Douglas Hogg

Experience

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  The Lawrenceville School

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2002

  Oxford Fellow (Teacher)

  Appointed as the 2001/02 Oxford Fellow at the Lawrenceville School as a math teacher (predominantly focused on teaching Algebra, Geometry, Pre-calculus and AP Calculus) and coaching Crew.

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  Punter Southall

  Sept 2002 - Nov 2014

  Senior Consultant (Actuary)

  Consulting pensions actuary and investment consultant – provided advice to trustees and sponsoring employers of DB and DC pension schemes on wide range of topics.- Experienced practitioner in the provision of actuarial advice to trustees and corporate sponsors of pension schemes including actuarial valuations, investment strategy reviews and covenant reviews.- Developing innovative pension scheme de-risking and investment solutions for corporate sponsors of pension schemes, including Clearance applications with The Pensions Regulator.- New business development, including identifying and developing potential business opportunities, including organising and attending prospect meetings/presentations. Show less

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  Abrdn

  Dec 2014 - Feb 2022

  Senior Solutions Director driving innovation relating to investment products and bespoke solutions for UK Defined Benefit Pension schemes – including LDI, CDI and “Endgame Solutions”.- Working closely with abrdn’s fund management, product development and distribution teams – as well as with clients, prospects and their advisers.- Engaging with pension schemes (with assets ranging from $10m to >$20bn) and their advisers to design and deliver bespoke solutions to meet their specific investment requirements.- Raising abrdn’s external profile in relation to pension solutions – including writing thought leadership articles and speaking at a wide range of internal and external events and conferences. Show less Client Director responsible for leading and developing relationships across a wide variety of institutional clients and advisers, including corporate and Local Government pension schemes.- Pension scheme clients ranged in size with total assets from £10m to over £5bn- Covering all key asset classes including equities, bonds, real estate, absolute return and LDI- Delivering investment updates to trustee boards, corporate sponsors and their advisers- Providing educational training covering asset classes, market updates and investment trends Show less

  • Senior Solutions Director

    Apr 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Investment Director, Global Client Relations

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2018
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  SLA Pension Trustee Company Ltd

  Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

  Director (Pension Scheme Trustee)

  Trustee of a large UK pension scheme providing Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution benefits (with total assets of >£5bn, and >10,000 members).

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  Citizens Advice Scotland

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2023

  Generalist Adviser (Volunteer Position)

  Completed the Adviser Training Program and volunteered weekly with Citizens Advice Edinburgh as a Generalist Adviser in the Muirhouse branch. Covering all areas including debt, housing, immigration and benefits.

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  Phoenix Group

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Investment Strategist

  Working in the Investment Strategy team within Phoenix Asset Management with a focus on constructing optimal asset portfolios for pricing Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) transactions.

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  ZEDRA Group

  Apr 2023 - now

  Client Director