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Barnett Waddingham Local Authority team expansion
Punter Southall's Local Authority team to join Barnett Waddingham
Punter Southall, the national actuarial consultancy firm, has today announced that its Glasgow based local authority team will join Barnett Waddingham's Glasgow office with effect from 13 February 2006.
The team, headed up by Graeme Muir who will become a partner in Barnett Waddingham, will continue to advise local authority clients following this transition. The transferring team also includes Alison Hamilton and Anna McKenzie.
Senior partner, Adrian Waddingham welcomed this exciting news, saying: "This is a wonderful start to 2006. Barnett Waddingham have been working in the local authority pensions market for some time, and the transfer of this business consolidates our position as a leading provider of actuarial advice to local authority pension funds. Graeme Muir will ensure that clients choosing to transfer to Barnett Waddingham will enjoy a seamless transfer of services. Graeme and his team will also strengthen our Glasgow office which opened in 2003."
For media information please contact Adrian Waddingham on 01494 788100.
John Batting, Chief Executive of Punter Southall, said, "We have been growing our local authority client base over the last three years, but this is a limited market serviced by a very small number of firms. Given the overall size of the market, and the aspirations of our respective firms, we believe that it makes sense for both teams to be working together. We have told our local authority clients of this new move and assured them that both firms will be working together to ensure a seamless handover."
Barnett Waddingham LLP is a 27 partner firm of consulting actuaries with nearly 300 staff. It has offices is London, Glasgow, Amersham, Leeds, Cheltenham and Liverpool.
For further information please contact senior partner Adrian Waddingham on 01494 788100 or 07973 219678.
Barnett Waddingham LLP, February 2006.