Ruth Ward Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

· Advising trustee and corporate clients on a wide range of risk-transfer deals, including PPF+ and solvent buy-ins and buyouts and wider de-risking options· Writing topical market updates

Bristol, United Kingdom

· Advising trustee and corporate clients on a wide range of risk-transfer deals, including PPF+ and solvent buy-ins and buyouts, hybrid buyouts (DC / DB underpin), DB consolidators (indicative pricing phase), buy-in restructures, trigger based and M&A-driven deals· Leading on Mercer’s Streamlined Quotation Service for smaller scheme buy-ins and buyouts· Modelling of Hampshire, Bauer and Hughes impacts and share of funds for schemes in PPF assessment· Leading marketing and press activities for the Mercer Risk Transfer team, including giving press interviews, writing releases/articles and recording topical videos· Finalist for Professional Pensions Women in Pensions Awards 2019 (Change Excellence) and 2020 (Innovation)

Bristol, United Kingdom

· Advising trustees and corporate sponsors of UK pension schemes on longevity de-risking deals· Delivering specialist advice on a wide range of solvent buy-ins and buyouts, including deals incorporating pre-transaction liability management exercises (e.g. ETV, PIE), hybrid buyouts (DC / DB underpin), trigger-based and M&A-driven deals· Delivering GMP equalisation advice and results· Developing JLT's hybrid buyout solution and Buyout Comparison Service (small scheme streamlined broking service)

Aldgate, London

· Managing team of up to 12 lead and support investment consultants· Developing investment and dynamic de-risking propositions· Delivering investment advice to portfolio of c. 15 defined benefit pension scheme clients· Developing modelling tools including daily funding level monitoring model and flight plan model· Developing other collateral including statement of investment beliefs, standard processes and reports· Presenting at internal and external seminars, training events and new business presentations

Aldgate, London

· Actuarial calculations and modelling, including valuations and accounting disclosures · Preparing advice and presenting results and trustee training to defined benefit pension scheme clients· Developing de-risking proposition· Preparing risk analysis in conjunction with Redington

Brentwood, Essex

· Actuarial calculations and modelling, including valuations and accounting disclosures· Preparing advice and presenting results to defined benefit pension scheme clients· Presenting at internal training events

Mmath, Mathematics, 2.1

Activities and Societies: The Invariant Society, Oxford University’s mathematical society (2001-5). Club secretary for two years. Oxford.

Fellow Of The Institute And Faculty Of Actuaries

Activities and Societies: Part of the organising committee for two IFoA Pensions Conferences

Msc, Actuarial Finance, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Student representative on the Staff-Student committee; played an active role in shaping the development.

A-Levels, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Art, A (All Subjects)

Activities and Societies: Represented school at swimming, cross-country running, biathlon, athletics, hockey, rounders and tennis Various.