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Independent Governance Committee

Protecting the interests of workplace pension members and drawdown pathway investors

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The Committee's role

The role of the HL Independent Governance Committee (IGC) is to protect the interests of workplace pension members and drawdown pathway investors. The IGC will also make sure members and investors receive value for money.

They identify areas of improvement and make recommendations to the Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited board and escalate any concerns to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The committee is made up of both external and internal members, the result is a committee with a range of skills and experience.

The Terms of Reference for the IGC are set out here.

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Who are the IGC members?

Kim Nash
Chair

Kim Nash is the Managing Director of Zedra Governance Limited and has been with the business for 13 years. Kim worked as a qualified Actuary assisting corporate and trustee clients with areas including actuarial valuations, accounting, benefit design and liability management. As an experienced Professional Trustee with a proven track record in DB, DC, DCMT, IGC, GAA, Registered and Excepted Group Life Master Trust roles, Kim is adept at overseeing pension schemes. She retains a commitment to member outcomes and maintaining the highest standards of governance. Kim is able to bring her significant DC experience both as a Trustee and a member of governance committees to lead the IGC to evolve the Value for Money framework and make comparisons on Hargreaves Lansdown’s performance against the wider industry.

Helen Carey
Independent member

Helen is Compliance and Operations Director at AV Trinity. She has over 20 years’ experience working in a variety of roles in the pensions industry, including workplace pensions. This includes supporting employers when making important decisions for their members and directly advising scheme members pre and post retirement. Helen is passionate about good member outcomes and financial education, having played an active role in improving financial understanding in schools and in the workplace. Helen is a Chartered Financial Adviser and Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.

Rita Bajaj
Independent member

Rita is an independent Non-Executive Board Director for several financial services companies and has over 25 years’ broad financial services experience. She has held senior investment positions at Global and UK asset managers, such as Royal London and Invesco Perpetual. She served as EMEA CAO at State Street and is a former Financial Conduct Authority regulator. Currently, Rita serves on the Boards of Ecclesiastical Insurance PLC, Columbia Threadneedle OEIC Boards, London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA), and is a Senior Advisor to Sheffield Haworth. Rita is passionate about improving retirement outcomes and value for money for members, including sustainable investing and ESG considerations.

Ellen Powley
HL Employee member

Ellen joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 2003. She is responsible for managing client assets invested within HL’s Multi-Manager portfolios, specialising in portfolios designed for income as well as ensuring ESG is fully integrated into the investment process. Ellen has extensive experience of HL fund management functions and a deep passion for ensuring clients are empowered to make suitable financial decisions. Ellen holds the Investment Management Certificate.