governance (ESG) insights from Royal London Asset Management's dedicated Responsible Investment team and in-depth analysis from Moody’s Analytics and Morningstar Investment Management.
So you can have confidence that your clients’ money is being looked after by experts.
Ewan has over 35 years’ experience in financial services. He's the CEO Office Director, providing advice to Barry and our Group Executive Committee on key strategic and market issues. Ewan's an actuary with specialist interest in market strategy, proposition design, investment and pricing.
Ewan joined the group in 2001, when Scottish Life became part of Royal London. Ewan has filled several senior leadership roles in Royal London, focusing on proposition strategy and marketing across pensions and protection. He's a member of the Investment Advisory Committee, a director of Royal London Asset Management, a trustee of the Royal London Group Pension Scheme and member of the Royal London Independent Governance Committee.
Candia is a qualified actuary with over 20 years' experience in the investment industry. She's also currently a professional trustee of Scottish Pension Trustees Ltd.
JB sits on a number of advisory boards including the Transparency Task Force and the Stirling University Student Investment Managed Fund. He's also an independent Non-Executive Director for asset managers.
Piers joined Royal London Asset Management in 2015, having previously worked as Head of International Equities at Kames Capital. Before that he held Chief Investment Officer roles twice for LV= Asset Management and West LB Asset Management.
Vidur has over 20 years’ experience across insurance and reinsurance mergers and acquisitions, liability-aware investment management and capital management. He was a member of the Phoenix Group management team that led the consolidation of the UK closed life funds sector from 2005. While there, Vidur also established and led the Financial Management Group, developing and implementing investment and asset-liability management strategy.
After his time at Phoenix, Vidur was Group Investment Director at Aviva and brought together the group’s insurance investment management leadership worldwide. More recently, Vidur has served as a Senior Advisor to global strategy consultants Boston Consulting Group and consultant to UK retirement insurer Just Group.
Ewan has over 35 years’ experience in financial services. He's the CEO Office Director, providing advice to Barry and our Group Executive Committee on key strategic and market issues. Ewan's an actuary with specialist interest in market strategy, proposition design, investment and pricing.
Ewan joined the group in 2001, when Scottish Life became part of Royal London. Ewan has filled several senior leadership roles in Royal London, focusing on proposition strategy and marketing across pensions and protection. He's a member of the Investment Advisory Committee, a director of Royal London Asset Management, a trustee of the Royal London Group Pension Scheme and member of the Royal London Independent Governance Committee.
Candia is a qualified actuary with over 20 years' experience in the investment industry. She's also currently a professional trustee of Scottish Pension Trustees Ltd.
JB sits on a number of advisory boards including the Transparency Task Force and the Stirling University Student Investment Managed Fund. He's also an independent Non-Executive Director for asset managers.
Piers joined Royal London Asset Management in 2015, having previously worked as Head of International Equities at Kames Capital. Before that he held Chief Investment Officer roles twice for LV= Asset Management and West LB Asset Management.
Vidur has over 20 years’ experience across insurance and reinsurance mergers and acquisitions, liability-aware investment management and capital management. He was a member of the Phoenix Group management team that led the consolidation of the UK closed life funds sector from 2005. While there, Vidur also established and led the Financial Management Group, developing and implementing investment and asset-liability management strategy.
After his time at Phoenix, Vidur was Group Investment Director at Aviva and brought together the group’s insurance investment management leadership worldwide. More recently, Vidur has served as a Senior Advisor to global strategy consultants Boston Consulting Group and consultant to UK retirement insurer Just Group.
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Royal London Asset Management Multi Asset team
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Royal London Asset Management Responsible Investment team
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Moody's Analytics
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Morningstar Investment Management
The importance of independent experts
Having independent experts on the IAC means that any decision-making remains impartial and helps avoid any potential conflicts of interest.
We believe this is particularly important when using an in-house investment manager like Royal London Asset Management.
Our independent representatives make sure that Royal London Asset Management is held to account in the same way as an external fund manager.
Having independent representatives with diverse investment backgrounds also brings a different perspective to the decision-making process and means it can challenge on different areas.