Longview Networks Insurance Investment Roundtable 2026

Joshay is a Director within Marsh Investments, responsible for developing Mercer’s insurance client solutions and helping insurers navigate their unique strategic positioning and regulatory challenges. He brings over a decade of experience spanning both global asset management and insurance balance sheet management. Most recently, he led the transformation of a global asset manager’s insurance offering from a traditional investment proposition into a strategic advisory and solutions platform, building a dedicated cross-functional team spanning portfolio management, ALM, quantitative research, and client strategy.

Qualifications

Joshay is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries UK and a Fellow of the Actuarial Association of South Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance from the University of Cape Town

An experienced and highly motivated senior finance professional with excellent analytical and technical skills in the understanding and interpretation of business and financial risk. A proactive leader with extensive business, managerial and motivational skills and a track record of managing, training and developing an international team.

Roman Hederer is Head of Portfolio Management in Legal & General’s Institutional Retirement division. He is a member of the Investments Leadership Team and responsible for managing ca. £80bn of assets backing L&G’s annuity liabilities. Since joining L&G in 2016, Roman has focused on sourcing, structuring, and managing new assets for the matching adjustment portfolio and L&G’s international balance sheets. Prior to joining L&G, Roman worked for ten years in banking in JPMorgan and BofA Merrill Lynch, most recently as Head of EMEA FICC Asset and Funding Structuring in BAML, focusing on secured funding transaction and credit and rates solutions. Roman started his career at Allianz Group in Germany in investments and risk management. Roman holds an MSc in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and an MA (Oxon) in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Alexandra is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s Ratings, based in London. She covers asset managers and leads the analysis of investment funds, including fund finance transactions. Alexandra regularly contributes to research on private credit and broader developments in the asset management industry.

She joined Moody’s in 2013, initially focusing on insurance companies in the UK and continental Europe. Prior to Moody’s, she worked in the banking sector.

Alexandra holds an MSc in Finance from Manchester Business School and a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia, Greece.

Bob is the Manager of the Prudential Regulation Team at the ABI.  He has been with the ABI for ten years, during which time his focus has been on the evolution of the Solvency II capital framework, and the transition to the new Solvency UK regime.

Prior to joining the ABI, Bob worked in insurance supervision at the Financial Services Authority, and then at the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority.  Before joining the financial services industry, he had a career in printing and publishing.

Stephen joined Lloyds in early 2025 as Head of Investment Oversight & Markets. He has over two decades of investment experience and a diverse background working across multiple asset classes. Prior to joining Lloyds, he worked as a senior portfolio manager at a hedge fund after spending eight years at T. Rowe Price in their London office, where he was an institutional portfolio manager. Before that, he was head of fixed income at SEI Investments.

His career also includes investment roles at Merrill Lynch, RMB International, and Liontrust Asset Management. He is a CFA charterholder and holds a B.A. (with honours) in Business Studies, majoring in Economics, from the University of Central Lancashire.

Neil is Head of Asset Allocation and Risk  at Beazley, having joined in 2014 and has worked across a broad range of investment-focussed areas, including a spell as interim chief investment officer. He is currently responsible for investment strategy, risk and ALM. Prior to that he managed fixed income assets for Beazley subsidiary Falcon Money Management and as a trader in credit derivatives at CQS, a London based hedge fund.

Senior Investment Operations leader with significant experience across asset managers, asset owners, and third party administrators. Proven track record of managing multi disciplinary operational teams, delivering regulatory and operational change, and strengthening front to back operating models. Experienced in derivatives, fixed income, equity and cash operations, treasury, regulatory reporting, and investor governance. Recognised for strong stakeholder management, team leadership, and a passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Bob is the Manager of the Prudential Regulation Team at the ABI.  He has been with the ABI for ten years, during which time his focus has been on the evolution of the Solvency II capital framework, and the transition to the new Solvency UK regime.

Prior to joining the ABI, Bob worked in insurance supervision at the Financial Services Authority, and then at the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority.  Before joining the financial services industry, he had a career in printing and publishing.

David Otudeko leads the regulation directorate which is collectively responsible for the ABI’s policy work on prudential regulation, conduct regulation, tax, financial and corporate reporting and environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, as well as leading the ABI’s work on diversity, equity and inclusion.  

David joined the ABI in June 2021 as Head of Prudential Regulation from AmTrust International where he was part of the Risk Management function and was instrumental in establishing a Shared Services Risk Function at the Insurance Group. Prior to this, he had spells working in the Insurance Risk and Regulation Practice at PwC, the Prudential Regulation Authority’s Major Life Insurance Groups Supervision Department and in various roles at RBS over a 10-year period. 

David’s LinkedIn profile can be found here.