Inside Pensions are effective change agents and it is a pleasure working with them. Rachael’s approach to working with trustee boards brings speed and clarity to the way business is done and is delivering real results in the way decisions are made.

Patrick Bloomfield, Head of Trustee Solutions, Hymans Robertson

Meet the team

We are experienced and professional scheme secretaries, pension managers, admin specialists, consultants and independent trustees. We can work individually or in small teams depending on the assignment.

Our team has drawn up and implemented change strategies and improved pension processes as leaders of in-house teams, pioneered best practice solutions and are actually authors of the terms 'buy-in' and 'managing liabilities.'

We are also well placed to use our combined practical and professional skills to identify simple changes to make ongoing arrangements more efficient.

Rita Powell

Rita Powell FPMI

Having spent 30 years as an in-house pensions professional, scheme secretary and Trustee, Rita established Inside Pensions in September 2008 as an independent pensions consultancy, providing practical solutions for clients. She is a strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivering innovative pension change for Trustee Boards and scheme sponsors.


Jocelyn Blackwell FPMI

Jocelyn is the Non-executive Director and has a wealth of experience having worked for 30 years in the pensions industry and is highly regarded in the pensions industry. Jocelyn was the founding director of Higham Dunnett Shaw, which specialised in the provision of pensions administration services and advisor reviews. 

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Rachael Fortescue

Rachael Fortescue BA (Hons) APMI

Rachael is an experienced scheme secretary with broad practice experience including the implementation of complex investment solutions. Past experience includes eight years as scheme secretary / in-house pensions manager at Rolls-Royce and five years as an administration consultant with Lane Clark & Peacock.

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Nancy Marshall

Nancy Marshall BSc

Nancy is a senior investment expert and an Independent Trustee. She has a technical investment background combined with expertise in understanding trustee needs and delivering intelligible practical solutions in relation to both DB and DC pension arrangements.

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Beverley Morganl

Beverley Morgan FIA BSc (Hons)

Beverley is an Associate Investment Consultant. She is an Actuary by trade, but with a much wider skill set, including problem solving, investment training, and implementing new business strategies. She has had the lead role on a variety of projects including implementing SIPs across over 1000 B&W clients and was the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility in the UK.

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Melanie Moss QPA

Melanie is a pension consultant and pensions administration specialist. She has 17 years experience in delivering efficient streamlined processes and reducing operational risk in relation to DB, DC and CARE schemes.

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Chris Bennell


Chris Bennell

Chris is an experienced scheme secretary with a banking and HR background. Past experience includes independent scheme secretary to the P&O Ferries Pension Scheme, 5 years Trustee of Bankers Benevolent Fund, 6 years Secretary to the Trustees of the Bank of England Pension Scheme providing full range of governance support services.

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Bryan King

Bryan is an Associate and he is currently a backup resource for client work. He has a good general background as a Pensions Manager and Scheme Secretary at Total Oil and is co-author of various Law Debenture 'essentials' guides. Bryan helps strengthen our team at Inside Pensions.

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Anna Living

Anna Living BA (Hons)

Anna is our Client Operations Manager. For over ten years, she’s worked as a pension communication consultant and senior project manager. She has a proven track record developing and managing client relationships, excelling in planning, budgeting and the timely delivery of communications projects.

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Liza Elliot

Liza Elliot BA (Hons) APMI

Liza is an experienced scheme secretary with over 20 years in the pensions industry who was head of pensions in her two previous positions. Past experience includes12 years with ICAEW working as the secretary to the Trustees, 3 years as group pensions manager for Ibstock and 7 years with Abbey National PLC as pensions administration manager.

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John Champion

John is an experienced scheme secretary and technical pensions manager with hands-on experience of change projects. He has over 40 years industry experience including 7 years at Rolls-Royce as pensions manager and scheme secretary and over 20 years working in-house as a technical pension consultant for Acme Financial Services Limited, Watson Wyatt.

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Rose-Marie Bailey

 Rose-Marie is our Office Administrator and works closely with our Client Operations Manager. She has an office management background and supports the team here at Inside Pensions.

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