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Ed Green

Pension & Investment Specialist, M&G

Ed is a pension and investment specialist with more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with several of the UK’s leading life insurance providers and has spent the past 13 years at M&G plc, focusing on the development and delivery of retirement and investment solutions. 

With a strong technical background and a practical approach, Ed works closely with financial advisers to help them navigate complex areas such as tax planning, product structures, and investment suitability in a changing regulatory landscape. 

Andy Papadopoulos  

Intermediated Sales Director, UK Retail, M&G  

Since 1985 Andy has worked in both the UK and Europe in the Banking, Product Provider, Investment and Advisory sides of the business as well as running his own consultancy firm business. He currently holds the position of Intermediated Sales Director for Pru and his team support advisory businesses across the UK, Channel Islands and the IoM assisting them with proposition and technical support to ensure good outcomes for their clients. 

Kate Russell 

Investment Manager Oversight Analyst (Life Investment Office) 

Kate has been a member of the Investment Manager Oversight Team within the Life Investment Office (LIO – formerly known as Treasury & Investment Office) for 5 years. The team is responsible for fund manager selection, multi-manager portfolio construction and ongoing investment due diligence within the LIO which manages c.£150bn of assets across multi-asset and annuity portfolios.  

Kate joined M&G as part of the graduate program where she rotated across a number of different asset classes.  

Kate graduated from Durham University with a degree in Natural Sciences and is a CFA Charterholder. 

Niranjan Sirdeshpande  

Global Head of Investments for the M&G Catalyst Fund 

The Catalyst Fund manages USD 6 billion in committed capital and invests in world leading technology and life-sciences companies that create a positive impact for society and our plant. Niranjan has successfully executed transactions in diverse sectors such as Life-sciences, Clean Energy, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech/Consumer Credit, Micro Finance, Aircraft Leasing and Music Royalties amongst others. He also represents M&G on the Board and Investment committees of a number of portfolio companies.  

Niranjan Joined M&G in April 2018 from Prudential Capital which was the Principal Investment arm of Prudential Plc where he was part of the investment team since 2013.   

Olivia Trevor  

 Investment Manager Oversight Analyst (Life Investment Office)

Olivia joined Manager Oversight in 2019 from M&G’s Investment Graduate Scheme, having joined M&G in 2018. The team is responsible for manager selection, mandate design, multi-manager portfolio construction and assessing the ongoing suitability of the managers used by the Life Investment Office (LIO – formerly known as Treasury & Investment Office). The Manager Oversight team provides the link between LIO and the managers who manage assets across equity, fixed income, property and alternatives for LIO’s portfolios. Olivia studied Economics at Durham University and is a CFA Charterholder.  

M&G Wealth is a trademarked brand of the M&G plc group, which includes 3 business divisions as follows:

M&G Wealth Advice as provided by M&G Wealth Advice Limited, registered number: 5739054. 

Model Portfolio Services as provided by M&G Wealth Investments LLP, registered number: 0C305442.

M&G Wealth Platform as provided by Investment Funds Direct Limited, registered number: 11444019. 

Each legal entity is registered in England and Wales and has its registered address at 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London EC3M 5AG. Each legal entity is also a subsidiary of M&G plc and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

M&G plc, incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London EC3M 5AG. Registered number: 11444019. M&G plc is a holding company, some of whose subsidiaries are authorised and regulated, as applicable, by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

M&G plc is the direct parent company of The Prudential Assurance Company Limited. The Prudential Assurance Company Limited is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc, a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America or Prudential plc, an international group incorporated in the United Kingdom.