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RSPCA
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Stuart Barker ,
Independent Occupational Pensions Consultant, RSPCA
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James Duggan

Scheme Manager

Professional trustee, Governance services

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Role

James co-ordinates all day-to-day activities for a range of scheme secretarial and independent trustee appointments.

Background & experience

After a successful actuarial internship at Punter Southall Limited, James joined their actuarial consultancy team in 2010. He joined us in 2016.

James has particular experience in scheme funding, actuarial factor reviews and setting transfer value bases. He is involved in member communications, providing pension scheme investment advice and delivering trustee secretary services to clients.

In 2011, James was seconded to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) where he was involved in completing the yearly actuarial valuation for the organisation. He is also experienced in Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) cases.

James likes to keep active - he was voted Players’ Player of the Season for his football team and has achieved the Sports Diver Scuba Diving qualification. If that isn’t enough, he has climbed Mount Snowdon and is on track to visit all seven continents (two to go!).

Qualifications: Institute and Faculty of Actuaries examinations, BSc Hons Mathematics with Actuarial Science, accredited professional trustee

Areas of specialism

  • ongoing schemes
  • actuarial issues
  • PPF & FAS
  • pension consultancy
  • member communications

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