Consultant in Mercer’s Financial Strategy Group ("FSG"). Joined in 2007 as part of core investment consulting and moved to the FSG in summer of 2010. Specialised in advising on investment strategy, liability hedging and derivative based approaches so that clients can efficiently meet their objectives. Advised on a wide range of clients on the implementation of sophisticated and bespoke risk management solutions, including:• Advised Trustees and sponsors that are targeting buy-out on price tracking and investment strategy issues. Experience includes a number of the largest buy-outs in UK defined benefit pensions history. • Provided day-to-day advice on the ongoing management of a liability hedging strategies for multiple £500mn - £4bn pension plans, including the identification and selection of appropriate frameworks/LDI managers/instruments to enable building up hedging in a cost-effective manner.