James is a partner who established the risk transfer team at Hymans Robertson when he joined the firm in 2007, having previously worked at Hewitt (now Aon) for nine years. His expertise is working with trustees and sponsoring employers to help them find opportunities to reduce their pension scheme's risks in a cost-effective way. James and his risk transfer team have advised on well over 100 buy-in and longevity swap transactions ranging from £5m to £6bn in size, including 28 with FTSE 100 sponsoring employers. These transactions have insured around £50bn of pension scheme liabilities. James is also a regular speaker at conferences and his views on buy-ins, buy-outs and longevity hedging are often quoted in the press