Aptia, a leading provider of pension administration, consultancy and actuarial services, has appointed Sarah Steel as Head of Market Relations. 

Sarah brings more than 30 years of experience in the pensions sector, joining Aptia from NatWest Cushon where she served as Director of Corporate Relationships. Her career also includes senior roles at Aon and Hymans Robertson, alongside two years running her own company providing financial wellbeing services to a range of clients. 

The Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, has confirmed that legislation enabling retirement CDC schemes will be brought forward as part of the government’s wider pensions reform agenda. 

Responding to this, Malcolm Reynolds, Aptia’s UK President, said: ‘We welcome the Pensions Minister’s confirmation that legislation will be introduced later this year to allow retirement-CDC schemes. This builds on whole of life CDC regulations for non-associated multi-employer schemes which come into force in July. 

The FCA has today published its regulatory priorities report for pensions which outlines its priorities for the pensions market in 2026. 

Aptia, a leading provider of pension administration, consultancy and actuarial services, has appointed Steph Gold as its new UK Pensions Communications Lead. 

Steph brings extensive experience in pension and benefits communications, specialising in strategic member and employee engagement programmes across a wide range of organisations. 

She joins Aptia after nearly two decades at Barnett Waddingham, where she was Principal and Head of DrumRoll, the firm’s award winning communications consultancy. Prior to this, she held senior roles at Aon. 

Responding to the consultation, and in particular the question around pension scheme administration, Keith Everett of Aptia's Research & Technical Group said on mandatory minimum standards for administrators, "Unless a holistic approach was taken, there would be challenges in introducing additional standards into what is an already crowded landscape. Any new standards would have to be fully considered alongside existing regulatory requirements and current best practices. New standards developed in isolation would risk adding unnecessary duplication, cost and complexity." 

Aptia has appointed Sue Doughty as Head of its UK Pensions Administration Business. Sue currently serves as Aptia’s Chief Client Officer and brings more than 35 years of experience in the pensions industry to her new role.

The Society of Pension Professionals has today published its comprehensive analysis of the DB investment ecosystem in the UK entitled: A Stronger System, Harder Choices. 

Aptia, a leading provider of pension administration, consultancy, and actuarial services, has been named as a supplier on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Framework for Pensions Administration Operational Support Services Lot 1. 

As a named supplier, Aptia will be able to apply its expertise in pensions administration services to support funds and drive change. This includes projects to optimise the administration operation, data cleansing, backlogs, risk assessments, and improvements to the member experience.