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Steven Cameron,
Head of Regulatory Strategy
Steven leads Aegon's analysis of regulatory and legislative developments, identifying their potential impacts on our industry in general and on Aegon in particular. An actuary by profession, he has over 25 years’ experience across a wide range of financial services functions. Current priorities include the FSA’s Retail Distribution Review, the 2012 pension reforms, platform regulation and European developments. He’s a member of the ABI's Life and Savings Distribution Committee and the Scottish Financial Enterprise’s Insurance Sector Policy Group.
Kate Smith,
Regulatory Strategy Manager
Kate joined Aegon in August 2006, having previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Mercers HR Consulting. She has over 25 years of experience in the pensions industry.
Kate focuses on the changing pension environment and what this will look like following the implementation of pensions reform and other regulatory initiatives. She speaks on and writes about pension regulatory issues and comments on pension issues in the financial press. Kate's emphasis is lobbying for good outcomes for customers and 'workable' regulation for smaller and medium-sized employers.
Kate is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI). She's also a member of the ABI's Retirement Savings Committee and represented Aegon on the Defined Contribution sub-group of the Investment Governance Group.
Mark Stockwell,
Regulatory Strategy Manager
Mark joined Aegon in August 2006 from the energy regulator Ofgem. Previously he was a researcher and policy adviser with the Conservative Party, and he has also worked for a niche political consultancy. He’s responsible for building relationships and communications with Parliament, the political parties, think tanks and other political audiences.
Douglas Herdman,
Regulatory Strategy Manager
Douglas provides financial and numerical analysis to quantify the impact of regulatory and legislative developments on Aegon and the industry. He has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, mainly in actuarial roles. He is currently focusing on the impact of the FSA’s Retail Distribution Review, pensions reform and the progression of Solvency II implementation.
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