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Alison Murray FFA

Principal and Senior Consultant
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Alison is part of our experienced Public Sector Consulting Team.

She provides consultancy advice to public service pension scheme managers and employers across a wide range of areas, including governance and risk management solutions developed specifically for the LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme).

Significant experience:

  • 20+ years of advising a wide range of LGPS funds (including the largest funds in each of the four nations within the UK) on all actuarial and funding issues.
  • Responsible for managing client relationships, ensuring service excellence and delivery of best value advice tailored to the client’s specific needs.
  • Experience of developing market-leading governance advice following the 2015 governance changes including the introduction of local pension boards and the Pensions Regulator’s oversight of public service pension schemes.
  • Advising officers, pension boards and committees on governance-related elements of pooling for LGPS funds in England and Wales.
  • Helping clients navigate legislative and other changes and respond to emerging risks, such as developing cyber risk strategies and protocols for mitigating conflict of interest in local investment decisions.

Other expertise:

  • Drafting consultation responses on various issues.
  • Prospecting and new business experience.
  • Representative on various national committees.

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Career

Alison joined BW in 2024. Her career started at Scottish Life where she gained her first experience of the UK pensions sector, becoming a Scheme Actuary after she joined Hymans Robertson in London. On moving back to Glasgow in 2002 she joined Hymans’ public sector team, becoming Head of Public Sector Policy. She then led the establishment of the Scottish office of the Government Actuary’s Department in 2011, and subsequently worked for Aon for over 12 years, where she was Head of Public Sector (Pensions).

Memberships

  • Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Interests

Alison likes to keep fit in between acting as a taxi driver for her two boys.